I'm a mediocre painter, and I'm not looking for C&C, as I'm happy to stay that way However! The Engine of the Gods / Stegadon kit is somewhere halfway between a Total Pain the What and a Genuine Joy to Paint. So, I wanted to share the results with you mostly-strangers! Answers to anticipated possible questions: Yes, I left out the Throne. No, I don't like the Throne - I think it makes the already-busy kit way-too-busy. Yes, I put rhinestones on the Not-Stargate instead No, I didn't just assemble that Giant Bow / Blowpipes contraption for giggles. I added magnets so I can switch between Engine parts and the Bow at will. Thank you everyone on the forums who has yammered about painting, assembling, and adding magnets over the last 19 months. Your influence and unwitting assistance is present here! Enjoy! (Oh, and I started painting the Skinks in May, so this project is disqualified from the Painting Competition. However! I have another project in progress for that. Hopefully I'll finish it soon!)
I really like the colour convention, but I see some points to improve First what @n810 said, the horns need some wash . And also whenever you apply other washes (I see you did on the stegadon skin), apply them a bit more heavily. The ahas you have already applied only show if you look closely, bu on the table top I bet it looks like if you only applied a basecoat. Remember that miniature painting is about contrast between dark and light. If you apply a heavier wash the contrast will be stronger and your mini will show up more. Hope it helps
I think the gold areas look quite good and I like the color choices on the stegadon. Thanks for sharing it with us.
I like the colour you have choosen for the blades the blue looks more like crystal than the usual black obsidian
Thanks everyone. You guys are great ^_^ Is true. I may come back to them eventually. The other horn-looking-things in my army are all washed, and I wanted this to be different. For now I will pretend that the horns are freshly sharpened and the sheets freshly washed Thanks you and all the rest that said stuff like this! I felt pretty good about it before I posted it, but then I saw this transcendent form by @Fiona http://lustria-online.com/threads/dread-saurian.15361/page-2#post-161947 and I felt like such a charlatan, so I settled on being contentedly medicore You know, those are actually the easiest part for me? I just slather those parts in Nuln Oil, and then dry brush with Gehenna's Gold. I know I'm taking shortcuts there, but I'm glad it works Actually, for the blue gem-things, I used the new "Soulstone Blue" paint, that GW deliberately designed to look more like a gemstone. Two undercoats of silver + a thick dab of Soulstone Blue, and boom, shiny blue gemstone. I tried the red version on the eyes on the big-flagpole-things in the back (over gold undercoats, as recommended), and it didn't anywhere near as well. I'm not sure why yet. There's always more for me to learn
Your gemstones on it are amazingly colour popping and I really like the grey for the skin like rock makes him look harder
I should clarify that I meant the gems on the front-hood above the stegadon's head. The ones inside the big ring in back are rhinestones. But yes, for the ones up front it was a great shortcut ^_^
Intriguing color scheme I must agree with others about painting guides for you. I also think, that some tufts on base would surely enliven the figure.
I thought the base looked like a barren wasteland but I agree it might need something to raise it a little and blend the eye easily into the model - I'd say small rocks and perhaps a skittering lizard or something but otherwise the cracked ground is something i really liked about this piece
Was thinking about something like this: https://www.terraingenesis.com/shop...steland-tuft/#prettyPhoto[product-gallery]/1/
Looks amazing to me! Your gold paint is perfect. I tend to gob it on too much and loose detail. Well done! More pictures!