Hi all,
Been falling behind on painting recently, and thought i would start using this as a way to set goals and show off what i paint. As the first post, i will showcase some of the first models i painted when i got into the hobby about 2 years ago now. I decided to settle on Khorne Daemonkin (7th edition) as i loved the models and brutal feel to the army after a few sessions.
When i first started, i was gifted a skull cannon (built but never painted) and bought myself a start collecting Khorne Daemons set.
My first models to get painted were a simple squad of 10 Bloodletters and a Herald i converted with the leftovers from the Cannon/blood throne kit. The paint job isn't great, mainly as it was my first, but i enjoyed it and soon wanted more.
Here they are!
As you can see, the highlighting is... sloppy at best, but i used what little knowledge of painting i had at the time as best i could. I basecoated with Army Painter Dragon Red i believe, then coated the skin with mephiston, a wash with carroberg crimson and various highlights with mephiston red and evil sunz scarlett, and some sloppy use of troll slayer orange on a few areas. The brass areas were balthasar gold base coat with agrax wash and sycorax bronze highlights, the blades simply the same but without the wash. The black on the Heralds armour plates were an experiment and a mistake at the same time... and i still use the same recipe for certain items even now. It was basecoated with abaddon black then i brushed on the Forgeworld Corvus black airbrush paint (i didnt thin it any), gave it a nuln oil wash and a tidy up in some areas. I think it has a nice mottled effect on the black hinting at worn and used armour plating.
Not bad for a first squad i dont think!
Let me know what you think! I'm currently painting Kharn the betrayer and a rather large friend for him, a Kytan i picked up last year at Warhammerfest but never finished due to work and university!
Next post will include pictures of the next models i painted when i started, including a daemon prince and 3 blood crushers, while i make the finishing touches to Kharn and his friend.