More progress with Appy 'n Teckie:
I've finished all of the base coats and most of the shading. I think the white is turning out well. I'm using the same formula I worked out on the Assault Terminator helms but have been applying even thinner coats and it's going well. This is Vallejo Sky Gray (it comes through pretty white due to the photo). Most of the shading is just the Vallejo Basalt Grey underneath rather than a shade. I brought the Sky Grey down to a glaze for the last few layers over the shoulder studs, still needs some work I think. For the Apothecary badge on the other shoulder I got as close as I dare could with the white, but I did want to leave a bit of darker gray to outline the badge. There were a few spots that were just too small so I used some Apothecary White Contrast paint and it worked pretty well in those areas.
I figured out that with a ton more blue tac I could get the heavy metal Techmarine backpack to sit upright on the pin. Now its a bit easier to paint. Its going pretty well, I opted to use Basilicanum Grey Contrast (mixed with contrast medium) to shade rather than Blood Angels Red Contrast because it gives a bit more of a grimy/oily look that a Techmarine would probably have. I did use some Blood Angels Red to shade larger patches of armor on the under side of arms and legs though. I also used some Ork Flesh Contrast to tint the toolbox after first highlighting it with Vallejo Silver. It turned out pretty well actually, was exactly the look I was going for.
I'm having fun with the glass vials on the Apothecary backpack. I'm following a masterclass guide from GW. I didn't have many of the colors they indicated in GW paint, but luckily it seems I had most of the equivalents in Vallejo. For the glass its a 70/30 mx of Vallejo Deep Sky Blue and Vallejo Prussian Blue. For the green liquid its 50/50 Caliban and Vallejo Intermediate Green, and the red liquid is Khorne Red. I've also shaded the red with Blood Angels Red and the blue and green with Gryph-Charger Grey.
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