Hewhoisnamed wrote:
Howdy, I'm new to the hobby with the battle for Pelennor fields box. My friend and I split it and I took the evil forces. I've assembled everything and have begun working on the morannon orcs, but I keep nervously glancing at the witch king.
My question is about your experiences painting the fell beasts: what color did you prime it, what were your techniques? I don't have an air brush (although that seems like it would be the way to go for such a smooth model)
Did not get mine yet. I use Testors paints. I have a gloss and non-gloss set.
I also keep a solid raw umber from some other brand. Anyways... My set comes in tomorrow(I hope), but here are my thoughts...
Use silver as a base coat at any light spots you desire, and a dark blue for the others. You will notice that ringwraiths have a slight blue hue. Will upload a pick of one of my ringwraiths. Then, go over it once it has dried with a gloss black. The colours will show through slightly, creating a greyish affect at the silver spots and a mostly black but slightly blue area for a the rest. Now take a paper towel and take of the black at the highest ridges so that only some remains, which makes the look even lighter. You can always go back and add more black if need be. Add white for the teath, and red for the tongue. Add some red on the teeth, as if it just ate someone. I will update this once my set comes in, and I can see the actual model.