Hobby Update: Bloodreavers 1/3
10 Bloodreavers complete 20 to go. All the units of Bloodreavers I have for my Tyrants list contain second hand models. Some came from Ebay and some from Paul Smith here in Houston. This particular unit came from an Ebay lot I purchased I am not completely sure of all the colors the previous owner used. Here is an example of what the models looked like when I got them:
As you can see the colors are a bit flat and could use some more depth. the bases also needed to be retouched.
Tactics: Bloodreavers have their place and can be effective in a Blades list, however they need lots of support; Slaughterpriest, Bloodsecrator, Warshrine and Bloodstokers can all increase their effectiveness. In my Tyrants list I am only running the Priests and they are primarily being used to buff the Skullcrushers and Bloodthirsters. With that said my Bloodreavers are just there to be #1. speedbumps, #2. Space eaters, #3. Bloodtithe. They have never done very much on the table for me, but they do serve a purpose, holding objectives and being a general nuisance.
Paint: I started by stripping the bases with simple green and water, I just filled a pan up to the bottom of there feet and let them stand for a few days. Then I just touched up some of the little paint issues. I washed “shaded” them and then just added a little drybrush and highlights. I just wanted to give them a little more depth and contrast. In the end I am happy with how the came out.
Color Guide:
Prime: Unknown
- Gold/Brass
- Touch up
- Vallejo gold
- Wash
- Nuln Oil
- Dry
- Shinning gold
- Touch up
- Red
- Base
- Khorne Red I think
- Wash
- Nuln Oil
- Dry
- Mephiston red
- Base
- Silver
- Base
- Unkown “I think it was IronBreaker”
- Wash
- Nuln Oil
- Dry/Edge
- Runefange steel
- Base
- Skull
- Base
- Ushabti Bone
- Wash
- Agrax Eathshade
- Dry
- Ushabti Bone
- Dry/edge
- Flayed one Flesh
- Base
- White Skin
- base
- Unknown
- Layer
- Pallid Wych Flesh “Possibly”
- Wash
- Riekland Fleshshade
- Layer/Dry
- Pallid Wych Flesh
- base
- Pants”recolored”
- Base
- Shadow Grey
- Wash
- Nuln Oil
- Dry/HL
- Space Wolves Grey
- Base
Most of the other colors I am not sure about I just sort of winged it.
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