This was a LOT of fun to do. The Caestus Assault Ram is probably my favorite vehicle in 40k. Despite the boot jokes, it's great fun to paint. My friend (and client) had previously commissioned someone else to paint the Caestus, and wasn't crazy about how it turned out, unfortunately. He asked me if I could rehabilitate it for him. I jumped at the chance! We wanted the nacelles to match the troops it would be carrying most often: Blood Claws. Step-by-Step pictures after the jump...
The Caesuts was stripped using L.A.'s Totally Awesome (love this stuff, but wear long gloves!). Space Wolf flair was then added. Then the usual painting. It was fun to do a DIY stencil for the wolf's head, as well as the glowing runes on the nacelles. Here's a step by step:
Looks great! What color did you use to shade the yellow panels?
ReplyDeleteThanks! I used Badger Minitaire's Warning Yellow for the shade color. Shaded Warning Yellow, then Minitaire's Craven for the main color. Touched up shading with Warning Yellow. I use the same formula for infantry, but touch up shading with GW's Casandora Yellow.
DeleteThanks! How do you like the Badger Minitaire paints? Are they similar to the Vallejo Air Color paint line?
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