I've finished off the updates on my old servitor horde. They all have their new sickly, pallid flesh, brassy bits with patina, and awesome Dragon Forge Tech-Deck bases. There are 35 of the suckers in the picture above, along with two Techpriest Engineseers to oversee them.
A I was going through and touching them all up I realized that no two are identical. They are built from a pretty even mix of the eight different bodies that have appeared over the years (shown in the photos above) but have been given enough arm swaps that they are all different. This pleases me : ) The ninth body in the photo just above is one of the old Skullz promo set of Ad Mech guys.
Here's where I'm at with the painting on the Knight. All the armor plates are close to where I want them, and the rest of the metallics have been painted with Boltgun Metal and washed with subsequent layers of Secret Weapon Amethyst, Agrax Earthshade, and Nuln Oil. It certainly is quite dark.
Off to the San Francisco Bay Area today to attend Kublacon, should be fun. I might even enter their painting competition ; )
Cheers
Dave
Dave, that Knight is a BEAUTY already.
ReplyDeleteThanks for that, it's why I'm worried about screwing up the rest of it ; )
DeleteVery cool! That's quite the herd of servitors, love the fact that they're all subtly different - great work!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely love the patina look you've gotten on the metal for the Knight. That's going to look sharp. Beautiful!
Thanks Mordian, I hope I don't screw it up.
DeleteI swear you and FW have formed a tag team to make me do AdMech...
ReplyDeleteI will not given in (yet).
The servitor horde is lovely, the uniqueness of each one is a wonder.
"One of us!"
DeleteI agree, that Knight is awesome :)
ReplyDeleteLike your servitors too.
Your style and ideas are wonderful mate :)
Cheers
Janus
Thank you Janus, much appreciated.
DeleteBeautiful work. I particularly like how you've done the metallic effect on the Knight. The whole horde has a Dan Abnett feel about it - very dark. Great stuff.
ReplyDeleteThanks Curt, I'm very pleased with the result so far.
DeleteWhat a sight - an outstanding job Mr. Taylor.
ReplyDeleteThank you mr Awdry
DeleteSome of those classic Jes sculpted servitors might be among the most characterful models GWs ever produced. Lovely.
ReplyDeleteKnight coming along nicely. The brass looks excellent. Are you going with the dark metal look after all? Have to say it does work very well.
I figured regardless of which way I went I'd need a dark base to start from. I'm going to get some advice from a few painter friends while I'm at Kublacon.
Deletenice work Dave, can you possibly go through the steps that you undertake to get your Patina effect?
ReplyDeleteI'll try to put something together this coming week.
DeleteCheers
Dave
Looks like "We are Borg" from Star Trek, the whole darn Borg Collective! Great stuff
ReplyDeleteThere are definitely a couple of the most recent servitors that look just like the Borg!
DeleteExcellent! A pleasure to view.
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