After seeing Maenoferren22 over on Bogenwald post up his Reaper Bones Ghost the other day as part of the Gender-Ambiguous challenge, I realised that I had a pair of them myself sitting around on the painting desk, which I’d used as test models for the new(ish) “ghost” paints by GW, Hexwraith Flame and Nighthaunt Gloom – which both turned out to be a bit of a disaster.
So, the logical thing was to try and smash them both out quickly for the challenge (again, on the 30th of March). This was achieved by going onto YouTube and seeing what Warhammer TV said about painting Nighthaunt models. So I simply followed the simple instructions on the video, and in the process got both of these painted to a passable tabletop level and also learned a bit more about using these paints. Especially Nighthaunt Gloom. Basing was done in the same style as the rest of my Undead Models with gravestones on their bases, alongside the other Reaper Miniature, the Dragon Plant – also featuring a whole lot of flowers…
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Turned out really well, especially as you were having problems with the new paints
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Thanks Dave. The WTV tute was well worthwhile for me.
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Cool! I’ve got those paints too, but haven’t used them yet… I’ll have to take a look on YT – I’d love to re-do some old spirit hosts I have kicking around 🙂
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These were pretty easy. I’ll probably end up using their techniques on the new ghosts I’ve picked up.
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How do you go about priming Reaper Bones? When I tried it on mine the mini felt all tacky and sticky, even weeks later.
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The stuff is pretty awful. I’ve used a shellac spray, Reaper’s own “brown liner” apparently works, and then there’s their HD paints.
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Would Vallejo’s black primer work? I could brush that on.
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The Vallejo stuff didn’t seem to work for me, though I’ve read about people airbrushing it on with no problems.
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These look great. I love the blending on the robes. I also have a question. How do i submit stuff for the april challenge. Do you have a contact page or should i tweet them at you? Or put them on my blog?
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Thanks mate!
To submit stuff, just post them up on your blog and then post a link to that post in the comments of that month’s “Challenge Announcement” post.
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Very nice mate and I like the blending from green to black, works a treat.
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Thanks mate. It was actually super easy – just thinning down the washes in the transition space.
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They look nice- the shading fits their theme just right.
Cheers,
Pete.
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Thanky Pete! Can’t take credit for the colour scheme – it’s entirely lifted from GW!
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Very cool! Despite the earlier issues, you clearly had a handle on how to use those paints by the time you finished these!
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Cheers, Alexis – despite me faffing about with them initially (these were the first models I tried to do anything with that paint – well before the bits and pieces of terrain), they turned out to be quite simple in the end. The WHTV video shows just how easy they can be.
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I’m going to sound like a dick head ! mate but how tall are these fragile little beauties ?
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Nothing unus- I mean, not at all!
They’re a little taller than your average 28mm figure because of the floaties, though to the same scale. Maybe 40mm or so? Shed is locked up atm so I can’t measure right now, but that is about right.
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bugger me that’s not much taller than what I do ! with all that amazing painting I would have thought they would have been like at least 10cm tall ,now I will appraise your work in a different mind . I feel I’ll have to put a bit more into my fig. painting from now on !! ,.
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You’re too kind, Pat! I find the larger figures present their own problems. It’s much easier to hide my/our little failings on smaller ones!
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What issues were you having with the paints? Great job, by the way! I’m thinking I might get in on one of the monthly challenges…
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Thank you!
It’s more of an issue with the material that Reaper Bones are made of generally.
With these two new GW Technical paints, it’s because I had just slapped them onto the two models initially, but these are sort of like an intersection of paints and wash, so they behave a bit differently to either.
It’d be great to have you on board for a challenge or ten! 🙂
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Count me in for sure! The new Reaper Black series seems to be a heck of a lot better with paints. I snagged an Owlbear and an Effrit recently, can’t wait to paint them!!!
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They’ve turned out rather nice. The ghosts themselves look a bit like Marvel’s Green Goblin villain with the skin tone and wavy hat. The base work is particularly excellent.
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Ah yeah, I can see that! Purple hood would make it work (and then grey skin/orange hood for the other one?)
Cheers mate!
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