The model for War Machine is one of the best sculpts that AMG has released for Marvel: Crisis Protocol. I wish he played a little bit better in-game, but that didn’t decrease my excitement for painting the model once he arrived in the mail. Here’s how I did it.
- I primed the model in black, which actually works out really well for this model because it has a pretty dark color palette.
- I did a first pass on all of the areas that were going to end up gray with GW Celestra Gray.
- It was a pretty quick and dirty paint job, so I went back to the other areas and cleaned them up with Pro Acryl Coal Black.
- My Badger Sotar 20/20 took care of this step and did a great job of feathering in some Pro Acryl Bright Warm Grey.
- I rotated back to the darker panels and did some edge highlighting with GW Stormvermin Fur.
- The base needed some attention and at this point, and the rest of the model was at a point where I could start working on it. I painted the exhaust directly from his boots with Pro Acryl Sky Blue over a light coat of Vallejo Game Color Glacier Blue. I brought the airbrush out for the other flames and sprayed them with Pro Acryl Fluorescent Orange and Pro Acryl Fluorescent Yellow.
- The actual suit was nearly done at this point, so I did some final edge highlighting on the lighter panels with Pro Acryl Bold Titanium White and Pro Acryl Bright Warm Gray on the darker areas of the model. I finished the model by lining everything with black ink.
How are you using War Machine in your games? Let us know in the comments! If you need to see these painting steps in action, you cant watch the video below!
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