Lupa15’s Spring Cleaning 2021

As previously mentioned I aimed to complete the Bloodstoker by the end of the Sunday.  Well I am happy to announce that I was able to finish him by that night!

I have had the skin finished on this guy for a while.  I picked him up again and embarked on completing him this weekend.

Pictured here is the entire model with base paints and washes. While not pictured I finished painting the vines and the armor yesterday. The goal is to complete everything else by the end of today!

While I made further progress on the Khorgorath I am unlikely to finish by the end of the Spring Cleaning Challenge.

As can be seen I finished painting the leather, the armor on the arm with the tentacles and the belly armor.  Additionally I was able to finish the spine and some random individual skulls embedded in the skin.  While not pictured I finished painting the vines yesterday.

I am using the Warhammer TV video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0cfXs_YVHE) to paint the Khorgorath and I am quite happy with how it is coming out so far.

I realized the other day that I haven’t posted any updates in a while but I have been busy with both hobby and outside of hobby.

First up was actually painting some of the Stormcast including Vandus Hammerhand, Lord-Relictor and Prosecutors.  I don’t have pictures but I started base coating each with Citadel Celestra Grey, Citadel Screamer Pink and Citadel Macragge Blue.  Finally I was able to finish painting the stones with a 50-50 mixture of Citadel Celestra Grey and Citadel Mechanicus Standard Grey as a basecoat. Washing that basecoat with a 1-1-1 mixture of Citadel Lahmian Medium, Citadel Nuln Oil and water.  Layer and highlight back up to the basecoat mixture before a final highlight of Citadel Celestra Grey.

Then there was the Dracoth….

I really had to make up my own recipe here. I wanted something that didn’t stand out too much and yet looked something like a scaled creature.  As the cloaks are based with Citadel Macragge Blue I decided to use that as a base and then build up from there.

Dracoth Skin

Basecoat with Citadel Macragge Blue and then overbrush the skin with Citadel Altdorf Guard Blue.

Wash all over with Citadel Drakenhof Nightshade.

Drybrush with Citadel Altdorf Guard Blue before highlighting the scales and edges of the skin with Citadel Calgar Blue.

Dracoth Belly

This seems to blend more in the pictures but in person stands out a bit more.  Depending on how much you want it to stand out use more Citadel Thousands Sons Blue.

Use a roughly 50/50 mixture of Citadel Macragge Blue and Citadel Thousands Sons Blue.  I used a roughly 40/60 mixture rather than a pure 50/50 mixture.

Layer the folds of the skin with a roughly 50/50 mixture of Citadel Aldorf Guard Blue and Citadel Ahriman Blue.

Finally highlight with a 50/50 mixture of Citadel Calgar Blue and Citadel Baharoth Blue.

Valkya the Bloody’s shield is a standout portion of the miniature.  As such I really wanted to get it right.  In the end I think it really turned out well.  The key is to take your time on the highlighting.

Slaanesh Demon Skin

• Base with Citadel Mechanicus Standrd Grey
• Use Citadel Warpfiend Grey all over. Use two or three thin coats to cover the previous coat.
• Wash with Citadel Druchii Violet
• Focusing on the raised areas and avoiding the recesses use Citadel Warpfiend Grey to highlight.
• Use Citadel Slaanesh Grey to pick out the edges that were painted with the previous layer.

Demon Horns

• Base with several thin coats of Citadel Corax White
• Wash with a mixture of 1 part Warpfiend Grey and about 4 parts of Lahmian Medium.  The consistency should be that of a wash.  I had to add about one more 1/2 part of Lahmian Medium to get my consistency right.
• Highlight the upper 3/4 of the horns with Citadel Ulthuan Grey.
• Focusing on the upper 1/2 of the horns highlight with Citadel White Scar.

Any lord would not be complete without a super fancy cloak and despite it being a little ragged it is no less impressive.

Red Cloak

• Base with several thin coats of Citadel Khorne Red
• Wash with Citadel Nuln Oil
• Focusing on the raised folds and edges pick them out with Citadel Khorne Red
• Again focusing on the extreme edges and folds use Citadel Wazdakka Red to pick them out

Black Cloak

• Base with several thin coats of Citadel Eshin Grey
• Was with Citadel Nuln Oil
• Focusing on the raised folds and edges pick them out with Citadel Eshin Grey
• Again focusing on the extreme edges and folds use Citadel Dawnstone to pick them out

Yellow Fabric

• Base with Citadel XV-88
• Wash with Citadel Agrax Earthshade
• Use Citadel XV-88 to pick out the raised folds and edges
• Highlight with Citadel Balor Brown on smaller sections than where the previous layer went
• Picking out extreme edges and folds use Citadel Ushabti Bone

I had no idea how awesome looking the fleshound would look when done! And it didn’t take that much work to complete it either.

Skin

• Base the whole model with several thin coats of Citadel Khorne Red
• Focusing on the upper part of the body and around the bumps layer with Citadel Eshin Grey
• Wash with Citadel Nuln Oil
• Use Citadel Khorne Red to layer while leaving the recesses darker
• Highlight using Citadel Wazdakka Red on the most pronounced areas of skin
• Pick out the skin bumps, the razorcrest on the back and the face details with Citadel Eshin Grey
• Pick out the skin bumps, the razorcrest on the back and the face details with Citadel Dawnstone

Claws and Teeth

• Base with Citadel Eshin Grey
• Wash with Citadel Nuln Oil
• Layer with Citadel Eshin Grey
• Highlight with Citadel Dawnstone
• Focusing on the sharpest points use Citadel Karak Stone

Neck Fan

• Basecoat the fan with Citadel Bugmans Glow
• Wash with Citadel Carroburg Crimson
• Highlight with Citadel Cadian Fleshtone focusing on the creases and edges

Tongue

• Base with Citadel Screamer Pink
• Layer with Citadel Pink Horror

Eyes

• Pick out the eyes with Flash Gitz Yellow

Since I am on a little bit of a Khorne painting kick I picked out a half finished Valkya the Bloody.  I started with the wings as they are the most prominent part of the model that I still had in the undercoat.

• Use several thinned coats of Citadel Bugmans Glow
• Wash with Citadel Carroburg Crimson
• Thin Citadel Cadian Fleshtone so that it flows easily off the brush.  Use a thin brush to pick out the raised scars and creases in the wings.

I researched several different skin tones and decided to use an unhealthy light skin tone for the Lord of Khoren and the Bloodstoker.  It gives them both a very pale look that contrasts well with the scars.

• Base the skin with Citadel Rakarth Flesh
• Cover the entire skin with Citadel Flayed One Flesh. Use several thin coats to cover the model.
• Wash with Citadel Reikland Fleshshade
• Leaving the wash in the recesses layer with Citadel Flayed One Flesh
• Thin Citadel Screamer Pink to almost a wash like consistency and use it on the scars
• Highlight raised edges of the skin with Citadel Pallid Wych Flesh

After rebasing the Khorne Bloodbound on the cork I wanted to make it look like a dark brown rock. Something that wouldn’t contrast from the lava too much and yet also blend well with the dark red.

Dark Brown Rocks (Cork)

• Use several thinned coats of Citadel Dryad Bark
• Wash with Citadel Nuln Oil
• Drybrush with Citadel Dryad Bark
• Drybrush lighter than the previous coat with Citadel Gorthor Brown. Focus on the edges rather than all over.

Lava

• Base with several coats of Citadel Averland Sunset
• Randomly spot with Citadel Troll Slayer Orange and then use Citadel Evil Sunz Scarlet within the previous orange spots.
• On the Averland Sunset coat randomly spot with Citadel Flash Gitz Yellow and then use Citadel White Scar similar to the Evil Sunz Scarlet within the previous yellow spots.
• Once dry cover with think coat of Citadel Mordant Earth (I went back over the first coat with another coat when it was partially dry. Approximately 2-3 minutes after applying the first coat.

When I originally received this set I never did anything more than use some sand or flock to base my miniatures.  Since that time, however, I have started doing a whole lot more to spruce the minis up.  The idea I had was to set the Khorne Bloodbound in the old starter set on rock based lava bases.  But before any rebasing could occur I needed to remove them from their old bases… the clipping begins!