I experimented a lot with airbrushing this time. All the reds and grey metallics are airbrushed. I didn't get it done all in one session even though I tried. The next day and with a fresh look, I noticed that some gradients weren't where I wanted them to be. I also painted the wrists/weapon bits red as an afterthought. It looks good, but it's a bit too close to having red as the dominant color. I can't think of a better color pattern though; it looked too plain otherwise, and there's only so much I can do with silver and bronze.
I'm proud with the front of the model. The fine print turned out OK, although I can't really read what I wrote on those scrolls. They're both random 6 letter Latin words I googled, but I forgot what were they. The cabling around his head turned out great, all the lights are the best I've painted, and I'm especially happy with the tiny Fleur de Lis on his left chassis plate. The crotch plate is blended gray to white to look like it's in shadow. One of the smoothest transitions I blended to date, and it's transitioning exactly where and as fast as I wanted it to.
After taking the pics I noticed that the model was a bit dusty, and I saw a few places that need to be touched up... As usual. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Anyway! More pics.
Of course it's all magnetized and alternate weapon options are painted up:
Sad to see that my Leviathan is looking tame compared to the new Dread.
Oh and here's one behind the scenes. A pink metal ruler duck taped to the SM codex, holding the background print using magnets on the back.
Thanks for looking!
