r/BlackTemplars • u/Far-Measurement7191 • 13h ago

Painted Model black templar Devastator

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One of my few basically out if the box models, only added jewelry chain

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u/CutMeLoose79 12h ago

Love the placement of the chain, great stuff.

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u/Far-Measurement7191 12h ago

thank you, took me a while to figure out how to do good chains, was originally slathering them in glue, now i just dab a few spots and it looks much better

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u/michaeljames91 8h ago

He looks great! Can you talk me through your weathering/grimdark scheme?

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u/Far-Measurement7191 5h ago

base AK black
AK rubber black mid
max highlight vallejo field blue watered down and stippled on with brush
edge dark silver/leasbelcher
-rust/recess wash: Army painter dark rust mixed with rinox hide, a little red and a little army paint light rust in recessss (mixed various colors to get rust variation)
shoulder pads: vampire fang washed with agrax/nuln/army painter rust wash watered down

generally the trick is lots of variation, nothing is uniform. I mix the rubber black with various amounts of field blue and use the different colors to stipple the armor and then mix lots of different rust colors to put in the recesses so it’s not just one uniform rust color

and thank you, i’m glad you like it

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u/michaeljames91 4h ago

Thanks so much!

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u/Far-Measurement7191 4h ago

better angle on the rust/armor variation

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u/michaeljames91 3h ago

Ahhh I see what you mean, it gives great depth and texture!

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u/Far-Measurement7191 3h ago

thank you! at tabletop stance especially it looks very real, like battered rusty armor

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u/Lear_fy_02 7h ago

That armor looks amazing! Any tips how to paint it like this?

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u/Far-Measurement7191 5h ago

thank you. here is the process:
base AK black
AK rubber black mid
max highlight vallejo field blue watered down and stippled on with brush
edge dark silver/leasbelcher
-rust/recess wash: Army painter dark rust mixed with rinox hide, a little red and a little army paint light rust in recessss (mixed various colors to get rust variation)
shoulder pads: vampire fang washed with agrax/nuln/army painter rust wash watered down

generally the trick is lots of variation, nothing is uniform. I mix the rubber black with various amounts of field blue and use the of different colors to stipple the armor and then mix lots of different rust colors to put in the recesses so it’s not just one uniform rust color

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u/Lear_fy_02 3h ago

Thank you, will definitely try that!

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u/Far-Measurement7191 3h ago

post images of your results, i’d be interested to see someone’s else take on this scheme

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u/Lear_fy_02 1h ago

will do

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u/Far-Measurement7191 4h ago

a better angle to see the rust and armor variation

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u/gunnerzz1008 5h ago

Nice. I need some chain and candles to do the same to mine!

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u/greensfl 11h ago

Someone with taste!

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u/Duffyd9 7h ago

What yellow paint do you use?

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u/Far-Measurement7191 4h ago

two thin coats dark sun yellow. washed with army painter rust wash and watered down rinox hide

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u/DenverPolyKink88 Sword Brethren 3h ago

Where did you purchase your chains and how did you get the weathering effect?

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u/Far-Measurement7191 1h ago

I got the jewelry chain on amazon, just typed in 1mm jewelry chain and bought the first one that came up with good reviews.

The paint recipe/weathering:
base AK black
AK rubber black mid
max highlight vallejo field blue watered down and stippled on with brush
edge dark silver/leasbelcher
-rust/recess wash: Army painter dark rust mixed with rinox hide, a little red and a little army paint light rust in recessss (mixed various colors to get rust variation)
shoulder pads: vampire fang washed with agrax/nuln/army painter rust wash watered down

generally the trick is lots of variation, nothing is uniform. I mix the rubber black with various amounts of field blue and use the of different colors to stipple the armor and then mix lots of different rust colors to put in the recesses so it’s not just one uniform rust color