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very different in appearance, there are a lot of similarities
between bolt throwers and chariots when it comes to painting
them. The way that I use layered highlighting on the rest
of my army is very much applicable to the ‘wooden' construction
on the Chariot and Bolt Thrower. In addition, using the techniques
for painting High
Elf Archers and Spearmen
are virtually identical with regards to the crew on these
two miniatures, with the horses similar to that described
with the Silver
Helms.
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| The Bolt Throwers in my force gave
me the first opportunity to try something different with my
metallic colours. Although tempted to go with a Shining Gold
colour scheme similar to ’Eavy Metal’s, by using more
red I thought this would give me a more cohesive model for the
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| The ‘wooden' areas of the Bolt Thrower were
the first areas that I painted after undercoating the model
with Chaos Black spray. Starting with Bestial Brown, I highlighted
up using the layered highlighting technique, next using Snakebite
Leather, followed by Bubonic Brown and a final highlight of
Bleached Bone. I tried to leave an area of Bestial Brown base
coat where the metallic parts and the ‘wooden' areas meet
on the model, just to provide a sense of shading and depth to
the Bolt Thrower. For the metallic areas I wanted to put a little
more colour into the model but not overdo it, so I painted half
of the metal bits in red metallics and the other half in Mithril
Silver. To paint any red metallic parts, I used a mix of approximately
one third Mithril Silver to two thirds Red Gore. Once this was
dry I applied a Red Ink over the top and lightly drybrushed
any edges with Mithril Silver. To finish off I painted the gems
and based the model on a 50mm base. |
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Crew
To paint the crewmen I used the same techniques that I had already
used for the High
Elf Archer and High
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When constructing my Chariot, I found it a lot easier to
paint the horses and crew separately from the hull of
the chariot,
similar to the Silver Helms. This allowed me to paint any
areas that would be visible when the chariot was completely
constructed but could be difficult to paint if the horses
and crewmen were in the way!
For the hull of the chariot, I used the layered highlighting
technique throughout. After spraying with an undercoat of
Chaos Black, I highlighted the panels of the hull up through
Codex Grey, Fortress Grey and Ghostly Grey with the final
highlight of Skull White. For the rest of the chariot (like
the wheels and railing), I used a succession of highlights
starting with Scorched Brown working my way through Bestial
Brown, Snakebite Leather, Bubonic Brown and a final highlight
of Bleached Bone. Any metallic areas were painted with Mithril
Silver.
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| The detailing on the hull is an area of the chariot that took
a little longer to paint but still made use of layered highlighting.
I found it easier to start with the inner areas of detail first,
i.e. the sun and sunbeams. Starting with base coat of Red Gore
I then applied a highlight of Blood Red leaving some of the
Red Gore to act as shading in the indentations and recesses
like the inner areas of the dragon wings. I used varying degrees
of highlights on different areas from a final highlight of Blood
Red on the dragon body to a final highlight of Golden Yellow
on the sun and the dragon spines. This gave the detailing a
little more depth and made the chariot a more impressive model.
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Crew
To paint the crew, I used the same techniques that I had already
used for the High Elf Archer and High Elf Spearman.
Horses
I painted the chariot's horses using a similar technique to
that used on the Silver Helms' steeds. However, after highlighting
with Codex Grey, I continued to highlight the horse even further,
first applying Fortress Grey and then a final highlight of
Ghostly Grey. Any long-haired areas, the mane, tail and above
the hooves, were all drybrushed with Ghostly Grey and a Blood
Red trim was applied to the horses' saddles.
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Basing
Although the chariot comes with two cavalry bases for the
horses I find it worthwhile to spend a little time constructing
a sturdier base for the whole model. This is very easy to
achieve and can be accomplished in a variety of ways. My technique
is to simply glue the cavalry bases and a 50mm square monster
base to a 50mm by 100mm piece of sturdy cardboard, then glue
the chariot in place. This can then be edged off all the way
around to hide the joins between card and bases. I did this
by using thin strips of card or paper, something with a glossy
surface on one side (like a cereal packet or old magazine
cover). By gluing the card with the glossy surface facing
outwards, it allowed me to paint it without the paint being
soaked up by the card or paper trim!
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