Wednesday 3 June 2015

Rusty Necrons started

Well who would have guessed that? Me doing some Games workshop figures. I know I really do. Quite unexpected. So over the last few days I have started (very slowly) to repaint my warhammer 40K Necrons. This all came about as I played a game with my nephew ( I used Tyranids)and being fair I did quite enjoy it. I lost of course but that only (in this instance) spurred me onto getting these painted. So I started with a test run and repainted every part of it in GW "Tin Bits" coloured paint. It took 2 coats but eventually I had an even coat and a base to work from. So then I took GW "Boltgun Metal" paint (a dull silver/steel metallic) and very roughly highlighted the figure. And I do mean roughly. Then I applied liberal amounts of the "Rust" paint from model mates,  As you can see I have ended with a very corroded finish to the Necrons. Clearly this is wanted it worked on my space rats and I think it works here as an antidote to the nice and shiny Necrons that most youngsters paint following the guidelines in the GW Codex and stores. I hasten to add that I have nothing against shiny Necrons, it is just that you see them all done that way in stores these days and I wanted something different. Therefore I went for a corroded version.

As you can see all parts of the necron "army" will eventually succumb to the rust treatment, but these are only test figures and done as a trial. But in this photo the scarab base has also been treated in the same way. I did at first try to run the "Rust" into the groves but as it is quite viscous it did not work too well and did get most places despite my intentions. So I have decided to turn that into a plus and not a negative. This may seem wrong but I am happy with the result.

I must admit that I have been heavy handed with the rust paint as they have supposedly been hanging around for millions of years as it mentions in the background. I don't know about you but IF I had waited a million years or so I would expect at least a layer of dust to be coating all the surfaces! It has been voiced that in the far future they would have found a way to make metal non-corrosive. Well the truth to admit they might, or they might have other non decaying materials that will last a million years. But to my mind a million years is a totally unfathomable time. It is not like waiting a 4 sleeps until Christmas like you did as a kid it is much longer than that. As such no one on this planet earth will know for certain how things will decay over that time period. So maybe they will develop anti rust and anti dust materials that will last a million years and maybe they will not. Even if they do there may be other reasons that they would not use that material. It could be something as simple as expense, after all stainless steel has been known about since at least 1821 but we still build cars that rust! Or it might be that the planet surface they have been on is particularly corrosive. Or Maybe there was no vital ingredients when they were produced. Or perhaps the non corrosive material was just not tough enough for battle. Who Knows and more to the point who is going to be nit-picky enough to argue about it.

That's it for today I shall have something Historical next time (Promise).

Take care have fun, all the best from Clint

19 comments:

  1. Very nice effect, totally transforms the look of the models.

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    1. Thanks Matt, Just something to keep me amused.

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  2. WOW! These look fantastic and I'm suitably impressed. I like the corroded metal much better than than shiny, new metallic. Gives the figures more character and makes it seem like they've seen a lot of fighting.

    You seem more upbeat today!

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    1. Thanks Anne a little more upbeat. Slowly turning things around in my head.

      I can take very little credit for the rust effect, it really is a magical paint, water based so just apply with a brush and wait !

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    2. Well it looks great and the green glow you achieved on those guns is very nice as well.

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  3. They look excellent. Nice looking approach. :)

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    1. Thank you Citizen. I am glad you approve.

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  4. As an ex 40k addict I can appreciate the evil empires model now, without succumbing to a need to spend any money in their stores now. The rust certainly enhances the Necrons. Great job Clint!

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    1. Thanks Bob. 30 years ago it was all I played and variations. Now Older but not wiser I hardly play 40k at all. (Far to expensive) but happy to re-paint old models.

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  5. NOOO Clint has fallen! They do look much better this way than the shinny GW versions.

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    1. Thanks Robert back to historical figures for the next post.

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  6. Not my thang Clint, but you've certainly made a great job painting them. They look like they've been sat outside in a junkyard for too many years to remember!

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    1. Thanks Ray. I know not your thing but I have a nephew to appease!

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  7. These are very nice - I do like them. But I also like my own traditional "chrome" Necrons as well :-) .

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    1. Thanks C6. The wonderful thing about science fiction is that we are both correct. Who knows what will happen or how we will deal with it.
      Nothing wrong with chrome ones at all, but I like rusty!

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  8. Very nice mate. I really like the rusty look of these. They'd make good 7TV fodder for that tank of yours and astronauts.

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    1. Thanks Simon. There are a few more to come. In the TV Series UFO aliens are most often men with green skin in space suits. So Necrons are not quite what I am looking for.

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    1. Cheers Lee I have the next batch done so maybe I'll post them on Thursday.

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