The Roost of Turkadactyl

I’ve included three Kataphron Destroyers in my Inner Circle list.  I’ll have to admit they have been taking a bit longer to paint than what I expected.  Thankfully I had Leadbelcher spray in my arsenal and it has sped the process up a little bit.  I painted one model up first as a template for the rest.  Once I figured out what parts to paint with yellow, black and purple the rest should fall into line a lot faster.

So the first step is prime black and then spray with Leadbelcher.  The next step is Nuln Oil and drybrush with Necron Compound.

I used XV-88 as a base and applied Agrax Earthshade overtop.  This will act as a base for Averland Sunset.  Black with green highlights will be my secondary.  I found that I needed to break up the metal a bit more but didn’t want to use yellow or black  so I needed something that will compliment those colours.  I went to amusement park, took a trip on the colour wheel and boarded the purple car.

I used Xerxeus Purple for the base with an application of Druchii Violet shade.  For the skin I followed the same process as my Tree Revenants- Celestra Grey followed by Gulliman Blue glaze.  The exposed cells on the grav gun is Caliban Green.  The gold is Burnished Gold then Agrax Earthshade.

Since it is Mechanicus I need red to be represented somewhere.  Hey, that’s convenient.  A cog-wheel painted with Scab Red and the Skull gets Rekarth Flesh.  Both were washed with Agrax Earthshade.

The next step is Averland Sunset.

Then some highlights.  The skin is painted with Ulthuan Grey and highlighted with Pallid Witch Flesh.

I used Ungor Flesh and Dorn Yellow for the edge highlights.  Ungor gives the yellow a more orange tone and ties it in with the XV-88.

Here’s my template model.  I painted this model up first and once I had everything figured out I moved onto the two you’ve seen in the previous pictures.

For the black I highlighted it with Kabalite Green, then Sybarite Green and concluded with Gauss Blaster Green.

The eye piece is Regal Blue, Enchanted Blue, Baharroth Blue and a touch of white (not shown in picture).

The grav cannon is Warpstone Glow, Moot Green and a touch of white (not seen in picture).

The skull is Ushabti Bone followed by white.  The cog-wheel is Red Gore and Blood red.

For the cables I used Xerxeus Purple and Genestealer Purple.

I still have work to do with the Destroyers.  I still have to edge highlight the metal and do some weathering.  I also have to base it.  One unit almost done for Inner Circle.  Many more to go.  If there is any way I can improve the model please let me know.

Thanks for reading.