Scheme Reference
Tiburon Khanate paints its units dark blue with teal highlights. Some units, especially those in Gamma Aimag, use a dark grey-green and use sea turtle shell patterns to decorate panels, each of which represents a victory on the battlefield or in trade negotiations. Successful warrior-merchants panels take on the look of armor over time.
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Artist Notes
This is the IWM release of the Iron Cheetah L. The squashed Griffin is the Project Phoenix sculpt; it was scrapped for kitbash pieces so made the perfect sacrificial mini.
I began with a black primer from Rustoleum. The rest of the paints are Army Painter Fanatic. The Iron Cheetah’s base coat is a mix of Thunderous Blue, Guardian Green, and Ash Grey. A Blue Tone wash was applied afterwards, with a dry brush of Talisman Teal following.
I should note the Teal should have included a mix of Thunderous Blue and/or Ash Grey to achieve the desired blue-grey. At the stage of discovery, it was too late to change, so I went forward.
The turtle shell patterns were done with a base of Leather Brown. The darker outline was achieved by mixing some black. The streaks were mixtures of Ice Yellow, Ancient Stone, Desert Yellow, and Ruby Skin.
Metallics (joints and weapon barrels) were Cobalt Metal with a Dark Tone wash. Cockpit started with a Wyvern Red, then Pure Red, Lava Orange, Daemonic Yellow, and a dash of white. The Griffin was similar. A coat of Alien Purple with Dark Tone wash.
The leg’s checker pattern was white and Crystal Blue. Like my previous checker patterns, I outlined in pencil before painting in the boxes.
The base was Citadel technical paint Stirland Battlemire. The green pools began with some white, then Daemonic Yellow, and finally Data System Glow effect paint from AP Fanatic. Overall, I loved building this.
The multiple pieces of the Iron Cheetah allowed for a very flexible pose. I used brown stuff to stabilize it all, though pinning would have been a better, if more difficult, approach.