Honestly, after having tried Knights and Titans in Legions Imperialis I am not sure that they are worth their points, but I still like to have them as part of the Army. They have a tendency to die very fast without killing enough enemy points but I just love them.
They belong to the Ærthegn House, same as the Knight I painted for 28mm scale for my Sons of Horus Army (see here and here).
They were painted quite fast following this recipe:
- Paint all metal areas with Boltgun metal
- Nuln oil wash
- Dark brown wash on some areas
- Paint black all armour panels
- Paint base following the same recipe as the rest of the Army
- Add red stripes and details to armour
- Paint details (some gold, blue for windows, etc)
- Add light weathering to weapons and exhausts
- Add decals
- Varnish
This is also the first time that I have used Microsol for decals to make sure they adapt to non-flat surfaces like the pauldrons and other areas of the miniature, after having read about it for years and being skeptical I must say I am deeply impressed by the results. After applying a couple of thin layers the decal pretty much dissolves and blends into the colours that you have painted so it looks like a freehand. The only thing that pops out is the white, which I tuned down with a very thin layer of watered black. After that, they were ready for battle!
One thing to mention is that I did not have proper decals for the house symbol so it is the only thing that is freehand from the miniature, aside from the red/black/yellow stripes of course.
