Another Diversion ... Into Clan Space!

So having run out of both the Gamers Grass Bracken as well as Vallejo Tan Earth, the Arkab are on hold while I get more supplies. So what to do for now to keep the progress going? Steel Vipers out of left field of course. I had four Clan omni-mechs and four Clan IIC mechs and then tossed in an old metal Hoplite I found in a drawer which gives me one omni-mech shy of a binary. Browsing through the Camospecs website for a fairly easy color scheme, I came across the Omega Galaxy of the Steel Vipers. Main body of mechs is basic black, bare metal for the limbs and each cluster gets to pick their accent color. Thus the 1011th Binary of the 10th Fang Cluster of the Steel Viper Omega Galaxy is born. I still need to get another Clan omni at some point to finish the unit up. Also the Locust is a 3rd party 3d Print that is standing in for a Locust IIC and the Griffin is a regular one missing the missile launcher so should be okay as a IIC proxy as well.

1011th Binary

Alpha Star
Star Captain Nicole Andrews
    Hellbringer (Loki)
Mechwarrior Mayhew
    Pouncer
Mechwarrior Clovis
    Nova (Black Hawk)
Mechwarrior Laurel Viper
    Fire Moth (Dasher)

Bravo Star
Star Commander Harrison Foster
    Hoplite
Mechwarrior Morwenna
    Crossbow (Omni)
Mechwarrior Pedr
    Griffin IIC
Mechwarrior Jacob Viper
    Shadow Hawk IIC
Mechwarrior Harisal
    Locust IIC

So for the painting part I started of course with a good coating of Vallejo Black followed by Vallejo Gunmetal Grey for the legs and arms (or at least the wigs and panels that the Locust and Hoplite call "arms"

Next step was Vallejo Carmine Red accent color.

After that I moved onto using Army Painter Metallics True Copper to do the cockpits, gunbarrels, and a few other accent spots to break up the base colors. I was happy with the overall look at this point so I didn't do any washes this time around.

Basing consisted of Natural Medium Talus gravel that I got from the train section of a Hobbytown many years back with some Gamers Grass 2mm Moss for some extra detail. The basing was finished off by painting the edges of the bases in Army Painter Elf Green which seemed to match the moss color best.

So there we go, another small shelf unit to look nice on display and hopefully I'll find another omni to finish it off one day. I should have the Bracken I'm needing arriving in the mail in a couple days and I still am working on getting some Tan Earth so hopefully I'll be back on track with the Arkab Legion soon!