Manda's (Amachan) Wrath of Metztli

Now for the painting scheme for all the materials. Most of the functional metals including armour, weapons etc. will be painted in my bronze scheme. Any decorative metal bits will be painted in my gold scheme. At certain places I will also be adding gems and they will be in my gem scheme. I am going to paint any of the sharp stone bits, the tips of spears etc. in my rock scheme, however any Celestite weapons will have their stone work done in my obsidian scheme. Leather will be done in my leather scheme and wood in my wood scheme. Any bone, horns, teeth and such will be done in my bone scheme. I think that summarises most of it apart from a couple of things which will be detailed below as well.

Bronze

For bronze I will use a basecoat of Vallejo Model Color Bronze (70.998) and then a drybrush of Vallejo Model Air Silver RLM01 (71.063). The wash I will use for the bronze is Citadel Shade Athonian Camoshade (99189953024)

Gold

For gold I will use a basecoat of Scale 75 Metal N’ Alchemy Elven Gold (SC-74) and then a drybrush of Vallejo Model Air Silver RLM01 (71.063). For the gold I will use Citadel Shade Carroburg Crimson (99189953016) as a wash.

Gems

For the gems I will do a basecoat of Vallejo Model Air Silver RLM01 (71.063) and then after I have fully varnished the model I will go over that with one of the following, depending on the colour I want the gem to be:

• Tamiya Color Acrylic Paint Clear Blue (X-23)
• Tamiya Color Acrylic Paint Clear Yellow (X-24)
• Tamiya Color Acrylic Paint Clear Green (X-25)
• Tamiya Color Acrylic Paint Clear Orange (X-26)
• Tamiya Color Acrylic Paint Clear Red (X-27)

Obsidian

For obsidian I am going to use a basecoat of Vallejo Game Color Black (72.051) after the drybrush I will add a wash of Citadel Shade Nuln Oil (99189953017). After the model has been varnished and everything I will go over these bits with a bit of a gloss varnish to make them shiny.

Leather

For leather belts and straps I will use Vallejo Panzer Aces Leather Belt (70.312) or Vallejo Panzer Aces Dark Rubber (70.306). Larger surfaces of leather I will paint with either Vallejo Model Color Cavalry Brown (70.982) or Vallejo Model Color Red Leather (70.818). The wash I use for the leather is Citadel Shade Agrax Earthshade (99189953018).

Rope

With the ropes used to attach decorations onto the limbs I wanted to bring a bit of a contrasting colour in so I decided to them in Vallejo Game Color Scarlett Blood (72.106). The wash on them will in most cases be the same as used on the skin of the model.

Cloth

Some of the models are wearing bits of cloth and for those bits I am going to use Vallejo Model Color Desert Yellow (70.977) as a base and Citadel Shade Agrax Earthshade (99189953018) as the wash. Some models may be wearing more fancy bits of cloth, I don’t recall any, but for those I will a colour that I find appropriate for that model as it would most likely be a character.

Wood

For wood I will use a base of Vallejo Model Color Mahogany Brown (70.846) for most and a Citadel Shade Athonian Camoshade (99189953024) wash at the end.

Bone

For the bone I will use a basecoat of Vallejo Game Color Bonewhite (72.034) and I will use Vallejo Game Color Sepia Shade (73.200) as the wash for them.

Shields

The shields carried by various lizards are mostly covered in bronze and feathers, some, especially the ones held by Skinks, have a scaly pattern on them as well. These scaly patterns on the shield I will do with a base of Vallejo Model Color Black Red (70.859) and the wash for it will be Citadel Shade Carroburg Crimson (99189953016).

Feathers

For the feathers I will start at the base with Scale 75 Scalecolor Sol Yellow (SC-40) blend that to Scale 75 Fantasy & Games Goblin Flesh (SFG-24) in the middle and then to Vallejo Model Color Light Orange (70.911) at the tip. The wash for them will be Citadel Shade Casandora Yellow (99189953021).

Rock ?

For any large areas of rock I will start with a base of Vallejo Model Color Basalt Grey (70.869), then a wash of Citadel Shade Athonian Camoshade (99189953024) followed by a drybrush of Vallejo Model Color Medium Sea Grey (70.870) and then a lighter drybrush of Vallejo Model Air White Grey (71.119). This does have a bit of a different order of painting then the rest.

Now for the smaller rock or stone surfaces, they will receive a basecoat of Vallejo Model Color Medium Sea Grey (70.870) go through the normal paint process and get a wash of Citadel Shade Nuln Oil (99189953017) in the end.

Warpaint

Since there will be a certain amount of very similar models in units, I decided to change things up a little. So for any troops I will add warpaint. For this I will roll a D6, but I will make sure not to use the same colours on a similar model. So that will give me 5 different colours with a larger chance of getting no paint. I will also re-roll or choose a different colour if the colour is too close to the skin tone of the model.

1. None
2. None
3. Vallejo Model Color Carmine Red (70.908)
4. Vallejo Model Color Medium Blue (70.963)
5. Vallejo Game Color Goblin Green (72.030)
6. Vallejo Model Color Yellow Ochre (70.913)

For the pattern, I will do what I see fit, but draw a lot of inspiration from tribal warpaints used by various tribes throughout the world and time. The wash for the warpaint will be the same as for the skintone as to help blend it in a bit more and not make it pop too much.

The order of how I am going to paint things matters for the outcome of the models.

I start with a primer of course, my choice of primer is AK Interactive Primer and Microfiller Grey (AK 758) applied with an airbrush. I will then paint up all the base colours apart from the metallics on the models. Then I add a general drybrush of Vallejo Model Color Ivory (70.918) over the whole model. I will then paint the base coat for the metallics and follow that with the drybrush I have selected for that metallic colour. Following that, are the washes that have all been outlined before or if they haven’t, with a colour close to the base.

Then it is on to varnishes. On metal models I apply a gloss varnish first, although on the 3D printed resin I don’t think that is really necessary so I will varnish them with 1 or 2 coats of Winsor & Newton Galeria Acrylic Mediums Matt Varnish (3040802) thinned a little through my airbrush.

I have decided to go with a fairly similar basing scheme to my Roman and Epirote warbands as I think it will fit the lizardmen quite well. These are the steps I will follow for the bases.

1. Work up the larger bases with a little bit of clay to make them look uneven rather than just flat.
2. Attach the model to the base.
3. I then add details on it that need to be painted, like resin tree stumps, weapons, skulls or whatever I feel is appropriate.
4. I cover the base in PVA glue and cover it with a fine sand.
5. Give the model and its base a coat of primer.
6. I will paint the model as normal, but at the same time I paint the base and the rim with Vallejo Model Color Iraqui Sand (70.819).
7. When this is sufficiently dry I will drybrush the base with Vallejo Model Color Pale Sand (70.837).
8. After that I will add a coat of Citadel Shade Agrax Earthshade (99189953018) over the base.
9. When the wash has dried I will add another drybrush of Vallejo Model Color Pale Sand (70.837).
10. After that I will add a coat of Vallejo Model Wash Desert Dust (76.522).
11. I will put a second coat of Vallejo Model Color Iraqui Sand (70.819) over the rim of the base.
12. When this is dry I will add some PVA glue in various areas where I want to place a tuft, a rock or a log to the base. I will then cover a couple of more areas of the base and sprinkle some fine flock over it.
13. Shake it off and when the glue is dry it is ready for the varnishes.
14. After the varnishes I may add a bit of a puddle here or there using AK Interactive Diorama Puddles (AK8028).

So in the end the bases will look something like these: