Space Hulk: Librarian

With the Librarian I have completed the whole set of Space Hulk. I have to admit that painting this figure was a relief, as I was a bit sick of painting so much red armour. This one was painted mainly using Ultramarines Blue and a few highlights with Enchanted Blue. The Power Axe has been left mostly flat, just after a quick wash to bring up some shadows. Still, the model is so good that even my poor paintjob makes it look nice.

I am extremely happy to share that with this one I have closed a chapter by painting a game that has been sitting in my lead pile since 2009! It only took me 10 years!

This is also the second milestone of the whole year, and it is only April! This is really good news, I have already started to prepare the Silver Tower box to paint it, which is my third milestone. So, unless things go really south from here, I should be able to meet the three milestones before June, leaving plenty of time to work on a few projects that have piled up in the meantime... a few more skavens to complete my Army for T9A or a few more Genestealer Cult members for a 40k Army or a few Kill Teams that I have collected. I will try to tackle as many as I can following the fast-painting techniques! This must be the year in which I manage to eat up the unpainted pile!

Painted in 2019

Space Hulk: Captain

Today is the turn of the Captain. One of the three models without helmet.

The sword and flesh are mostly flat, just base colour and a wash to bring up a few shadows, but nothing more. I really did not have enough time. The cloak is also mostly flat, although a rough highlight is present, it really would require much more work.

In any case, meeting the deadline and ready for battle, here it comes!

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Space Hulk: Terminators (VI)

Perhaps I should not have named this post as Terminators, although one is there, but it is mostly used as an objective.

In any case, I used the same techniques as for the living ones.

Only two left, the Librarian and the Captain!

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Space Hulk: Terminators (V)

Today is the turn of the two Heavy Weapons specialists.

One with a Heavy Flamer and the other with an Assault Cannon.

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Space Hulk: Terminators (IV)

Nothing much to say about these two, save for the fact that the Chainfist was painted using the usual yellow-black stripe that I use for most of my chainsaws in 40k.

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Space Hulk: Terminators (III)

Today, the two combat specialists. One with Power Hammer and shield and the other with a pair of Lightning Claws.

The shield of the one with Power Hammer was really asking for more time to spend on the details and doing some nice freehands, but I was already reaching the maximum time so I left it as you can see in the picture. With the basic colours done, but nothing extra.

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Space Hulk: Terminators (II)

For today, another two Terminators.

The genestealer carcass is painted following my technique described already for them.

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Space Hulk: Terminators (I)

Today I bring the first two terminators from Space Hulk, after having painted already all the Genestealers.

I have chosen similar techniques as for the Xenos, but because of the level of detail of these figures, I have decided to limit it to 2 hours per miniature instead of the 1 hour limit I had before. Still, nowhere near the time I would need to do a proper job, but if I ever want to have my collection painted, I'd rather paint faster with lower quality than slower and leaving all the figures without paint!

The choice of colours therefore has been quite limited so that I can do it fast. I have painted them in batchs of 3 or 4.

The list of colours used are:

Game Color

• Terracota - for armour
• Tinny Tin - for metal
• Bright Bronze - for gold
• Wolf Grey - for Crux Terminator
• Black
• Charred Brown - base coat for purity seal patchs
• Magic Blue - power weapon

Panzer Aces

• USMC Tankcrew - eyes and lenses

Model Color

• Gunmetal Grey - for metal
• Beige Brown - highlight for purity seal patchs

Citadel

• Xereus Purple - decorative blood drops
• Mephiston Red - armour highlight

Game Ink

• Skin Wash
• Brown

Army Painter Quickshade

• Dark Tone
• Strong Tone

The technique is:

1. Paint all base colours
2. Wash on recesses
3. Highlights

Basically, I try to be very careful not to go out of the areas on step #1 so that after the wash I just need to apply the highlights and be done with it.

Of course that means that the miniatures are quite flat, but more than enough -I believe- for a casual tabletop game. Looking at how fast I can paint, I believe that spending 2 hours per figure delivers an acceptable result.

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Space Hulk: Patriarch

After all the Genestealers are done, here comes daddy! I spent just around two hours on the model, which is much more than what I spent with the smaller ones. Still, many things I would have liked to do better, but it is now done and battle ready. It is a very similar to the other Patriarch I already painted, but of a much lower quality sculpt, it is also 10 or so years older.

The terminators are next, and these guys are more challenging as they have many more details, let's see how fast I can go.

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Space Hulk: Genestealers (IV)

With these five I have finished all Genestealers from the box!

Of course, because the time I spent in each one is very limited, I could not paint all details up to the level I would have liked, such as cables, base and so on, but they are more than enough to go on the battlefield.

Next, the Patriarch!

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Space Hulk: Genestealers (III)

There is not much to say about this post, aside from the fact that another five are done, and that now I have more painted Genestealers than unpainted!

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Space Hulk: Genestealers (II)

Following the same technique as before, here are another six Genestealers.

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Space Hulk: Genestealers (I)

I think this is a good moment for me to tackle Space Hulk just after having painted the Genestealer Cult Kill-Team. The recipe is fresh in my mind and I got used to painting them.

Initially, I was planning on following this recipe but in the end I followed the same one I outlined here.

In any case, here are the first six Genestealers ready to eat some Terminators.

There is nothing much to add regarding the painting technique used aside from the fact that the red of the Terminator armour was done with Terracota and then highlight with Mephiston Red from Games Workshop and mixing Fiery Orange for edge highlight.
For the ones that are either on the floor or in the claws of the Genestealers I decided not to put any blood or any chapter markings as I painted them as old trophies and remains of ancient battles, and therefore, time has faded all of those markings and the blood could not be fresh. Also, it makes it much faster to paint.

Painted in 2019