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 finishstained 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
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With the desbrasking complete, redefined
‘the ropes carefull
1 pote cna se
he sksHOWDAH
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