As I'm writing up new lists for Imperial Armour 13 it is becoming apparent that I would have to utilize an aegis defense line with communications relay to ensure my reserves, flyers, etc. come on when I need them too. I had an aegis defense line lying around with a terrible paint job. So I thought I could chaosify it and give it a grim dark paint job to make it fit my iron warriors.
The way I'm running my iron warriors is undivided, so I thought that each section of the defense line could have a different chaos god! I had tons of extra icon bits laying around!
Step 1: Base Coat
Mournfang brown for the areas that were going to be tarnished gold and on skulls.
Leadbelcher on all the other areas of the wall.
Step 2: Drybrush
Balthasar Gold over all areas that you want the aegis to be tarnished gold.
Ushabati Bone on the skulls, several light coats.
Nuln oil over the entire defense line, avoid the skulls.
Note: Make sure the wash doesn't pool on the bottom, otherwise you are left darker areas, or areas that dry out and recess.
Step 4: Highlights
Runefang steel along the edges of areas you want to pop.
Screaming skull on the raised areas of the bones.
Step 5: How detailed do you want it to be?
If you are happy with the results, you can call it finished. If not you can do even more highlights and shading.
I went over the gold in some areas with Gehenna Gold to make it brighter, especially on some of the chaos icons.
As you can see below, I used Runefang Steel on the eye of chaos on the communications array to make it pop.
I may go back and gently highlight all the bolts with Leadbelcher.
