Originally posted by DaN
With a blowtorch! :flame: Gah I hate :cussing: necrons lol
1. ALWAYS water down your paints really - the only I wouldn;t bother would be for putting a base coat on terrain, as you WANT that textured and streaky.
Of course, as the monolith is quite a big piece, I wouldn\'t water it down to GLAZE level lol
2. Do you mean that clear green plastic?
I\'m wondering if you could dip it in some wash to darken it, but I\'m not sure if it would stick... ???
Thank you for your help! And yeah, I know, lots of people hate crons and I can definitely see why. But before I started playing I spent almost six or seven months just trying to chose an army... Researching tactics, unit abilities, army fiction/fluff, trying to figure out who the hell I wanted to side with. I had it whittled down a select few. The Tau\'s ranged combat would have suited me nicely, but I didn\'t like the idea of relying on a couple units of troops to do virtually all the cqc for me. On the other hand, the Tyranid horde aspect was very alluring... Yet I still wasn\'t up to the daunting task of painting (or buying) such a vast army. The witch/daemon hunters had a very nice overall look and feel along with a rich back story; but didn\'t suit my play style well... And finally there were the Necrons, who get the least love in the 40k universe.
I fell in love them immediately...
They have a small unit selection that at the same time is just diverse enough for me. A pretty simplistic look that I find very fun to paint, since it can be detailed, or very plain depending on your taste. And they\'re a churning meat grinder that\'s tough as nails in the right hands (and I\'ll admit, a little luck). My only complaint was they WERE a bit slow, but with the new \'run\' rule for infantry- problem solved. Not to mention the monolith is now a true force to be reckoned with, which is why I\'m now finally adding one!
Where was I? Oh yes...
I certainly would NOT be watering down my paints to a glaze level in either case lol Usually I like to stick to the consistency of milk for most stuff; better to do multiple coats than one, thick, ugly, brush line filled streak no? And yes, I\'m considering doing an ink wash or pretty diluted coat of chaos black on the clear green plastic parts (portal/top crystal). I assume it would stick since I wash the pieces in a lightly soapy pool of water before painting anything. I do this while all the pieces are still on the spurs (it\'s easier that way) and it any residual mold release off that still may be hanging on.
