Another classic model that I’ve had since third edition, Fabius Bile used to be a potentially amazing (or horrible) character – all his stats were D6 modified!
One of my goals for this Golden Throne challenge (other than actually paint all the force org slots) is to try some different painting techniques. For my terminators and obliterators I focused on the faces and tusks. For Fabius I wanted to try white power armor and even more practice on his face and fleshy robe. I know he is painted with a dark purple armor in the codex but I figured that since Fabius used to be the chaplain of the Emperor’s Children the traditional white armor would be fitting as well. Other than the armor and darker robe I tried to follow how the original GW Fabius looks.
For both my own records and since I have been asked before how I paint different aspects of my army I also kept notes and took stage-by-stage pictures of Fabius.
Stage 1: white power armor: Graveyard earth -> Codex Gray -> skull white
I added a 'handle' by glueing the model to a large washer and taping a magnet to an old paint bolttle
Stage 2: Skin Cloak: Dark Flesh -> Vomit Brown -> Bleached Bone, Lev. Purple Wash. Face: Vomit Brown -> Bleached Bone, Ogren Fleash and Lev. Purple washes
Stage 3: Leather: Vermin Brown -> Snakebite Leather -> Bleached Bone
Stage 4: Metals: Mithril Silver and Shining Gold. Both washed with Develan Mud then Badab Black
Stage 5: Hair: Tausept Ochre -> Bleached Bone -> Skull White, Red Vials: Scab Red -> Blood Red -> Blazing Orange -> Sunburst Yellow, Green Vials: Orkshade Green -> Goblin Green -> Scorpion Green -> Sunburst Yellow
Stage 5 From the Back
Final Stage: Blood: Dark Flesh -> Red Gore, Base: Graveyard Earth -> Bleached Bone
Next up is a Sorcerer to finish my HQ slots and I hope to be able to post a similar step-by-step for him. Let me know what you guys think of how I did the steps and photos.
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Looks really good. I’m currently trying to get the Golden Throne done myself. I took up Tyranids as my army when the codex came out and thought this was a perfect fit for the new army.
My painting skills are no where near yours, I’m much more of the gaming type.
Good Luck on the throne!
Thanks Tim! How is your army progressing? There is only a week left and I still haven’t finished all my troops!