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So, I finally finished the first of some of the Finecast Necrons my wife got me for Christmas... of 2011. I'm a slow painter with many unfinished projects, but once I buckled down this went fast.

There were a lot of challenges with this. I found the Finecast material to be, frankly, mediocre.I know barrels of digital ink have already been spilled on the topic, but this stuff is awful - and this was the replacement for one the original one which was even worse. I had to replace his staff because no amount of hot water could straighten the crazy straw that was his stave, despite trying for about an hour. I also at one point dropped it a few inches, and his headdress broke and went flying, which is why the whole thing has been replaced with some DE knife bits.

I did some parts of this with my new Minitaire paint, this being literally the first model I did with them. The OSl on the green orbs is not as good as it could be, as I thinned the paint - that was a mistake and it spider'd a little. I cleaned most of it up but you can still see some of that mishap on the left one.


I've also chopped up a Praetorian CCW to make a gauntlet of fire for him. I'm pretty please with how that came out.

The crystals are recast sprue with the tips shaped with a dremel tool.

I may try and rehab the other kit, in which case, I will try again, but here's where I am for now.

I really like the purple on this model. Not something you see much with necrons.

He looks great, very regal. I agree with Nobody (that feels strange typing) that the purple is a great addition to the model, and your repair work looks good. I didnt even notice it wasn't a normal necron headdress at first. Shame about the horrid quality of the material though.

I'm rather more interested on how you did the skullpuddles on the gaming table Still an awesome model though

Love the purple. I try to incorporate purple somewhere in every Army I paint, my Necrons were the only exception...

The purple makes him look pimptastic!

 masquerade81 wrote:
I'm rather more interested on how you did the skullpuddles on the gaming table

Easy, just a ROBB board, primed and painted, and then the skull puddles were filled in with clear resin that I tinted green (actually, green and yellow, for just the right tone).

I really like those colors together. The effect on the board with the clear resin is awesome too.

I see he's been hanging out with the Harliquins a wee bit much

I really liked the green power weapon.
Nice job

Nice job, Ouze. I like the purple you added to him. It definitely gives him a regal look that definitely makes him stand out.

P.S. The fading effect on the blades of the staff is brilliant, as well.

I love the purple and gold combination, you did it well!

I always forget how well a shark faced A10 can paint

Loving that purple. Very royal looking. Great stuff!