Zebraoutrider is Reborn…

In the bottom of one of my bits box, I found the body of a Forge World Word Bearer Gal Vorbak  which I can marry up to GW Space Wolves power axe, a Space Marine combi-bolter-flamer, the head of a Veteran Space Marine minus the top crown and numerous chains from the Chaos Marauders kit. Mounted on a 40mm base with green stuff and coated with both a black undercoat and a white dry brush layer to make the next gold layer a wee bit brighter. This chap is quite a large marine, suitably warped and he can become the Kill Team’s Chosen One to lead the others on missions.

The second gunner uses the new CSM Havoc Aspiring Champion model with a simple head swap for the horned head from the OOP Chaos Mutations Sprue and a trimmed down tentacle arm replacing his right hand. I’ve always been a fan of the meltagun in close combat, so this chap will want to get up close and use his Tzeentch mark of chaos advantage when firing at close range. Note, you do really need to drill out the end of the Meltagun barrel. 

I painted the Gunner with a black undercoat (Citadel Abaddon Black) and started the drybrushing layering of the main armour colour (Retributor Armour). To tone down the gold, I washed the whole model with Carroburg Crimson. This made the armour more brass-like in colour to keep in line with the description in the CSM Codex. Once dry, I re-highlighted subtlety with another layer of Retributor Armour through drybrushing.

I repeated the process through batch painting the other four miniatures to provide a consistent colour scheme. The only departure was to paint the Anointed One’s main armour Lothern blue with a dark wash of Drakenhof Nightshade to hark back to his previous life as a Librarian before he was ‘reborn.’

Next up will be ‘rusting’ the armour and working on the faces, shoulder pads and smaller details…