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Undercoating the Grey Knights Jetbike

When the Dark Angels were released I really liked the Master of the Ravenwing on the “last” remaining Imperial Jetbike, so much so I knew I had to get one for my Grey Knights army, possibly maybe more than one!

Having unearthed the jet bike from storage I got around to finishing the construction of the model.

I then gave the model a white undercoat. Of course when I photographed the model I noticed that the sword was bent…

That part of the hand and sword is glued to the model (and had already fallen off once when sticking it to the arm). So, with care I bent the sword back, so it was straight.

Now to paint it.

Still thinking I will go down the Grey Knights plan.

Finishing the construction of the Grey Knights Jetbike

When the Dark Angels were released I really liked the Master of the Ravenwing on the “last” remaining Imperial Jetbike, so much so I knew I had to get one for my Grey Knights army, possibly maybe more than one!

Having unearthed the jet bike from storage I got around to finishing the construction of the model.

I did have a few issues, but that was more down to the superglue I was using, which took a while to set. It was quite a fiddly model and I am hoping that it will stay together as it is painted.

The next stage will be a white undercoat.

Plastic Grey Knight Terminator

I had both a Grey Knights Terminator with Psycannon and a regular Grey Knights Terminator. These were metal models, which went together very easily. I had given them both a black undercoat. I decided I would then give them a basecoat of Leadbelcher. I has forgotten how dark Leadbelcher can be, probably exacerbated by the black undercoat as well. Wondering if I should get a lighter metallic spray for the Grey Knights armour.

I also had a plastic Terminator, which I followed a similar painting process to the metal models. This was a black undercoat and then a spray of Leadbelcher.

Plastic Grey Knight Terminator

I will use this as a test model and use paint to see the end result. If it doesn’t work then I will strip both the metal terminators and the librarian as well.

Undercoating the Masters of the Chapter

Back in 2007 I was given the Masters of the Chapter box. This was four metal Space Marine models with a variety of weapons and armour, including a shield, an axe, a hammer, a broadsword and lots of ornate armour. They were, like most models, retired, but at one point they did make a return in resin.  finished constructing my metal models.

I gave the four models a white undercoat.

I thought these would be perfect alternate models for Grey Knights. Then there is the decision I have been thinking on, do I continue with the Grey Knight concept, or maybe go down another route, Imperial Fists perhaps.

Grey Knights Librarian in Terminator Armour

In 2007 I purchased the new Space Marine Librarian in Terminator armour as I really did like the model and for me would certainly fit into my Grey Knights army with all the books and purity seals.

I had given the model a black undercoat. I decided I would then give the model a basecoat of Leadbelcher.

I has forgotten how dark Leadbelcher can be, probably exacerbated by the black undercoat as well. Wondering if I should get a lighter metallic spray for the Grey Knights armour. Really not too pleased with this, thinking I might strip the paint and start again.

Grey Knights in Terminator Armour

I had both a Grey Knights Terminator with Psycannon and a regular Grey Knights Terminator. These were metal models, which went together very easily.

I had given them both a black undercoat. I decided I would then give them a basecoat of Leadbelcher.

I has forgotten how dark Leadbelcher can be, probably exacerbated by the black undercoat as well. Wondering if I should get a lighter metallic spray for the Grey Knights armour.

Grey Knights Masters of the Chapter constructed

Back in 2007 I was given the Masters of the Chapter box. This was four metal Space Marine models with a variety of weapons and armour, including a shield, an axe, a hammer, a broadsword and lots of ornate armour. I thought these would be perfect alternate models for Grey Knights.

They were, like most models, retired, but at one point they did make a return in resin.

These metal models of mine though consisted of a variety of parts, as well as some plastic rear packs. I started putting them together and basing them, then I got distracted by other things.

I finished constructing them.

Here is a montage of the individual models.

The next stage will be a white undercoat.

Still haven’t decided if I will paint them as Grey Knights as originally planned, or to paint them as Imperial Fists.

Grey Knights Jetbike back on the workbench

The greatest threat to the Imperium of Man is, and has always been, the followers of Chaos and the foul daemons of the Warp. The Inquisitors of the Ordo Malleus, the Daemonhunters, are at war with forces too terrible to comprehend and, together with the holy warriors of the Grey Knights, they must take the light of the Emperor into the darkness. The threat of the daemonic is so great that only these heroic warriors have the necessary skills and knowledge to stand against such diabolical foes.

When the Dark Angels were released I really liked the Master of the Ravenwing on the “last” remaining Imperial Jetbike.

The Master of the Ravenwing on display at Warhammer World.
The Master of the Ravenwing on display at Warhammer World.

Master Sammael of the Ravenwing is a true Angel of Death. From the saddle of his jetbike he cuts down any foolish enough to stand in his path with the infamous Raven Sword, its blade cut from the same meteorite as the Sword of Secrets. A highly accomplished hunter of The Fallen, Sammael is rightly honoured by his brethren and he is feared by his foes as few other holders of his rank have ever been.

So much so I knew I had to get one for my Grey Knights army, possibly maybe more than one!  If anyone other than the Master of the Ravenwing was going to have arcane technology it would be the Grey Knights!

This is as far as I have got putting the jetbike together.

The other components.

Next step is finishing putting the bike together.

Revisiting the Grey Knights Masters of the Chapter

Back in 2007 I was given the Masters of the Chapter box. This was four metal Space Marine models with a variety of weapons and armour, including a shield, an axe, a hammer, a broadsword and lots of ornate armour. I thought these would be perfect alternate models for Grey Knights.

They were, like most models, retired, but at one point they did make a return in resin.

These metal models of mine though consisted of a variety of parts, as well as some plastic rear packs.

I started putting them together and basing them, then I got distracted by other things.

These are the four individual models. Not completed, but they are based.

Looking over the figures recently I realised I hadn’t even updated the workbench page with the progress I made.

So the next stage will be finishing putting them together. Then there is the decision, do I continue with the Grey Knight concept, or maybe go down another route, Imperial Fists perhaps. Decisions, decisions.

Grey Knights in Terminator Armour

I had both a Grey Knights Terminator with Psycannon and a regular Grey Knights Terminator. These were metal models, which went together very easily.

I gave them both a black undercoat.

…and then I lost interest. However I have got them out of storage recently. As you can see the models have suffered by being in storage and there are parts of the models where the undercoat has been worn away. I don’t think though I will redo the undercoat at this stage. I am thinking about painting them with Leadbelcher, but I may need to get a new can of spray as my current can doesn’t seem to be doing the trick at the moment.

More photographs of both models from the workbench.