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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.

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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.



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Also, I like where the Spyder is going, and I can't wait to see it together.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/449301/4275112.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/449301/4275112.page GMT


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

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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').

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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.

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Time to start basing.

Not sure if I'm going to keep the sypders on clear flying stands, the stands break really easy.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/449301/4357574.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/449301/4357574.page GMT