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A Space Marine Chaplain of the Ultramarines Chapter. I don't play the game Warhammer 40,000, but I do love the artwork and miniatures. This is a space marine game piece from the third edition of the game. I was never impressed with the figures from the first two editions, but the latest releases have shown themselves to be of a much higher quality, both in terms of design and manufacture. The detail is consistently high, and the clean-up required low. Since many of the miniatures are white metal, this is a great advantage. After a bit of mold line clean up, flash removal, and barrell boring, this battle brother was ready for priming.
I sprayed Citadel's light grey primer coat to completely cover the piece. Other than that step, the piece was hand painted until the final dullcote. After the primer had dried, I painted the joints and metal parts Chaos Black. Then the armor was painted Ultramarines Blue. Once these colors had dried, I applied a wash of blue ink. This settles into the cracks and panel lines, giving depth to the armor plates. I used Ultramarines Blue again to highlight certain parts of the armor. The shoulder pads were lined with yellow, tinted orange toward the corners. The bolter was painted red, then washed with a thinned black ink. After the ink had dried, I used various shades of red to highlight the bolter. The barrels were painted Boltgun Metal, then highlited with Chainmail Silver. Leather straps and other bits and pieces were painted appropriate colors. The skulls were painted first white, then a light brown yellow, then slowly used light coats of white to build up the color again. A light wash of black and brown ink was used to bring out the teeth and other recessed details. The same technique was used for the parchment "Purity Seals".
The eagle patterns were painted first yellow, then washed with a brown ink. Slowly I highlighted the feathers with a light yellow/white color, with a hint of light brown. This figure is supposed to have a banner hanging from the pole on his back, much like the Dreadnought. I must have misplaced the one that came with this kit. The basic technique for getting a good looking figure of this size is to lay down a base color, then slowly, slowly, slowly build up the shading to add depth and contour. I suggest picking up a copy of White Dwarf magazine, or visiting the Games Workshop website to take a look at some of the fantastic work their resident painting staff have on display.
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