Blackadder's Chaos Warhounds; Two WIPs

[Blackadder]

Blackadder's Chaos Warhounds:

I have become incredibly ambitious. After cleaning, priming and basic painting the Hierophant and waiting for the paint to dry I looked around for something else to work on. My son is coming home from college for ten days this month so I thought I'd surprise him by cleaning the flash, vents and manufacturing errors on our two Chaos Titans. We are at odds as to what theme to paint them I lean more to a mottled green and he to a red. I don't suppose that they have to match colour-wise. I would appreciate input in this regard.

This is the colouration I have chosen for my Chaos Titan with a few amendments.

[url]http://i.imgur.com/DdKhvcX.jpg[/url]


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Anyway it took me about two hours each to trim of the non-titan material and they are ready to paint. No pictures as yet as we have all seen kit form Chaos Titans and I have the parts separated in zip lock sandwich bags. I am very enthused about tackling a Chaos interior since the Tyranid army has many similar aspects.


Here's a little quiz to see of you can qualify as an aircraft inspector.

Take a close look at the nicely painted titan above and see why it always looked strange to me I just couldn't put my finger on it; the problem being you expect things to be as they are supposed to be.

Closer inspection revealed six major mistakes in the build................

See if you can find them (Note left and right hand anomalies count as one; multiple anomalies of the same parts count as one.)

Note, the sixth one is toughest to find

[interrogator_chaplain]

You know I love your stuff, but at this rate I don't think I'm ever going to see that Thunderhawk finished...

[Blackadder]

Funny you should mention that at this time because I just broke out the T'hawk for evaluation on how I will proceed. I suddenly have a hankering to work on the wings..............

[Blackadder]

No Chaos Turbo Laser

There is no Turbo laser for the FW Chaos Warhound so I have to make one. Not as easy as it may seem; there's a fine line between too little and too much distressing I hope I haven't exceeded it. Of course once its all a homogeneous colour it won't look as bad and I need so Chaos style icons to dress it up and of course the webbing between the components.

I'm starting the subsurface ligaments at the moment......

[url]http://i.imgur.com/AyqXGWR.jpg[/url]


It's kind of fun ruining 60 buck worth of resin....

Not!

[Blackadder]

And So It Begins:

After a diligent search I have finally come up with a theme for my Chaos Warhound. Not surprisingly courtesy of my mentor in absentia,

Buypainted's Jaro.

[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcOtFcIGuXw[/url]

I'v been searching for the right green and metal motif and while it isn't a Warhound it is Chaos a vehicle scheme that should be easily adapted to the Warhound.

So first a coat of Flat Black Prime:

[url]http://i.imgur.com/HAO7XGL.jpg[/url]


I use aerosol acetone/ toluene based primer instead of the acrylic water soluble primer for 1, it's compatible with both resin and acrylics and 2, it's a lot cheaper.

Note I did not try to cover completely with one coat; a couple of thin coats are better than one heavy coat which takes longer to dry and the thick paint obscures the fine detail.

[Blackadder]

Just a note to keep this thread updated.

On the 13th June I ordered the requisite material to paint and finish the 'Chaos Warhound' the actual assembly of which is relatively simple now that I have all the parts cleaned and inventoried. I would like to at least index the leg components so a variety of poses will be possible contingent on the durability of the material. I cannot hope for the flexibility of 'Lucie" of course but some alternate positioning should be possible given the availability of threaded hardware and rare earth magnets.

So whilst I am waiting for the paint perhaps I should demonstrate how I intend to articulate the model.

[Blackadder]

Blackadder Paints a Chaos Warhound:

Whilst I have the paints set up for the Warlord I might as well prep the Chaos Warhound for painting as well.

The model was first primed with generic Walmart $0.99 cents a can grey primer followed by Walmart $0.99 cents a can flat black.

[url]http://i.imgur.com/OUSaVPo.jpg[/url]


Now I've applied AV Model Air German Grey thinned 50/50 with Isopropyl alcohol.

[url]http://i.imgur.com/XIT8E7c.jpg[/url]


Since I don't have a Chaos army but I've always wanted to paint this model cadaverous green I figure I'll steal Jaro's paint scheme because....

1, It's the best I've seen.

and B, It's exactly the way I would have done it had I the artistic talent.

The trouble his Warhound looks like a Forgefiend.

[Blackadder]

POS Warhound:

Bet I'll raise some hackles with that title

What I am attempting to say is I ought to have my head examined using a Warhound for practice as if it were worthless just so I can refine my technique when I tackle my Warlord.

[url]http://i.imgur.com/xp7pfS6.jpg[/url]


My reason being that painting a Chaos model you can hardly make a grievous mistake (within reason) and being resin the paint can be easily removed plus the airbrush applies paint so thinly that repainting doesn't appreciably obliterate detail. (again within reason)

So today after applying grey highlighting to the black base coat I started spraying on the main colour Vallejo AV Model Air Light Grey Green.

I used a 50/50 mix of paint to Isopropyl alcohol which is fabulous passing through my airbrush.

[url]http://i.imgur.com/57i7yaA.jpg[/url]


Following Jaro's example I am not concerned with total coverage because the stains and washes will take up the gaps. What I want my Chaos model to have is a mottled surface in accord with the decrepit look of the Chaos genera.

So While I learn I will be posting my successes and failures as a tutorial for those enjoy watching train wrecks...........

[Blackadder]

Sticking My Neck Out:

Blackadder is putting his neck on the block posting these images because I'm sure flagrant violations of good sense and technique abound in my painting.

[url]http://i.imgur.com/DSdNf31.jpg[/url]


The first error has already been pointed out to me; I am painting the individual parts instead of the assembled model.

[url]http://i.imgur.com/nfypNzG.jpg[/url]


Why this is a problem has not manifested itself to me yet but I am sure the awful truth will make itself evident summarily.

[url]http://i.imgur.com/nVYPydQ.jpg[/url]


So anyone (and I am sure there are many that are saying, "He's headed for a fall.") that can offer a reasonable critique be advised, "Here's your chance."

Just an update; about 75% of the model has been coated with the main colour thus far.

[Christopher Valera]

Looks great so far. I wish GW made alternate carapaces, or carapaces that were clearly Nurgle/Khorne, etc so you could have multiple titans in your army, each with distinctly different carapaces, not carbon copies of each other.

--Chris
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