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Part 4: Painting an Ultramarine
So, today we are going to paint an Ultramarine for the Horus Heresy but I didn’t want to do the usual flat Ultramarines blue. I want to give them a metallic finish as Forge World have done with many of their Horus Heresy armies.
I started by gluing some cork and sand onto the base then primed the entire model with a leadbelcher spray.
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Once the spray primer was completely dry I used Games Workshops contrast talassar blue. I took my time with this layer working from the feet u to make sure I covered all of the armour.
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Once the contrast paint was dry I used Bronze by Vallejo to paint the trim around the shoulder pads. I took my time with this as it would take a long time to tidy up the blue armour if i slipped with the bronze.
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The pipes, under amour and vents as well as the bolter were painted with Games Workshops leadbelcher.
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All of the areas that were painted with leadbelcher and bronze were given a wash with Games Workshops agrax earthshade.
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Next I used Coat d arms tank light grey to paint the tactical and Ultramarines symbol as well as the eyes.
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The gun casing was then painted black.
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While the black was drying I doted the eyes with Games Workshops contrast blood angels red.
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The base was painted with Coat d arms red brown.
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I then covered the base with PVA glue and dipped it into Geek Gaming Mars earth.
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Once the basing material was fully dry I gave it a light drybrush with Ryza rust then painted the rim black.
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There we have it! A nice and shiny metallic blue Ultramarine.
Next time we will take the model a few steps further adding small details like armour chips, weathering and glowing eyes.
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Coming soon……….Part 5: Adding some extra detail.