The Final Push - Lawnor approaches 100% painted

End of year totals:

• Unpainted Models Gained: 301 (Mostly from KS’s from last year and one big prize.  Little actual shopping from this year)
• Models Painted: 413
• Difference: 112

All thats left to go is the Spires and the 6 objectives and all thats left is fun solo models to paint (And Kingdom Death: Monster and Aeon Tresspass: Odyssey for delivery mid-late next year, theoretically).

With my Hundred Kingdoms fully painted, I should probably write down what paints I used so in 20XX when Im allowed to play real people again and decide to add to this force I can match the scheme.  I started with a black prime only.

Mission Models: MMM-002 Cold Rolles Steel

Steel:

Airbrush a single thin all over coat so it still looked mostly black.  Single thicker coat from the top and sides. Single coat from above.  Add in some VGS 72.752 Silver and spray from above only.  Myabe a coat of just the silver but Im not sure?  Allow to dry properly.  Targetted wash with GW Nuln Oil only in therecesses and edges, and over any chain mail.  Almost a pin wash.  Drybrush with P3 Cold Steel.

Leather:

Paint the armour P3 Bootstrap and the straps VMC Panzer Aces 302 Dark Rust.  Drybrush with P3 Hammerfall Khaki.  Wash with GW Agrax Earthshade

Flesh:

Base with P3 Midlund flesh.  Wash with Midlund Flesh and P3 Skorne Red mix.  Wash with Midlund Flesh and P3Battledress Green mix.  Wash with Skorne Red and Battledress Green Mix.  Highlight with Midlund Flesh and P3 Ryn Flesh mix.

Red Cloth:

Base with 50/50 Kimera Kolors Red Oxide and Orange.  Takes many layers.  Shade with 3: Red Oxide:Orange and then just Red Oxoide.  Highlight up with 2:1 Orange: Red Oxide, then just Orange, and then 50/50 Orange: Kimera Kolors The White.  These paints are so thin and fluid I stopped adding water to them.

Red Arrow Flights:

Base with GW Evil Sunz Scarlet.  Wash with GW Carroburg Crimson.  Drybrush with GW Wild Rider Red.

Red Plumes:

Base with GW Khorne Red.  Drybrush with GW Evil Sunz Scarlet.  Drybrush with GW Wild Rider Red.  Wash with GW Carroburg Crimson.  Drybrush with GW Wild Rider Red.

Red Shields:

Paint many many layers of P3 Red Ink.  Remember to allow to dry thoroughly otherwise the thin coats will tear.  Remember to work with gravity and switch orientation of shields while drying.

Crossbows:

Base with P3 Menoth White Base or any ivory.  Paint VMC 70.828 Woodgrain (transp.)

Grey Cloaks:

Base with P3 Greatcloak Grey with just a little P3 Menoth White Highlight.  Shade with Greatcloak Grey.  Deep shade with 50/50 Greatcloak Grey and P3 Coal Black.  Highlight with Greatcloak Grey mixed with P3 Menoth White Base.  Add Menoth White Highlight to last mix for final highlights.  This came out more blue than expected.  Perhaps add a final all over wash of GW Nuln Oil to make it more grey in future before applying highlights?

Grey/Black Shoes:

Base with VMC 70.995 German Grey.  Drybrush with P3 Mentoh White Highlight.  Wash with GW Nuln Oil

Horses: I should have wrote this one down sooner.  I don’t remember clearly.  Base with VMC 70.826 German Cam. Med. Brown.  Mix in some VMC 70.883 Flat Earth and highlight up.  Use pure flat earth.  Mix in P3 Hammerfal Khaki(?) and bring up too far.  Wash down with AP Strong Tone

Hooves:

Base with P3 Cryx bane base.  Paint vertical stripes of P3 Trollblood Highlight and then P3 Hammerfall Khaki.  Wash once or twice with GW Nuln Oil

Gold:

Base with P3 Rhulic Gold.  Wash with GW Seraphim Sepia.  Highlight with P3 Solid Gold

Bases

Prime Black.  Airbrush enough VMA 71.043 Olive Drab to tint the ground but not dominate it.  Drybrush with P3 Bootstrap Leather.  Pick out the stones with P3 Bastion Grey.  Wash stones with GW Nuln Oil.  Drybrush stones and ground gently with P3 ‘Jack Bone.

I think thats everything?

I’ve also built all the Spires except the Abomination, and prepared their bases.  The bases need to dry for 8-12 hours before getting a final coat of water PVA and then they want a day or two to dry before priming.  I’m saving the Abomination for after as it deserves more attention and I hope to understand the requirements for painting this faction better when Im done with the infantry, allowing me to plan sub assemblies better.