Red Death...Necrons

[Alsiaie]

I got a start on an ever growing Necron army. I'm more of a gamer than a painter, but I still enjoy a nice looking army. It has been a while since I have worked on any major painting projects after finishing most of my Chaos about a year ago. Mostly everything has been assembled minus a few odds and ends.

What I have assembled so far...

3 Annihilation Barges
3 Ghost Arks
25 Warriors
6 various Crypteks
4 Necron Lords/Overlords
Stormlord
9 Scarabs
10 Immortals
C'tan Shard (Nightbringer)

I decided to go with a red color scheme over the standard green. I did like the approach GW with their Khemri look but I wanted a different color. To start things out, I chose an annihilation barge since it is a medium sized model. I do use an airbrush a lot so a lot of my paints are brands you'd find in a craft store due to cost. Mixed with testor's airbrush thinner and water there's no issue. The barge was coated dark burgundy over black. Using heavy drybrushing, I applied a darker crimson red then drybrushed a coat of brighter crimson. Highlighting was done with vallejo blood red. The metallics are pretty standard, using black ink on the boltgun instead of devlin mud to go with a more oily appearance. I did some quick cleanup and applied vallejo matte varnish after this picture was taken. Basing is still TBD. I'm leaning towards a dark grey ash waste with green crystals. Making the crystals green on the bases would draw out some the rest of the model for a good balance.





Though not my original idea, I've been working on a Harbinger of Despair (Veil of Darkness). The staff was taken from a few parts pinned together. The upper half a is a deathmark rifle connected by the blade from a warscythe. The lower handle is from a hyperphase sword. The spine comes from the lychguard box

[SamWISEyyz]

That's a nice looking scheme you got there. Would be nice for some close ups and more angles but from what's there it looks pretty tidy.

Green crystals sounds like a great idea. Looking forward to seeing how they come out

[ChrisMurray]

I like the red and gold, looks very imposing and regal at the same time.

[Student]

Nice colour scheme and I like the blue glow.

[Alsiaie]

Thank you for the comments. My immortals are getting some paint today. It feels nice to have an army that's relatively easy to paint. (excluding arks lol)

[Alsiaie]

Got some basic coats on the immortals. They should be finished tomorrow. The picture was sent with my phone to save time.

[Myelinated Axon]

I really like your paint scheme, and it's really well-executed. There's a similar scheme in the Necron codex (top of page 69), and it's my favorite in the entire book, so I look forward to seeing where this is going.

[Alsiaie]

Thank you. The immortals did not get finished unfortunately. My back issues decided to pay me a visit this week which makes my muscles really tight. My hands get really unsteady as my arms are trying to resist the tight strain on my shoulder area. I did manage to finish the boltgun areas and I am slowly working on the blue areas.

[Alsiaie]

An 1850 list has been finalized for our local league and when painted, their first tournament. The immortals are receiving more paint today. Unfortunately I'm able to get about 15-20 minutes of work done at a time before breaking due to my back doh.

Stormlord

Nemesor Zahndrekh

5 Crypteks
4 Harbinger of Destruction
Solar Pulse
1 Harbinger of Eternity
Chronometron

17 Warriors
1 Necron Lord
Warscythe
MSS
1 Harbinger of Storm
Lightning Field
Ghost Ark

8 Warriors
Ghost Ark

10 Immortals
Tesla Carbine
1 Harbinger of Despair
Veil of Darkness

6 Canoptek Scarabs

x3 Annihilation Barge

[Alsiaie]

I have finished the immortals other than the basing which those components still have to be ordered. I think for now, I'll probably be working on more vehicles.

[BowlingShirtJerk]

I dig the blue and how all the colors work together! I'd love to see these dudes on bases. Your paint scheme really pops and I think that to 'balance' the model the bases should as well... so I'm excited to see what you've got in the pipeline.

[MasterValrik]

Red Death is starting off strong, good looking force.

[ChrisMurray]

The imortals are great, the red is so rich and stands out well without overpowering the other colours.

[Alsiaie]

Thank you everyone! It's a pretty simple paint job but detailed enough to be tournament worthy. I decided to take up a Ghost Ark next. I have three and I knew the headaches they would cause when I decided to get into Necrons. I'm only using two so I don't feel rushed to have it painted from start to finish before hitting the tabletop. Normally I do with my models since I don't use can primer and airbrush everything. They scratch easily until I varnish them. I use the wooden sticks to hold the vehicle together on the tabletop as well. Fully assembled, it is near impossible to paint. Some areas cant even be reached with a brush. So I have to make this even more complicated to complete.



For infantry basing, it will most likely be a dark grey wasteland. There will be two types of accessories. One using Hirst Molds as seen below, the other are resin crystals. $30 will be enough to base my entire army. A lot cheaper than buying resin bases!

[Alsiaie]

Thanks to a long list of delays, I have about finished half of the ghost ark... I have to complete three ribs, gauss flayes and the cockpit.

[Alex_H]

Really like the colour scheme. Makes a nice change to the typical metallic Necrons. Are you using a NM gold or a "gold" metallic paint?

I will be watching you with interest

[Alsiaie]

The pictures do make it look like NMM but it's not. I'm using vallejo Bright Bronze as my base coat. Over that I am using a craft brand gold called Sahara Gold. I haven't seen any other gold like it. It's very smooth and dull unlike the typical shining gold. I give it a coat of sepia wash afterwards. The finished pieces have been coated with vellejo matte varnish as well.

[REDEATH]

hehe nice choice of colors I would have used RED myself for obvious reasons

[Alsiaie]

I have finished airbrushing the second half of the ark. Now to dry brushing two more reds, details and highlights!

[TimLeeson]

Very nice Necrons, the red and blue are executed so well. Look forward to seeing more, I think those Immortals are some of the nicest I've seen.