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Greetings,

Setting my pace with a hobby thread. Runewars is a rank & file miniature system produced by Fantasy Flight Games.
 Greetings,

Up first is my Rune Golem. I am diligently following Sorastro's Youtube painting video.  The red Sparta-esque intention of his scheme appeals to me.  He is also a master at selecting colors to blend together to create something unique.

I utilized Army Painter  primer, as it is my method of choice.   Thin and covers well, the bottom half is a Uniform Grey.  I applied some GW Corax White to the top at an angle to create some natural shading.

Here he is thus far:



While working on him, i am tackling some cavalry next as they actually seem less daunting than the spearmen. I will demonstrate various stages that may prove helpful for you, and most definitely motivational for myself.

Comments and constructive criticism along the way are always welcomed.  Enjoy your hobby time...

I noticed some patchiness and "spotting" with the Corax White as I moved onto the next step for this heavy hitter. It's 90 degrees by 8 AM in miserable Central California, and I know at least Army Painter brand works best when applied relatively close to the model. Lesson learned here. I need to spray closer to the model with any primer so it does not dry in mid-air.

Thankfully the base coat, a mix of German Field Grey and Olive Drab tempered with some equal parts mix medium went over the patchy primer well enough for his skin tone:



touch-ups next, then on to drybrushing. I'll post of pic next when the model painting is fully complete, and a practice base later as well.

Hope some of you are enjoying this.

Progress tonight, the gem is starting to reflect.

Washes drying, then to highlight the cloth and start details.

Looking good, solid start. I put this thread on follow, as I have little bit of interest towards Runewars.

Ilgoth wrote:
Looking good, solid start. I put this thread on follow, as I have little bit of interest towards Runewars.

I'm pleased to hear , thank you. It is quite a fun and elegant game, and the models are joy to paint. They are not quite as, "busy" and cluttered as the
games Workshop models I also have fun working on.

More to come.

I started some Spearmen to practice my feathering technique, which is required to follow Sorastro's Rune Golem video on Youtube.

I only applied one thin coat of Mephiston Read, instead of two in this image. then I hit it with a wash.

The mediocre result is night and day in comparison to the Rune Golems lush, rich and full-coverage appearance.

check it out:



The lesson: always thin your paints, always, but don't get lazy like I did and skip that 2nd coat to flush it out. It would of only taken a few minutes. Not a fun lesson to be learned.

I have about 40 to paint, so not the end of the world as they are grunt troops. I'm relieved I did not skimp on the Rune Golem...

Enough self-deprecation about the Spearmen mistake; I proceeded with the first highlight on the Rune Golem armor and cloak.

I'm pleased enough with the result, as this technique is not my strong point.

Tomorrow night is feathering with the Mephiston Red and Mars Red blend.  That makes me nervous. 

Should be fun, however -- always forward in the process!

Here you go, an updated WIP pic: