Sautekh Dynasty reclaims the Stars

[Martok]

I have decided it is time to roll my sleeves up and get the Necrons painted. The point of these Necrons is to serve as a study in OSL. This has made this guy pretty annoying to work on lol however, he is getting there but I think I shall use the airbrush to fix a few things most notably the headress area.

Let me know what you think and how this could be improved. Bear in mind that this still needs weathering.. pigments etc etc.





The troops will be a lot simpler so I shall work on the Royal Court first (all 2 of them) to get the formula down.

- Martok

[CouchViking]

Great color scheme. I don't envy anyone painting a necron army because they are so hard to paint well. Although I have to say that your off to a great start. The orange blends from dark to light in just the right amount to really make the model pop.

[Martok]

Great color scheme. I don't envy anyone painting a necron army because they are so hard to paint well. Although I have to say that your off to a great start. The orange blends from dark to light in just the right amount to really make the model pop.

Great to have such a positive comment Helps kill the doubts that are so numerous when starting a new project. Lets see if I can build on this as the army progresses.

[jgebi]

nice one man, My necrons are just standard style, and I love those lighting effects

[Martok]

Thanks buddy. Hopefully you will think they have improved with my update

I have finally pulled my finger out and started stomping through some painting for the Necrons.

First off.. apologies for the photos they are not my best work lol. I shall look at getting some better quality shots when the basing/pigments have been applied:







Some OSL work has been done but I shall be going back and doing the Gauss glow for the whole army in one go with the airbrush.

- Martok

[Martok]

Now my Necron army is finally finished and ready for upcoming tournaments I have been able to get the camera out and get some half decent photos. In this post I shall be showing off the Necron Destroyer Lord converted with parts from the Necron Wraith kit.




This army was an experiment in OSL as I tried to work out how to get the best effects with both airbrush and regular brush work. I learnt a great deal from this process and some of it worked some did not, however, I shall be able to improve on this next time I try something similar.



The actual conversion used parts from the Destroyer, Lych Guard and Wraith kits. As he will be leading a Wraith unit I felt he would look much better themed to fit in with them,



The crystal on the base comes from Gale Force 9 and I shall be using these on a display board that I really need to get done.

I shall be going back and adding pigments to the bases/models at some point but right now this Wraith Destroyer Lord is ready for varnish.



Just in case anyone has an issue with the dimensions of the Wraith Destroyer Lord conversion I have built a more traditional Destroyer Lord which I could use instead.

Keep an eye out for more of my Necron Army.

- Martok

[Dlatrex]

I think that the effect is working really well. Don't knock your OSL attempts which are far better than mine! I think that you have a good consistent look and it's going to make a great army altogether.

[Martok]

I think that the effect is working really well. Don't knock your OSL attempts which are far better than mine! I think that you have a good consistent look and it's going to make a great army altogether.

Thanks mate I appreciate the encouragement

Next up is Vargard Obyron. One of the few units in the entire codex that can take a power weapon attack and then fight back like a monster.



More of the same techniques and process used here as with Nemesor Zandrekh. There is a paint slip on the blade but this has since been fixed.

He is a very cool model but not a lot of room to play with. The pose actually really hampers painting as you have to paint around the weapon.



The OSL from red to green was quite a task needing quite a bit of thinking to get right. Vargard Obyron is a lynch-pin to my list with the way that he and Zandrekhs ryules interact.

Next up is the Royal Court!

- Martok

[Martok]

Here is the usual warlord for my army Nemesor Zandrekh. Again some OSL work and this time some experimentation with the metallics.




The gold was started from a bronze and worked up to gold very slowly with some washes to knock it back down as the layers built up.



Some of the OSL was done with an airbrush (like the staff) but other work was done with a brush and glazes (the eyes).

His rules make him an auto include in my army lists as he adds a lot of extra tricks and combos to make the army more efficient.

- Martok

[Martok]

Next up is Vargard Obyron. One of the few units in the entire codex that can take a power weapon attack and then fight back like a monster.



More of the same techniques and process used here as with Nemesor Zandrekh. There is a paint slip on the blade but this has since been fixed.



He is a very cool model but not a lot of room to play with. The pose actually really hampers painting as you have to paint around the weapon.



The OSL from red to green was quite a task needing quite a bit of thinking to get right. Vargard Obyron is a lynch-pin to my list with the way that he and Zandrekhs ryules interact.



Next up is the Royal Court!

- Martok