In preparation, I paid a visit to Tale of Painters, and found this painting tutorial for Ultramarine Vehicles. I also lined up my How to Paint Citadel Miniatures book, and dug around in my paint box to see what I had on hand. Oh, and I bought a basic spray gun! I don't have a couple hundred dollars to sink on a fancy air compressor and variable spray gun, so I don't think I'll be risking some of the more technical touches that Garfy (Tale of Painters) employed, but I did get some great techniques for painting the vehicle interior, which I've completed today.
(That's Denzel Washington you can see in the background, from the movie Inside Man.)
It's a first try, but I'm happy with it. The key was dry brushing. The whole interior basically, bar the screens, was dry brushed. I loved the electric glow of Garfy's tank interior, like it was lit from dim electric lights and screens, with the light bouncing off Ultramarine armour. You can imagine them rattling around in there in their power armour while the tank roles its way to the battlefield. To get that glow I made sure to finish with Temple Guard Blue, and underneath that, a layer of Calgar blue on a base of Macragge Blue. The steel, following Garfy's guide, is Leadbelcher followed by a highlight of Runefang Steel. On his, he seems to have concentrated the Runefang Steel in the centre, just as I did with the blue on the walls, and next time I'll try to achieve that look with the floor. The screens are also to his directions, albeit using the colours I had, which were a base of Warboss Green, followed by Skarsnik Green mixed with White Scar on the bottom right, and Abaddon Black with a spot of White Scar on the top left. My brush hand was a little shaky, but still fine. And I covered it with 'Ardcoat to try and get that shiny screen look.
So far, so good, IMHO. Next comes the tank exterior, with the accompanying spray gun, about which I am equal parts excited and intimidated!
