That’s right, this little guy has paint on him now! Jkin appropriated my airbrush the other day to lay down the paint so to speak on his scout speeder!
It turned out pretty good! Camouflage is one of the toughest things to paint in my opinion, and he pulled it off without a hitch.
If you missed the article on this speeder from earlier take a few seconds to check it out here. Jkin is working on a whole scout army, and this was the start/ centerpiece of it.
To paint it he used the Vallejo airbrush line’s Camo colors. These are great cause they go from bottle to airbrush with no mixing (although I still add a few more drops of water just in case).
After priming the whole thing black, he “base-coated” it with Camo Light Green (Vallejo Airbrush Paint).
Then he used US flat brown, and just painted in large blob-ish patterns that look natural, no straight “man-made” lines. Next he came back and cut those blobs with some Dark Green from the same airbrush line, making sure to stagger them apart from each other.
Last he lined the larger left over Camo Green areas with a small line of black to break that profile up as well.
The crew’s fatigues were painted with blobs of the US Flat Brown, Camouflage Light Green, and Black (similar to the speeder’s armor). Their carapaces were painted Calthan Brown, and washed with Develan Mud.
To keep them “tactical” all the weapons were painted Codex grey and washed twice with Badab black.
Check the Three-Sixty below, and be sure to comment if you have anymore tips!
Using an airbrush really cuts down on the paint time, he painted this completely in only a few hours. If you are in the market for an airbrush, these are the two I have used and would recommend. -MBG
Grex TS
Iwata Eclipse
About the Author: Rob Baer
Rob Baer
Job Title: Managing Editor
Founded Spikey Bits in 2009
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About Rob Baer: Founder, Publisher, & Managing Editor of Spikey Bits, the leading tabletop gaming news website focused on the hobby side of wargaming and miniatures.
Rob also co-founded and currently hosts the Long War Podcast, which has over 350 episodes and focuses on tabletop miniatures gaming, specializing in Warhammer 40k. and spent six years writing for Bell of Lost Souls.
Every year, along with his co-hosts, he helps host the Long War 40k Doubles Tournament at Adepticon and the Long War 40k Doubles at Las Vegas Open, which attracts over 350 players from around the world.
Rob has won many Warhammer 40k Tournaments over the years, including multiple first-place finishes in Warhammer 40k Grand Tournaments over the years and even winning 1st place at the Adepticon 40k Team Tournament.
With over 30 years of experience in retail and distribution, Rob knows all the products and exactly which ones are the best. As a member of GAMA (Game Manufacturers Association), he advocates for gaming stores and manufacturers in these difficult times, always looking for the next big thing to feature for the miniatures hobby, helping everyone to provide the value consumers want.
While he’s played every edition of Warhammer 40k and Warhammer Fantasy (since 5th Edition) and has been hobbying on miniatures since the 1980s, Titans of all sizes will always be his favorite! It’s even rumored that his hobby vault rivals the Solemnance Galleries, containing rulebooks filled with lore from editions long past, ancient packs of black-bordered Magic Cards, and models made of both pewter and resin.
