warhammer 40k drop pod rules 8th edition

Thus, I base coated everything using Altdorf Guard Blue and used Nuln Oil for all the washes. I had intended to paint the two drop pods with as many of the newer paints as I have on hand since I'm out of Badab Black and am running low on Ultramarines Blue. I had a moment of panic while working on the first door (the one with the Ultramarine logo in the photo immediately above). Look of my other vehicles like the Predator (right) When all the doors have been dry brushed with the base coat, I'll dry brush the corners and edges with a metallic color to simulate chipped and worn paint.ĭrop pod doors with dry brushing (left) and without (right) I've never been able to produce the sharp, clean highlights that better painters are capable of, but the effect the dry brushing leaves is enough for me. The dry brushing also accentuates the edges. When I dry brushed the base coat over the wash to clean it up, I created a mottled surface that I liked a lot. This technique came about accidentally I had thought that I could simply wash the Vindicator like I did my Tactical Marines, but I found that the Badab Black streaked and pooled on the large flat surfaces. I've used the same process since building my Vindicator specifically I base coat the vehicle, give it two to three heavy washes of Badab Black/Nuln Oil, and then dry brush the base coat color over the wash. I've recently started the aging/weathering that I've given all my vehicles and have nearly finished three of the ten doors. When I build my third drop pod model for a Sternguard, I intend to do an alternating pattern of Aquilas and Ultramarine logos on four doors and to put a Crux Terminatus on the fifth.ĭrop pod base parts. (I assume the hemisphere represents the pod's inertial guidance system.) Additionally, the troops' pod has four doors with Ultramarine logos and one with an Aquila, whereas the Dreadnought pod inverts this pattern. I've eliminated the central pillar that holds the troop harnesses from the Dreadnought drop pod and glued the pillar's hemisphere directly to the deck. I figure that Marine boots may wear away paint over time, but it would be a fool's errand to bother painting the surface a Dreadnought is meant to walk on. I distinguished the two by painting the deck and the ramps for the Dreadnought drop pod a straight metallic color. The base coats for the Tactical Squad drop pod and the Dreadnought drop pod were finished a while ago. I'm hoping to have the two drop pods ready for next Friday's game, but it's going to be tough to meet that goal. The grim death march that is my current project continues.

Warhammer 40k drop pod rules 8th edition