Fire Wings w/ mounted Beelphegor Part 12

Time to start painting...

So for this project, I decided to start with the base. I have a specific vision in mind for how I want the base to look, so I'm going to begin here to ensure that I can tie everything in together in the end. And as far as the theme of the project goes, the base is a pretty important element in the story.

I started with the base primed in gray using DupliColor automotive primer. After getting a nice even base using a couple of coats of the primer, I then washed the entire base with the Nuln Oil shade from Citadel. The whole washing process took a little bit of time so that I could makes sure that I got everywhere and that it covered pretty evenly.

Next I did a couple drybrush passes using Frostbite from P3, as seen below:

And another drybrush pass using Morrow White from P3 and you can see the results below:

The initial drybrush passes were meant primarily to pull out the detail after the wash and the final drybrush pass was meant to reinforce the overall highlights even more. Overall these were just the initial set up steps for the base and all of this will soon be covered up with the actual colors that will make up the final base.

To be continued...

Fire Wings w/ mounted Beelphegor Part 11

Assembly continued...

And now we get to the rider. The pic below shows the head attached to the cloak and the legs still separate. This is the final sub assembly for the rider as he will be paints as is. The rider fits together flawlessly and also attaches to the dragon seamlessly. He will be painted separately and attached at the very end.

The photo below shows all of the left over pieces which include the saddle, bridle reins, tongue and face for the dragon. Additionally included are the rider's arm, sword and lance. All of these pieces will be assembled after certain parts of the paint process are complete.

And there we have it, the assembly process is as complete as it is going to get until some painting phases are complete. I will include pictures as we progress through the paint process that will detail as things are assembled.

I know it has been a rather long road to get here and this set of photos is rather lackluster for the final assembly post, so in order to end on a high note I'm including the following pic of the dragon primed and as it would look if the wings were attached.

To be continued...