Tiny Terrasaurs

When I painted the Raptix, I used P3 paints because I only had the colours I wanted to use in P3. For the rest of the Terrasaur units that I had, I was lucky in that I already had pretty much all the colours I wanted to use in Vallejo Model Air paints, so I didn't need to worry about thinning. I guess that's why the airbrushed coats, are smoother - although there was still some degree of spotting, which is especially visible on the Spikodon.

I did like the splatter effect that I inadvertently achieved on the Raptix, so for the Elite Carnidon I tried to replicate it manually by flicking paint off a paintbrush. The resulting spots looked good, but were smaller than what I got on the Raptix. I'm not sure how to control the spot size. I also experimented with a more neutral shade for the Elite, which I think worked better with greens I was using.

 

I put more effort into the eyes this time, painting the area black first. I tried several eye colours across the models; I think the yellow worked the best simply due to being the brightest. The eyes are still hit-and-miss though; they mostly look OK on the Carnidons, but don't really work on the Brontox and are just too small to see on the Spikodon (I probably should have skipped the black outline on the Spikodon since the surrounding area is so very dark anyway).

Colours:
The Carnidons were basecoated in Vallejo 72.705 Game Air Moon Yellow, then had Vallejo 72.732 Game Air Escorpina Green airbrushed down at about 45 degrees, followed by Vallejo 72.729 Game Air Sick Green airbrushed almost straight down.

The Spikodon was also basecoated in Vallejo 72.705 Game Air Moon Yellow, with Vallejo 72.729 Game Air Sick Green airbrushed at 45 degrees and Vallejo 72.728 Game Air Dark Green airbrushed straight down.

Finally the Brontox also started with Vallejo 72.705 Game Air Moon Yellow, then had Vallejo 72.706 Game Air Sun Yellow airbrushed down from 45 degrees, then Vallejo 72.708 Game Air Orange Fire was airbrushed straight down.

The Elite Carnidon then had Vallejo 72.728 Game Air Dark Green flicked down from above with a brush, to try to get a spotted pattern.

All the models then had their teeth and claws picked out in Formula P3 Menoth White Highlight, eye outlines and pupils painted in Vallejo 70.950 Model Color Black, and Formula P3 Ryn Flesh applied inside the mouth.

For the eyes I used Vallejo 72.005 Game Color Moon Yellow, The Army Painter Warpaints Electric Blue, Citadel Edge Blue Horror, Citadel Edge Guass Blaster Green, and Citadel Layer Moot Green on different models - though I can't remember which model got which colour.

Finally all the models were dipped in Army Painter Quickshade Strong Tone shade/varnish, except the Elite Carnidon and the Spikodon, which instead got the much colder Army Painter Quickshade Dark Tone shade/varnish. Once this was dry a coat of Vallejo 26.518 Matt Acrylic Varnish was airbrushed on.

The Carnidons felt a little too big for 25mm bases, so I put them on 30mm round acrylic bases. The other two were small enough that the 25mm clear acrylic round bases felt appropriate.

Lazy Lizards

Some time back I prepped all my Monsterpocalypse Terrasaur units, figuring they would be quick to paint. Then I got real busy. UNTIL NOW!

I wasn't really invested in these guys, so I decided to try to paint them as quickly and lazily as possible. I used three passes with an airbrush to try to create the gradient, picked out a few details by hand, then dunked them in Quickshade. I think I got all the actual painting done for all four models within around two hours; I'm pretty sure that's a record for me!

Other than the crappy-looking eyes I actually think these guys look decent, and the eyes are so small that they will be barely visible on the table anyway. So overall I would consider this an acceptable tabletop-level paint scheme. Nothing to be proud of, but good enough for models that are gaming pieces first and foremost. And the speed with which they came together is actually very encouraging for me; I've not been motivated to paint much due to how long it takes me, so knowing that I can actually paint fast if I decide to makes me happy.


Colours:
After priming white I airbrushed on a basecoat of Formula P3 Menoth White Base. I then airbrushed Formula P3 Rucksack Tan down from around a 45 angle, followed by Citadel Layer Doombull Brown from directly above, to try to get that reptilian "lighter belly scales" look. I must have either screwed up the paint consistency or the airflow (or both), because instead of smooth coats I ended up with very obvious splatters of the darker colours:

Which I figured actually didn't look too bad; the reference image I was working from (a velociraptor from Jurassic Park) had a spotted colour scheme so I decided this fit well enough and just went with it.

I picked out the claws and teeth in Formula P3 Menoth White Highlight. The inside of the mouth was Formula P3 Ryn Flesh. I initially tried painting the eyes in Vallejo 72.005 Game Color Moon Yellow to match the yellow eyes in my reference image, but it didn't stand out so I switched to Citadel Layer Moot Green instead, with a dot of Vallejo 70.950 Model Color Black from the pupils.

I dunked them in The Army Painter Quickshade Strong Tone dip/varnish and flicked off the excess, rather than carefully applying it with a brush the way I normally would. To my surprise only one of them went flying across the room in the process! And somehow the paint wasn't even damaged! Amazing!

Finally, after leaving them a day to dry I airbrushed on a generous layer of Vallejo 26.518 Matt Acrylic Varnish. Once that was dry enough I glued them onto some round 25mm clear acrylic bases, rather than the square bases they come with, to make them usable in different games if desired.