40k-Speedpainting-Challenge: A Battalion of Kasrkin in one Weekend ***COMPLETED***

This was much more fun. And under the stress of time it worked quite well. I am satisfied. But I am still 49 minutes behind schedule and only a bit over an hour is left for the bases. So I will make my words short:

Blue OSL went on the Plasma Coils, Plasma Backpacks and Power Swords. Its based on GW Ultramarine Blue and mixed step by step with white until I reached pure white. I painted 6 layers (first pure blue, last pure white).

Same goes for the purple that went onto the Psykers Stave. It’s Army Painter Alien Purple and then mixed with white again. But only 4 layers here.

The Red OSL that went on the muzzle of the Meltas and their backpacks is a bit different. It’s 4 layers but of different colors. If you mix red with white it only gets pink. Colors in order are: GW Red Gore, GW Blood Red, GW Trollslayer Orange and lastly GW Yriel Yellow.

What do you think of this very fast painted OSL?

I made it. The Bases are not where I want them to be. But I think this still counts. Just one photo as proof. As soons as I have them ripped from the nails I make some better pics.

Bases are GW Martian Ironcrust. A thick layer. Then the same drybrushed on the boots and a knee here and there. Lastly a black rim on the base.

As promised here are some better pics of the entire army (yes 17 models is an army in 40k 😀 ). But before I begin I have to make a confession. I cheated. After posting the 2359h pic I went back to the minis and fixed the bases. So actually I finished on 0042h. But as this is still Sunday in the UK (I’m German timezone) I am hoping you wont judge me too hard.

What I further did to the bases:

• Wash the entire base with GW Carroburg Crimson
• Drybrush again with GW Martian Ironcrust
• Glue some bushes / tufts onto the bases here and there.

I think the wash and drybrush give the bases much more depth than just only with the ironcrust. And it fits my other armies better.

Now. Onto the pics. There are a lot of them.

That’s it. Even with a little cheating I say: Challenge completed. In total I spent 25 hours and 52 minutes of painting in the last 60 hours. And I loved every minute of it. Ok that’s a lie, but I loved most parts. But I am really glad that I’m finished. And thats an average of 1h 31m per Mini. Not too bad. Could be faster.

Thanks for all the comments and best wished here and in the weekender thread. It really helped to keep me going.

At last a pic of what is coming next. It has been too long since I’ve built a table…