The bases were created in the usual manner – PVA with a variety of grasses scattered over – though I applied a lot more stones to one of them to add some variance. Weathering of the rider was carried out using the same methods used on the Stormtroopers, and this was followed by dabbing some of Citadel’s Typhus Corrosion on the boots and along the bikes bodywork. The rider and pedals were then glued on, after checking them for fit of course, using a small dot of superglue. With a small amount of paint on the brush, I dragged it quickly and lightly across the body – there’s probably a better way to do it than this, but it worked for me! With this paint I selected a fine brush and applied some scratches to the bodywork. Adding a little more Silver I then went back and used this to highlight all the edges. To highlight the metal, an equal amount of Silver was added to German Grey, and then applied sparingly to highlight the metal parts. Looking at them now, I could probably have taken the highlights a little further than I did, but they look fine at gaming distance. Adding a slight amount of Khaki, a further coat was applied to lighten the highlights. The paint was applied in a fairly thin consistency, with the pigment pushed to the top of the roll. Returning to the original colours I highlighted the bedrolls, but left the securing straps as they were.

Mixing Umber Wash in equal measures with Citadel’s Nuln oil, the whole bike was given a fairly heavy wash, which gave the body a dirty look, just what we need! Next I added an equal measure of German Grey to black, and used this to paint the seat. I used Heavy Bluegrey on one of them, and Cold Grey on the other. I decided to base coat the bedrolls in different colours, just to add a slight variation. Don’t forget to paint the pedals and control handles! I think the Citadel equivalent of Gunmetal, Leadbelcher, falls somewhere between Gunmetal and Chainmail, and you can get away with mixing it in equal measures with the black. I found this gave a more pleasing finish and slightly more metallic. The metalwork was painted, as usual, by mixing Gunmetal with Black in a 50:50 ratio, though since painting these I’ve changed the ration to something more like 60:40 in favour of Gunmetal.

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