Hi guys (and girls too I spose),

Now that I have gotten the obligatory 1 on-topic post out of the way I want to pop up a quick painting tutorial for my Sons of Horus Colour scheme.

Apologies for the photos, they are taken with a flash. I currently have access to a nice SLR Camera to photograph my minitures, but is in my home town and I am not, until tomorrow.

Anyway, the metallics colour scheme was discovered (or at least I am crediting it to) metcalfedan on B&C (http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/index.php?showtopic=155396)

My take on this is as follows:
1. Undercoat Chaos Black.
2. Paint on - coat all surfaces - Mithral Silver or Chainmail or Boltgun Metal. The darker 'metal colour' you have the darker overall finish. I use Chainmail.
( Option A )
3. Wash with Azurman Blue (dont bother watering it down)
4. Wash with Thraka Green (dont bother watering it down)
- Or vice versa. It makes no difference
( Option B )
3. Mix 1:1 Azurman Blue and Thraka Green
4. Wash with your blue/green concotion.

Detail as you see fit. These pictures are detailed a bit - I have found that black shoulderpad edging looks great with these, as do red plated boltguns.
From what I have seen on B&C, this style of washing on vehicles or large flat surfaces can be problematic. I have yet to try it myself, but that should be this month. My Rhino and Arvus Lighter (aka LR) are about ready to go.





*** Note - I know that SoH done have this Mk of armor, but these are ebay marines painted over 2 other coats of paint - Blood angels and another existing salamander-esc SoH Scheme. The majority of my force has been fixed but these were a "get them painted" set of test models.

Looks nice, similar to my method. I'll add it to the tutorials sticky.

This aint the first time I see the "metalic green" SoH, even though it might be the best one :)
Great of you to add it as a tutorial :D

I'd love to see them in a larger scale though, as complete groups and perhaps with vehicles!

Thanks Magos. Yours was the first SoH Tute I ever read. Mines not quite as involved as yours, but yours definitely was great.

morthin, I don't have a 100% complete squad yet. As an Orkz player I have learnt to group paint everything. This means that basically I will end up with my 5 tac squads ready to be detailed before I finally finish a whole marine.
Once all thats done then I will try and sort out the squad markings etc.

I have to say that I was cruising with my army scheme until I say the SoH's here, especially the ones with the decals and eyes everywhere.

I will try and get some nice pics up over the next 2 days.

Wow, that feels familiar xD Even though it has been years since I played Space Orks it still haunts me :lol:

So should I, but the cameras (both of them) keep eating up the way to weak batteries!
Iam looking forward your squad anyway!

Cheers.

Here are some attempts with the father-in-law's SLR

Squad painted in green (very little to no detail work completed



One mostly-completed marine

With Flash


Without Flash

Nice, is there a way this could be done for the other legions in their colours? :huh: