takes pics to show how the Halo figures compare, size-wise.
Next, I gave the entire miniature a very light dusting of Vallejo Ghost Gray. This helped all the edges look more worn and stand out a bit more. Then, I went in and did the detailing. First, I blacked out all the joints and weapon ports, and then repainted the joints with Apple Barrel Pewter Gray. I added some scratches here and there by first drawing in the scratched areas in black, and then going over them in Boltgun Metal, leaving a little bit of the outer black outline still visible. Using Blood Red and Bad Moon Yellow, I painted small markings all over the miniature. Lastly, I lightly washed the weapon ports and their immediate areas with Vallejo Smoke.
I jeweled the two lasers on each arm green; the depressions were very small, so this was accomplished simply with a crescent of Snot Green and a dot of White. For the cockpit, I wanted a reflective look, so I blended from Enchanted Blue to Sky Blue to White at the top half, and then I made a hard black divider and blended down from Mahogany Brown to Bubonic Brown to Bone White at the bottom half. Then I highlighted the edges with White.
I painted the rim of the base Graveyard Earth, and applied a thin red glaze to the bottom half of the cockpit (so it would stand out a bit from the colors of the mech). Then I moved on to the base. I drybrushed the entire base, building it up from Beastial Brown to Bubonic Brown to Bone White - also stippling on Shadow Gray and Blazing Orange for variety.
I completed the miniature by adding a few patches of static grass, and double-sealing it with Dullcote.
I have enjoyed the challenges presented by this contest, and hope that my painting and the write-ups posted here are of some use to you, the readers. Thanks!