This 35mm scale metal Paladin Annihilator is made by âPrivateer Pressâ and is the last of three figures which can be found inside the SKU: 83008 Paladin Annihilators â Iron Star Alliance Squad for Warcaster: Neo-Mechanika. The multi-part figure carries a rapid-fire weapon âthat can hit up to three models with every attackâ and âignore cover.â
Once the warriorâs weapon arms and Arc receiver were super-glued in place, the miniature was primed in "Citadel" Abaddon Black and given two coats of "Vallejo" Gunmetal. It was then shaded using "Citadel" Nuln Oil and dry-brushed with (more) "Vallejo" Gunmetal using a large make-up blusher brush.
Sticking with the slightly 'clean' metallic look of the Paladinâs previously painted battle brothersâ mechanically enhanced compound armour, I patiently 'picked out' the Annihilatorâs knee-pads, central chest plate, elbow-pads, and the majority of his Harbinger Cannonâs housing in âCitadelâ Abaddon Black. In addition, I applied a layer of "Vallejo" Heavy Sienna over the soldierâs spats, shoulder-pads, face-plate, and thigh-joints.
These areas were later given a coat of "Vallejo" Brass, a splash of "Citadel" Agrax Earthshade, and some delicate dry-brushing with a smidge more "Vallejo" Brass so as to bring back some of their shine after being shaded. I also painted part of each Paladin's Arc receiver with "Vallejo" Brass and washed them with "Citadel" Reikland Fleshshade.
Finally, as I wanted this heavy support Paladin to stand out from the run-of-the-mill Enforcers, I decided to apply a combination of âScalecolorâ Cobalt Alchemy and âCitadelâ Drakenhof Nightshade to the modelâs helmet and shoulder-plates. To be honest, I would have liked to have employed this palette on some additional areas too, but chose to stick to just those pieces of armour which I could easily reach with a brush-tip on all three of the miniatures.
Having finished another of my Weekly Challenges, I am already making excellent progress on the next. Somewhat embarrassingly, Iâve actually been âpicking awayâ at a tub of âEpicâ Khorne daemons by âGames Workshopâ since I first bought it from the second-hand stall, âLesleyâs Bitz Boxâ, whilst visiting "Colours" a few years ago. Next year I may well try to dedicate an entire month to the now long out of production (OOP) âtabletop wargame set in the fictional Warhammer 40,000 universeâ and actually paint some Adeptus Astartes or Squats. However, the plan for the next couple of days is to simply add a few more Flesh Hounds and Bloodletters to my burgeoning Chaos force, and maybe assemble some of the cardboard buildings I recently discovered inside a long-forgotten box of second edition âSpace Marinesâ.