The tomb world of the faceless awakens...

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**schadenfreude**

Without a name, without a soul, and without a face they awaken.

Attempting a difficult color pattern, or at least what I consider a difficult color pattern. Bright yellow and I have never got along, even less so when the highlight color is blue.

First test units

First thought when I saw my new sypder models was that I really liked the micro scarabs inside the spyder, I wonder if I could make an army of them.

Mold
Images of someone molding and copying copyrighted IP are not permitted on Dakka.-Mannahnin

10 to 12 per base sounds about right, could probably stick 20+ on and make it look like a real swarm. It will largely depend on the bases I decide to use.

Starting to paint the spyder today.

The yellow needs a few more coats and some washes.

**Brotheralexos**

I really like this different approach to Necrons, with a brighter scheme at the forefront. All I can say is that you might want to try a squad with the Heads blue as well, because that would draw some attention back to them. Basically, people look to something's eyes/ head first and foremost, and making those a different colour would help their style a lot. That, and just adding more blue to some of the model, maybe around the gun or something. Right now it just looks like a bit too much yellow.

Also, I like where the Spyder is going, and I can't wait to see it together.

**schadenfreude**

4 prototypes are finished. Got my light blue rods in the mail and my wife found some gems from a jewelry supply web sight to use for the eye/sensor arrays.

The rods look clear in the photo instead of light blue.

back to work on the spyder.

**skoffs**

one eye...
*suddenly has idea to make entire army out to be Geth*

**Leigen_Zero**

My word that is a bright scheme, like the different idea though (than your standard 'rusty gold thing' that necrons tend to go down).

I suggest for the scarab swarms you mix up some of the large scarabs into the swarms of little ones, it will give much more coverage of the base and will add texture and variety (and it would look like soldier termites among a swarm of workers, or something like that, you know, the whole 'insect swarmy look').

**schadenfreude**

The legs of the spyders seem to take more work than the body. Almost done with the first. Think further spyders should go much faster.

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**angel of ecstasy**

I approve the blue and yellow scheme. Very well done

**Hammer18**

The bright schemes aren't my thing, but they are coming along nicely. Plus go with the mixing the scarabs, would look pretty awesome.

**schadenfreude**

I'm really hoping immortals don't have half the flash issues that warriors have. Took about as long to clean the warriors as it did to paint them.

Well after attempting several different techniques this is what seems to be working for me.

Basecoat ceramite white
Boltgun metal on all the joints/metal parts.
Necron compound drybrush the metal parts.
Chaos black wash on the boltgun.
Cleanup any mistakes made with the boltgun/chaos black that strayed off the reservation
1st yellow coat=50/50 mix of sunburst yellow and lahmain medium. By this point I'm actually about 2/3 done with the paint job if I count the flash cleaning on a necron warrior.
2nd yellow coat=cassandora yellow wash
3rd yellow coat= lamenters yellow glaze
final coat=50/50 mix of sunburst yellow and lahmain medium

The blue is a simple enchanted blue over ceramite white base with skink blue drybrushing for highlights

Bright yellow is pain, I can now see why it's such an unpopular color. I'm starting to get the hang of spyders, and think I will improve on time with every spyder. Necron warriors are a real timesink though. I just hope that immortals don't have the same flash issues.

Anyhow almost done with spyder #2 and 8 more warriors.

**schadenfreude**

Time to start basing.

Not sure if I'm going to keep the sypders on clear flying stands, the stands break really easy.