WiP: Rhino

Hey everyone! Just chiming in with a few shots of a Rhino I am trying to knock together.

Its been a while since my last post and that's because, quite frankly, I was burnt out. I had just bitten off way more than I could chew and all the projects stacking up around me was really getting me down. Then Chaos Tad came to me with something that really turned me around. Apparently, in Imperial Armor # 7 they have an army list that's built specifically for me: The Servants of Decay.

From what I have read so far think 4th ed Imp. Guard rules with 5th ed tanks/equipment and just a pinch of chaos thrown in for flavor. You can field regular imp guard and plague marines side by side as well as run around in rhinos and chimeras. PLUS, and this is what got me really excited, there is options for plague zombies! In a nutshell, I can use models from 3 different armies ( including Warhammer Fantasy Battles ) to complete a working army! You cant beat a deal like that with a stick.

Looking through the prints that they had in the book I found a color scheme that was this bone colored/rusty look. I had a spare primed rhino laying around so I thought I would give it a shot:

Please keep in mind that these are still works in progress and I still have a lot of detailing left. I got this far with the Skeleton Bone primer from Army Painter (that stuff is a godsend). After the base coat went down I just started going over the model with Gryphonne Sepia until I got the desired tone of ick. I left the recesses and exhaust vents untouched ( for now ) just to break up the model a little bit. The spore node/pus sack/conversation starters are all made w/green stuff and painted with a base of Dark Angels Green followed by Catachan Green. The free-hand fly is Gore Red and Blood red for the eyes and the wings are golden and sunburst yellow. The Metals are Ancient Bronze from the Vallejo line with a Scorched Brown undercoat.

I still need to get the rest of the metals flushed out and maybe work on that Nurgle icon some more. I got a new yellow yesterday ( whose name currently escapes me) that I think will fit in better with the color scheme. After that its some line highlighting followed by weathering and then adding the "pollen" from the nodes.

As always I appreciate any questions/comments/criticisms you may have.

Have a good one
GV