Getting Happy with paint.

All right... finally time to show the images of the painting process.

For those not familiar with this string of posts, these are bases that I made using one of the Happy Seppuku moulds.  Go on their website and see them!  You can also check out previous posts on this topic.

I started out with some tan for the non-metal part of the bases.

Once that was done, it was time to apply some dark blue-gray.

I gradually lightened the mix...

I lightened it some more, making sure to get more green or more brownish grays here and there.

Final highlights!

Glazing time!  I have a variety of colors from Secret Weapon, Vallejo and Reaper.

Even the initial blue/black glazes make a huge difference. The Shaded Basecoat technique applies to basing too!

Gotta have some rust effects, beginning with a mix of glaze colors and a reddish brown.

Adding a little more orange to that to make it lighter.

Just a few more details and tidbits, and they will be all done!!!