Ogors are back in action with a new Battletome and it’s time to take a look at bringing your Beastclaw Raiders up beyond Tabletop quality!
Now that Ogors have been brought up to speed with a new set of rules, you might have decided to pick up a new army. Ogors and Beastclaws joined forces in their latest book. Let’s take a closer look at bringing your Beastclaw’s mounts to the next level.
Icy Horn Effects on Beastclaw Raider Mounts
Rob started off by laying down a base coat of Mechanicus Standard Grey at the base of the horns. This keeps the finished metal from having a blue undertone to it. Next, he lays down the base blue using an airbrush and some Citadel Air Macragge Blue.
Once the base blue is dry you’ll want to start the highlight process using another of Citadel’s air range, this time with Lothern Blue. He cuts the highlights in using his airbrush here as well.
Next up is another highlight on the horns branching from the lighter blue highlight using yet another Citadel air paint. Instead of using pure white for the final highlight, Rob uses Ulthuan Grey. This nearly-white color (that is a shade of blue) is great for highlights as it captures some of the underlying colors. It’s not as stark of a contrast as using pure white.
After the final airbrush highlight is dry, its time to tie everything together with a glaze of Drakenhoff Nightshade mixed with a little bit of pledge floor cleaner. Before applying the glaze, it’s important to coat the model with a semi-gloss or full-gloss varnish. This protects the delicate airbrushed colors you just put on and to make for easy application of the glaze. The floor wax helps to break up the surface tension and stops the glaze from pooling as it dries, ensuring a smooth even coat.
These days Rob uses a 50/50 mix of Flow Improver and Matte Medium to cut washes and paints down and achieve the same results.
Take your time making sure you watch where the painting pools on the horns. Once the glaze is dried its time to apply a final edge highlight using a little more Ulthuan Grey. This razor highlight is applied using a detail brush. Take your time with this one. It’s hard to cover up brightly-painted mistakes over a blue background.
Now it’s time to paint the rest of the model!
Check out the whole video below for Rob’s detailed explanation of each step!
What are your thoughts on the new Beastclaw Raiders’ rules? How have you painted your Thundertusks and Stonehorns?
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About the Author: Wesley Floyd
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About Wesley Floyd: Wes has been in the Warhammer hobby since 2015 and joined the Spikey Bits writing team in 2018. He is known for his satirist takes on trending topics and imaginative yet amazingly affordable hobby solutions to painting Warhammer miniatures.
Imperial fanboy, tabletop fanatic, and the self-proclaimed King of Sprues. He knows for a fact that Mephiston red is the best-tasting paint and is the commission painting equivalent of a Wendy’s 4 for $4. If you like what he writes and want to contact him or have your tabletop minatures painted (to a mostly okayish standard), message him on Instagram.
