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Last month, Paul Rudge PREPARING showed you how to assemble and convert the fantastic gears FOR BATTLE takes some time to explain how he painted his massive beastie. Taking the Mimak to the Next Level, Part 2 R= ‘Armed As ith ll models, I stated with the largest and lowest area of With both tbe the model ist Gin this cae, the skin), From ere, Tru work DVD and The iy way outward. Using he panting wide in The Bate of ete of Plemor Pelenmor Fields supplements & stating pot. T mixed up ad Fields supplement os painted ona baseoat of Code Grey, Graveyard Earth, nd reference material, Set Chaos Black. 1 then drybhed the skin and added several bout deciding how Llano highlights rete the skin tones hy adding we and ‘was going to tackle the more Komando Khaki tothe base coor. {nade the final beast From the very. highlight afer adding Fortress Grey to the highligh knew F wanted to use avery limited palette and to keep the model very earthy and naturalistic Lite did know ‘when I started how long it would take Pint the Mima realy sage Kit! TOP TIP ‘When painting large models i's a ocd idea to mix upa large amount of {Your base color in spare pots as this method will ave you replicate the same color in. During the rand over arse of painting Heavily textured wane like the Ma the Mama, Found that he ad to create several pots for beth the ‘creature and the er Drybretag rat th bscoat coer rather Aer alight drbrashing of Forress Grey ‘than the black undercoa ils the kn s complete ener finish stained texture, The easiest way to bring fut that texture is some careful Adrybrushing. [began by painting the masks ‘with a basccoat of Konnmande Khaki, L applied a wash of Brown Ink mixed with Bestal Brown ad litle water over this bsecoat, Whe the colors were completely dy, I drybrished the tasks with Kommando Khaki followed by Bleached Bone den finished the Workin oxer an even basecot wil lp tusks off with very lig en painting igh —— tena \ Awash lps ck onthe deta ike the With the desbrasking complete, redefined ‘the ropes carefull 1 pote cna se he sks HOWDAH Woodwork. As you may remernber from the fist antic, Tdi not assemble the howda as it would make the job of aiming its many hae to reach areas much ‘asier, Working over a basocoat of Scorched Brown, I drybrsed both the wicker flooring and support struts frst With ark brown imply a mix of Besta Brown and Choos Blick) the skin, 1 built up sever ns by aking increasing amounts of Bestal Brown to the hase colo. For a ial bighlight, added Komnmando Khaki o the color. only takes one or two layers of bxbrushing to bring othe woven tar ofthe wicker flooring Side Panels. Working over a asecot of Scorched Brown, I simply drybrushed the side panels Dark Flesh and then Dusk Flesh mixed equally with Bestia Brown, to bet I missed one) Graveyard Earth then applied a Wash of Brown Ink (Once it had rie, | highlighted the rope ties with Kommand Khaki Wei had competed the painting. 1 TUSK WEAPONS One ofthe key features of my Mamak, and ‘of those MGmaki featured inthe movi, i the bral tsk weaponry. “To paint the tusk weapons, [began with a Iacoont of Graveyard Earth fr bth the ropes and the spikes. 1 applied a wash ide of Brown Ink. Bestil Brown, and a Title water over this basecout Once the ‘wash was completely dr, Ieaeflly

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