+ inload: Painting the Partisans II – Iron Guard +

+ Painting the Partisans II + 

+ Iron Guard Astartes +

+ Time's wingéd chariot flits ever onwards, and we go crashing into the mid-Autumn period... The War of the False Primarch is firmly in stage IV, where (spoiler warning) pretty much everything starts to go wrong for the 'Primarch'. +

+ An Inquisitor and his bodyguard advance alongside a Reaver Titan of the Amber Kings (Legio Validus) +

+ Of course, there's not much warfare if we don't know what the Chapters look like! In an earlier inload [+noosphericinloadlink embedded+], we looked at painting the Inheritors, Void Barons and Silver Stars. Today its the turn of the Iron Guard. +

+ Painting the Iron Guard +

'Csak vass, semmi kevesebb'

+ ...and it's a two-for-one here, as the Iron Guard – creation of Michael M_R [+Instagram handle: @studio_fatfingers], and whose Index Astartes you can read here [+noosphericinloadlink embedded+] – have two schemes. The first is as they appear during the start of the war, and the second is their later Partisan appearance. This is a bit of a preview, as the article that explains the latter is on its way. +

+ Pre-war +

+ I sprayed the figure with Halford's matt black undercoat, then applied a layer of Ironbreaker, which was then highlighted with Stormhost Silver. +

+ I then washed the whole figure with Drakenhof Nightshade to give a blue steely finish, adding a hint of Druchii Violet wash in the recesses. Once dry, I re-established the highlights with Stormhost Silver, and added some silver acrylic ink for the brightest highlights. +

+ The boltgun casing, pouches and soft armour were painted with Charadon Granite and washed with Agrax Earthshade; while the workings of the boltgun and shoulder trim were Ironbreaker washed with Agrax Earthshade. +

+ Details were picked out with Yriel Yellow and Macragge Blue, and the eyes painted with Fire Dragon Orange. +

+ The tactical marking is a vertical double-headed arrow, and the Chapter symbol a solid 'rook' icon. Be careful not to confuse it with the Star Wardens' similar castle symbol. +

+ During the war +

+ The techniques and colours were identical for the later scheme. Redolent of rust, the main (and obvious!) difference is the orange torso and helm – a slight echo of the Silver Stars' scheme. +

+ If you're planning on joining the War of the False Primarch, this is probably the best scheme to use. +

+ This is simply two layers of Fire Dragon Orange (I think Troll Slayer Orange is the new version), followed by a wash of Agrax Earthshade. This was then highlighted with another layer of Troll Slayer Orange with a hint of white added. + 

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+ Silver Stars +

+ Crossing the streams a little, I've also been building (and paintign) more of the strange pseudolegion in both 15mm and 32mm scale. +

+ The 15mm versions are in Crusade Armour, just like their bigger counterparts. +

+ Nothing hugely insightful to say here, but it was nice to finally assemble one with a grav gun, a weapon I've been meaning to use on the Silver Stars for a while. +

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