After letting the base coat dry I gave the models a wash using the Devlan Mud wash from Games Workshop.
This has really bought out the detail and added shading.
More soon…
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Having given the Killa Kans a white undercoat, the next stage was to add shadows by spraying a black paint undercoat underneath the model.
The aim of this was that when I painted the base coat on to the models the black undercoat would “catch” any part of the base coat spray that missed and add shadows to the model.
I did add a little more black spray to the rear for the engines.
Having done the double undercoat I started the basecoat on the Grot Bomb Launcha.
See the full workbench feature on the Grot Bomb Launcha.
I wanted to use a two colour undercoat for the Killa Kans. The first was a complete white undercoat.
This I hope will allow the base coat to adhere to the plastic model. The white really does bring out the detail in these models (compare to the plain plastic pictures).
This is the Killa Kan with the Rokkit Launcha and here is the rear view.
This is the Killa Kan with the Grotzooka.
This is the Killa Kan with Skorcha.
More soon.
The instructions for the Killa Kans are very clear and straightforward, even so there are additional instructions available online on the GW website.
I decided to make mine up as they were on the sprues. It’s not quite one per sprue, but near enough. If I decide to buy another set I will then mix and interchange the parts (and possibly do some conversions).
The first I made up with a Rokkit Launcha, and putting the weapon was probably the most difficult bit of all three models as I didn’t really read the instructions properly and didn’t realise that there was a third component that needed to fit between the two sides of the weapon.
The second one I added a Skorcha. I do think some of the assault arms are a bit big for the size of model and I think I would have preferred it if they were a little smaller. Maybe next time a little conversion work to make the assault weapon arms slightly less large!
The third model has the Grotzooka. A few issues putting the weapon together, but apart from that the rest of the model went together really easily.
These are really nice models and go together quite easily. In many ways I much prefer them over the older metal versions.
More soon.
I was recently given a box of the new(ish) plastic Killa Kans by Simon.
In the box you get three plastic sprues, which allow you to make three plastic Killa Kans.
The parts are interchangeable, so if you get more than one box, all your Kans can be different. It would have been nice if you could with a single box make all three carry the same ballistic weapon, but as it happens you can’t. So when I build them I will do one with a Rokkit Launcha, one with a Skorcha and one with the new Grotzooka!
Building instructions are available on the main GW website.
A Squiggoth that was entered into the GamesDay 2006 Golden Demon awards.
It is a nice concept, and the painting looks quite good.
For me the overall composition and basing of the model does let it down in my opinion. I am not sure if this is a Warhammer 40000 model or a Warhammer Fantasy Battle model, it’s not a clear concept. I like it, but I would like it even more if the overall concept had worked.
Having said all that it did get Gold!
This very neat little Grot Tank won the Silver at the Golden Demon awards at GamesDay 2006.
Very nice model.
At the recent Forge World Open Day, there were previews of some new Forge World Grot Tanks which were really nice. I am certainly thinking that having a few Grot Tanks on the battlefield would go nicely alongside my Grot Bomb Launcha and be somewhat fun.