This Imperial Defence Network is a limited item kit consists of 1 Imperial Bunker, 2 Imperial Defence Emplacement, and 3 Imperial Defence Line. It is a huge box for a War Hammer 40K. The basic requirement is to have it painted as closely as possible to the box art. Well, all went well except that I can't figure out what's the correct colour for the skull plate motives. Anyway, the friend who got me this work has not been hearing any complain from the owner about the skull colour, so it is a case close I supposed.
Right, here are some of the pictures taken after the whole thing was put together.
The painting process is of another level in terms of the process. Firstly, there are similar pieces; secondly they are all big pieces; thirdly, they are all big pieces with a lot of details. So the challenge is really on how to paint them all so that the colour will be consistent when they're put together. The whole process, starting from assembly till painting, took me about 50 working hours, within 1 month.
The whole thing is done with airbrush painting, and dry brushing, with a little bit hand painting on some small details. The color that I used is Mr Color, and Tamiya Enamel Paint. The new thing that I learned here is the thin wash, where a thin layer of enamel paint been applied to give the finishing a different kind of feel. I've learned as well that thin wash with enamel paint is best if the surface is not rough, otherwise the paint will not flow. The work in progress for this work is recorded in Pla-Zone.
Overall, I've learned something new from this build. Basically learned something new on the weathering part, and then I've learned something new as well on managing the painting process. Lastly, the most important part is still to learn from mistake and to keep on improve.
Finally, some other pictures that I've taken during the work in progress stage.
