This is my first try at a tutorial of any sort, so please bear with me.
I have developed a method for paining coloured lights, such as head lights, tail lights, and the pot lights found on the Skyshield Landing pad in my pictures. I think it looks quite good. It may not be Golden Daemon standard, but it is quick and easy, witch does give it some merit.
I will be using red lights for my example. To paint red lights, you will need:
-Mechrite Red
-Blood Red
-Mithril Silver
-Red Ink (I suppose Baal Red would be just as good)
-Brazen Brass (or whatever colour you like for the trim around the light)
All paint should be thinned, or you will fill in the detail.
step #1 base coat Mechrite Red
step #2 mix appx. 3:1 mithril silver and blood red. This makes a rosy pink/silver colour. Thin coat for this.
step #3 glaze of red ink. You should be quite liberal with this. I say glaze not wash. It will appear as a nice shinny cherry red.
step #4 brazen brass (or whatever) on the trim and wire guards.
There it is quick and easy. There are allot of these lights on the Landing Pad, so a simple method is quite a time saver.
Here's the finished piece.
