This squad of Militarum Tempestus Scions was a gift from a friend. They are done, painted up in the colors of the Psian Jackals, a Scion regiment that specializes in fighting Eldar. Their homeworld was conquered by Eldar, and they have held a collective grudge against the space elves ever since.
The bases were made with a mix of rough and fine model railroad ballast and cut-up bits of spare sprue. The sprue bits I superglued on first, and then spread Elmer's glue on the base and poured the ballast mix over the bases.
I primed the Scions black, and then slowly worked up to lighter colors in layers with Vallejo Game Color paints. For the subtle lighting on the black armor plates, I mixed black with gray and a touch of blue, adding more gray in the later layers. I used the same method for the other colors: dark first layer, light second layer. This method is more exact than painting flats and washes, but it takes a while, even on a 5-man squad. I use it on my "star" miniatures. The regular line troops get the quick-and-dirty painting method.
Can't wait to field these guys, especially against my friend's Eldar army.
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| Las-man #1. |
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| Las-man #2. |
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| Plasma gunner. |
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| Hot-shot volley gun trooper. |
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| Tempestor (fancy sergeant). |
