The Roost of Turkadactyl

The Kastelen Robot was my test subject for paint colours.  After painting Drycha I wanted to explore working with Averland Sunset some more.  Yellow can be a challenging colour so why not give it a go.  I also enjoyed Thor’s posts at Creative Twilight on his Blood Bowl team.  Thor used Thunderhawk Blue so I figured I’d give it a shot with Averland Sunset.  So come on down….

I really wanted to work with Averland and Sunset but this combination just wasn’t working for me.  For the highlights on the black I used Dark Reaper and Fenrisian Grey.  The steps for the blue was Dark Reaper and washed with Drakenhof Nightshade.  Then I painted over the blue with Dark Reaper being sure to not painted over the recesses.  I highlighted with Thunderhawk Blue and Fenrisian Grey.  I wasn’t too sure what to do with the helmet so I split it hoping to be swayed one way or the other.

The steps for the yellow was based with XV-88, application of Agrax Earthshade, then Averland Sunset, a highlight of Ungor Flesh and edge highlights of Dorn Yellow.

I don’t know how it happened but I had a revelation to use the Matrix effect on the Robot’s face screen.  I had two non-negotiables- Averland Sunset and the Matrix face screen.  I based it with Caliban Green, washed with Coelia Greenshade, followed up with Caliban Green.  For the letters I used Warpstone Green, Moot Green, Gauss Blaster Green and tiny highlights of white.  I’m pleased with the end result.

I had a hobby painting night a few nights back with a couple of mates.  I needed some advice and pulled out the Robot.  I knew the blue wasn’t working, so what would?  Right away Mike said black with sharp green highlights like the Dark Eldar.  We also looked at the colour wheel and saw that purple was another match.  I tried both colours on a gun barrel.  The purple just wasn’t cutting the mustard but I became an instant fan with the black and green.

The green highlights are Kabalite Green, Sybarite Green with a final edge highlight of Gauss Blaster Green.  I used white for the final highlight at the widow’s peak of the face screen.  Anything that was blue before was changed to black.  I also changed all the Dark Reaper/Fenrisian Grey highlights to green.

I changed the small chestplate to black to break up some of the yellow.  I may paint the shoulders and/or thigh plates to black.  An alternative is painting a black strip down the chest.  I’ll decide once I have more models painted and see how the Robot blends with the army.   I’m open to suggestions as well if you have any.

Mechanicus need red somewhere.  I managed to squeeze mine in on the cog-wheel.

I still have to work on the base as well as paint the second Robot.  I am thinking of adding industrial scraps but haven’t been able to find those kind of bits.  If you have any suggestions or know of a vendor please let me know.

I will also be weathering this model.  My plan is to get the models painted first and when time allows apply weathering.

Thanks for reading.