eBay Miniature Rescue is painting a Deodorant Stick 40k Tank! Check out this built from scratch challenge collab with Goobertown Hobbies!
eBay Miniature Rescues normally gets old and beaten up models from viewers and fixes them up, paints them and documents the whole process! The videos are always informative and usually touch on techniques as well. This time he is tackling a challenge to make a tank out of a stick of deodorant and some bits!
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After he finds all the bits he wants to use on his tank he glues them all on and it really starts to take the shape of a Nurgle machination.
Deodorant Stick 40k Tank
Following gluing on bits he does some freehand green stuff to give it some more character and primes the whole thing grey.
Begining the painting process we take Vallejo Dark Green and base the whole model. After that, use Burnt Umber to get the bottom half looking a little bit dirtier from the groud. In the same vein, take Citadel Skrag Brown and highlight the edges on the previously burnt umber dirt. Citadel Fire Dragon Bright is another color used to highlight this area. At this point, coat the model in dove hair spray and re-apply the original Vallejo Dark Green over the whole model.
If you aren’t familiar, this is a chipping technique so we can come back later with a stiff brush and some water and get some unique chipping effects.
Next up we will build up the green using VGA Escorpena Green along the edges. Follow this same pattern with a coat of VGA Moon Yellow.
Using VGA Dead Flesh he covers the marine and the fleshy parts of green stuff from the assembly. At this point take a stiff brush with a little bit of water and scrape some of the paint off to get some really unique weathering.
At this point grab some AK Interactive Streaking Grime and likely spot/speckle the models hull, use some Mineral spirits over it to push it around and get a nice worn down and rusty look.
Vallejo Dark Aluminum is used on all the metal parts. After that is dried use some Testors Black Enamel Stain as a sort of wash over the metal areas. Scale 75 Harvester Flesh should then be applied to the tentacle or fleshy bits. Scale 75 Abuckles Brown can be mixed with the Harvester Flesh and then used as a highlight creating a pinkish tone.
Use some Citadel Contrast Guilliman Flesh over those same areas to tint them. Vallejo Rust Wash is perfect here on the metals and Vallejo Copper for the trim of the marine to really help solidify the Nurgle feel.
Drybrush Citadel Nurgling Green and Scale 75 Harvester Flesh on the Nurglings around the tank and on the marine. Using Citadel Mephiston Red, Citadel Fire Dragon Bright, VGA Moon Yellow, and some white, in that order to finish the thrusters.
With that, the Tank/Speeder is done!
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About the Author: Andrew Schrank
Andrew Schrank
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About Andrew Schrank: Over the past 15 years, Andrew has played all the games, including tabletop and video games, and immersed himself in the associated lore. Andrew joined the Spikey Bits team in 2018 and covers the Warhammer hobby and tournament scene, along with the latest in tabletop miniatures, each week.
Aspiring diplomat, Lord of Fluff, and Master of Ice Hammer, He loves Star Wars, Chaos Undivided, and Gundam. During his free time, he hunts Platinum trophies on PS5 and reads international news. On weekends, Andrew plays commander and cEDH games, often with unique strategies that push the limits.
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