FINALLY! My dream project – The Black Coach
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About the Project
I must have been a very good girl last year, because Santa brought me my most-wanted model this Christmas. A Black Coach of my very own! I've wanted one of these for so long, and as it's going to be a project piece rather than a playable model, I'm going to make a really cool base for it as well.
Related Game: Warhammer Age of Sigmar
Related Genre: Fantasy
This Project is Active
Metalwork
I originally planned to pick out the metal details in silver, but seeing how close that would look to the bleached linen highlights on the wood, I had to think again. I decided on the Army Painter Tainted Gold, with a wash of Nuln oil over the top. I’ll come back to add some extra highlights in the final steps.
Main Structure
I spent quite a long time to decide on a colour scheme for this piece. I knew I wanted to deviate from the box art, as I honestly wasn’t overly keen on it. I wanted different colours, and more contrast.
The main structure of the coach is a wooden frame with metalwork. I kept the wood super simple to paint by base coating black and then running an edge highlight and some light detailing on the grain in MSP Bones Bleached Linen. I love how punchy the contrast is, and how quick it was to achieve.
Assembly
First of all, it was time to assemble. I HATE assembling models. When I’m doing commissions, I get people to assemble and undercoat first. But this time. . . it was a joy. Honestly, the easiest assembly I’ve done in ages. Every single piece fit perfectly. And it’s gorgeous.
As with a lot of the bigger models, there are parts I won’t assemble until after painting, especially the structure on the top of the coach which covers the coffin.
