To finish off the shield I painted the design with Army Painter Greedy Gold, forgetting what a terrible paint it is. All of these areas were then washed with Nuln Oil. I painted his undersuit, gloves and boots with Mechanicus Grey, and his weapon and shield with Leadbelcher. With the majority of the model now done I could pick out the remaining details. For his cloak I basecoated it with Evil Sunz Scarlet before giving it a wash with Nuln Oil and drybrushed across the folds with Jokaero Orange for highlights. To bring back that metallic shine, I gave the armour a quick coat of gloss varnish. Nothing I couldn’t fix with some Nuln Oil in the recesses and Mephiston Red for some edge highlights. In hindsight, I probably should have brushed the Blood Angels Red on as the armour came out wonderfully red but looking a little flat. Then used Blood Angels Red through the airbrush for all the armour. With a plan in mind, I primed the model gold and drybrushed it with some Necron Compound.

Additionally, I have heard that putting the red over gold instead of silver results in a much richer colour and fortunately, I have a rattle can of Retributor Armour left over from my Custodes.

Unfortunately I haven’t got any yet so I will have to make do with Blood Angels Red contrast paint. More or less every guide you read for bright red, like a candy apple red, recommends using Tamiya Clear Red. I have wanted to try bright red armour for a while now, and seeing that Red Guard character art for the first time provided me the perfect excuse to finally give it a go. Enough preamble, let’s get onto the good stuff.

Gloomhaven cragheart guide