Hey everybody, today I have a new How to Paint Everything which will be convering the entire contents of the Rival Panels: Weapon X kit. This terrain kit comes with a fully realized military bunker terrain piece as well as character models for Logan, the Wolverine and Sabretooth, Apex Predator. I’ll be going over each of these in turn. So strap it, its going to be a big one!
Let’s get Started with the bunker itself. This is a massive Size 5 terrain piece for Marvel: Crisis Protocol. It will fit in with any military themed terrain you have available and doesn’t include any faction specific markings on it, which is nice. I currently use mine alongside the Hydra terrain as part of Hydra themed secret base.
Painting the Concrete
Basecoat – Citadel Stormvermin Fur
Speckle – Citadel Karak Stone
Speckle – Citadel Administratum Grey
Speckle – Citadel Ulthuan Grey
Wash – Citadel Nuln Oil
Drybrush – Citadel Ulthuan Grey
Algae Staining – Citadel Athonian Camoshade
Rust Staining – Citadel Fire Dragon Bright: Citadel Lamhian Medium
All of the concrete sections were painted with a basecoat of Stormvermin Fur, I then broke out the toothbrush and started flicking Karak Stone, Administratum Grey, and Ulthuan Grey on it. After I was happy with the coverage of the speckles I washed the entire model down with Nuln Oil. With the Nuln Oil dry, I then drybrushed all of the concrete areas with Ulthuan Grey. To add some visual interest, I added surface staining with Athonian Camoshade and thinned Fire Dragon Bright.
Painting the Rusty Metal
Basecoat – Citadel Chaos Black Spray Primer
Drybrush – Citadel Leadbelcher
Stipple – Citadel Mournfang Brown
Drybrush – Citadel Fire Dragon Bright
Drybrush – Citadel Stormhost Silver
Rust Recess Wash – Citadel Fire Dragon Bright: Citadel Lamhian Medium
All of the rusty metal was painted Leadblecher via drybrushing over Black. I then stippled the metals with Mournfang Brown. From there I drybrushed the surfaces Fire Dragon Bright and Stormhost Silver. To add rust staining in the recesses I painted them with a mix Fire Dragon Bright with Lamhian Medium, similar to the surface stains on the concrete sections.
Painting the Dirt
Basecoat – Citadel Gorthor Brown
Wash – Citadel Athonian Camoshade
Drybrush – Citadel Ushabti Bone
Since I knew that a lot of the dirt would be covered in snow. I went fairly simple with it. I basecoated any dirt areas with Gorthor Brown. To give it some extra color I washed these areas with Athonian Camoshade. Once it was dry, it got a quick drybrush of Ushabti Bone.
Painting the Fallen Logs
Basecoat – Vallejo US Olive Drab: Citadel Mournfang Brown
Drybrush – Citadel Gorthor Brown
Tree Interior – Citadel Ushabti Bone
Wash – Citadel Athonian Camoshade
The fallen logs on the terrain piece, along with the character bases, were painted with a mix of US Olive Drab and Mournfang Brown. The bark was then drybrushed with Gorthor Brown o bring out some of the texture. The meat of the tree was given a sloppy layer of Ushabti Bone and then the entire thing as given a Athonian Camoshade wash.
Painting the Snow
Basecoat – Citadel Ulthuan Grey
Wash – Citadel Pylar Glacier
Drybrush – Vallejo Model Color White
Flocking – Citadel Snow Basing Material (Possibly sub out for Valhallen Blizzard Basing Paint, or something similar)
Wash – Citadel Pylar Glacier
Drybrush – Vallejo Model Color White
Snow is always tricky. For this one I had some leftover Citadel static snow in a tub. I decided to use it up, but you can use over snow flocks or technical paints. I painted all of the snow areas Ulthuan Grey and gave them a layer of Pylar Glacier Contrast Paint. I drybrushed them all White again and then glued down the snow basing material. It needed something extra, so I washed all of the snow with Pylar Glacier. This made the snow way too blue. So I spent a lot of time drybrushing it white again to knock the blue down as much as I could.
Logan, the Wolverine
Alright, let’s move on to our man Logan. This version of Logan trades in the yellow spandex for his trademark leather jacket and jeans as well and can sport either a cowboy hat or bare head. I went with the hat, since I feel it makes the miniature more interesting.
Painting His Skin/ Face
Basecoat – Reaper Tanned Skin
Shadows – Reaper Tanned Skin: Citadel Altdorf Guard Blue
Red Undertones – Reaper Tanned Skin: Citadel Bugman’s Glow
Wash – Reaper Tanned Skin: Agrax Earthshade
Layer – Reaper Tanned Skin
Highlight – Reaper Tanned Highlight
Lips – Citadel Bugman’s Glow
Eyes and Teeth – Citadel Ulthuan Grey
Pupils – Vallejo Model Color Black Grey
His skin started with a basecoat of Tanned Skin, this was then shaded with a mix of Tanned Skin and Altdorf Guard Blue. I added warm areas to his skin with a mix of Tanned Skin and Bugman’s Glow. I then mixed Tanned Skin with Agrax Earthshade and washed all of the skin with it. From there it was highlighted with Tanned Skin and Tanned Highlight.
Painting His Hair
Basecoat – Vallejo Model Color Black Grey
Highlight – Vallejo Model Color Black Grey: Mechanicus Standard Grey
Since he’s wearing a hat, I went fairly simple with his hair. It starts with a Black Grey basecoat and followed by a highlight with Black Grey mixed with Mechanicus Standard Grey. That’s basically it, nothing fancy for his hair.
Painting the Claws
Basecoat – Vallejo Model Color Luftwaffe Uniform WWII
Highlight – Vallejo Model Color Luftwaffe Uniform WWII: Citadel Altdorf Guard Blue
Wash – Citadel Aethermatic Blue
Highlight – Citadel Ulthuan Grey
His claws were painted Luftwaffee Uniform WWII. I then mixed in a bit of Altdorf Guard Blue and did a highlight on them. After a wash of Aethermatic Blue Contrast paint, I finished them off with a highlight of Ulthuan Grey.
Painting His Hat
Basecoat – Citadel XV-88
Layer – Citadel XV-88: Ushabti Bone
Highlight – Citadel Ushabti Bone
Hat Band – Vallejo Model Color Black Grey
The cowboy hat started with a basecoat of XV-88. It was then given a layer of XV-88 mixed with Ushabti Bone and a quick highlight of straight Ushabti Bone. Once it was finished, I painted the band on the hat Black Grey.
Painting the Tank Top
Basecoat – Citadel Ulthuan Grey
Wash – Citadel Apothecary White
Highlight – Citadel Ulthuan Grey
Highlight – Vallejo Model Color White
Logan’s tank top was given a basecoat of Ulthuan Grey followed by a wash of Apothecary White. Once the Apothecary White was dry, I highlighted the tank top with Ulthuan Grey and White.
Painting the Brown Leather
Basecoat – Citadel Mournfang Brown
Layer – Citadel Mournfang Brown: Citadel XV-88
Layer – Citadel XV-88
Wash – Citadel Druchii Violet
The brown leather of his jacket, boots and belt were all painted the same way. I started with a basecoat of Mournfang Brown, followed by layers of Mournfang Brown mixed with XV-88 and straight XV-88. I then gave them a wash of Druchii Violet to tie the colors together a bit more and the purple tones make the browns a bit richer.
Painting the Coat’s Fur Liner
Basecoat – Citadel Ushabti Bone
Recess Wash – Citadel Seraphim Sepia
Highlight – Citadel Screaming Skull
I painted the fur lining of the jacket Ushabti Bone. After I was happy with coverage, I then did a recess wash of Seraphim Sepia into the recesses around the edges of the fur near the tank top. Finally I highlighted it with Screaming Skull.
Painting the Gold Belt Buckle
Basecoat – Citadel XV-88
Layer – Citadel Yriel Yellow
Highlight – Citadel Phalanx Yellow
Spot Highlight – Vallejo Model Color White
The gold plated belt buckle started with a basecoat of XV-88. Then, to make it seem reflective I added a layer of Yriel Yellow, a highlight of Phalanx Yellow and finally another highlight of White.
Painting Denim
Basecoat – Citadel Calgar Blue
Shadows – Citadel Calgar Blue: Citadel Jokaero Orange
Drybrush – Citadel Calgar Blue: Citadel Ulthuan Grey
Drybrush – Ulthuan Grey
Drybrush – XV-88
Denim is fun to paint, because you can do some drybrushing and it simulates the fabric pretty well. To start I used Calgar Blue as a base layer. I then added shadows to all of the creases, folds and shadowed areas by painting them with a mixture of Calgar Blue and Jokaero Orange. From there, I drybrushed the jeans with a mix of Calgar Blue and Ulthuan Grey, followed by another drybrush of Ulthuan Grey and finally a very light drybrush of XV-88 to simulate some dirt.
Sabertooth, Apex Predator
Now it’s time to paint up Logan’s best buddy in the whole wide world, a man that never misses his birthday… Sabretooth, Apex Predator!
Painting His Skin
Basecoat – Reaper Tanned Skin
Shadow Tones – Reaper Tanned Skin: Citadel Altdorf Guard Blue
Warm Tones – Reaper Tanned Skin: Citadel Bugman’s Glow
Wash – Reaper Tanned Skin: Agrax Earthshade
Layer – Reaper Tanned Skin
Highlight – Reaper Tanned Skin: Reaper Rosey Highlight
Highlight – Reaper Rosey Highlight
Sabretooth’s skin was given a basecoat of Tanned Skin. I then painted the shadow areas with a mix of Altdorf Guard Blue and Tanned Skin and the warmer areas were given a layerof Tanned Skin mixed with Bugman’s Glow. I mixed Tanned Skin with Agrax Earthshade and gave it all a wash. Once that was dry I painted a layer of Tanned Skin to do some clean up. Highlights were doing by mixing Tanned Skin and Rosey Skin and finally Rosey Highlight.
Painting the Hair
Basecoat – Citadel XV-88
Layer – Citadel Zamesi Desert
Highlight – Citadel Zamesi Desert: AK Interactive Ice Yellow
Highlight – AK Interactive Ice Yellow
Blonde hair has always been a struggle for me, but I think it worked out really well on Sabretooth. I started with a basecoat of XV-88 and a layer of Zamesi Desert. I then highlighted it with a mix of Zamesi Desert and Ice Yellow, finally another highlight of Ice Yellow.
Painting the Tank Top
Wash – AK Interactive White Ink
Recess Wash – Citadel Contrast Apothecary White
Highlight – AK Interactive Ivory
This time around I wanted to try something different for Sabretooth’s tank top. I had already painted his chest with skin tones and put a glaze of White Ink on the surface, leaving some of the skintones showing through. I then washed the area with Apothecary White and highlighted with Ivory. In the end it gave it the look of a wet shirt, as if Victor Creed is sweating through it.
Painting the Bone Necklace
Basecoat – Citadel Gorthor Brown
Layer – Morghast Bone
Layer – AK Interactive Ice Yellow
His bone necklace was given an easy paint job of Gorthor Brown followed by small highlights of Morghast Bone and Ice Yellow.
Painting the Coat
Basecoat – AK Interactive Hull Red
Shadows – AK Interactive Hull Red: Citadel Caliban Green
Layer – AK Interactive Hull Red: Citadel Mournfang Brown
Layer – Citadel Mournfang Brown
Highlight – Citadel Mournfang Brown: Citadel XV-88
Highlight – Citadel XV-88
The brown leather coat was painted Hull Red. I then painted the shadows Hull Red mixed with Caliban Green. The coat was then painted Hull Red mixed with Mournfang Brown, leaving the shadow colors in the recesses. I then continued with Mournfang Brown, followed by highlights of Mournfang Brown mixed with XV-88 and finally XV-88 on all the highest points and around the edges of the coat.
Painting the Coat’s Fur Liner
Basecoat – Citadel Ushabti Bone
Recess Wash – Citadel Seraphim Sepia
Highlight – Citadel Screaming Skull
The fur on Sabretooth’s coat was painted the same way as Logan’s was done. Starting with a basecoat of Ushabti Bone, a recess wash of Seraphim Sepia and then highlights of Screaming Skull.
Painting the Pants
Basecoat – Vallejo Model Color US Dark Green
Shadows – Vallejo Model Color US Dark Green: Citadel Wazdakka Red
Layer – Vallejo Model Color US Dark Green: Citadel Morghast Bone
Highlight – Previous Mix: Citadel Morghast Bone
Highlight -Citadel Morghast Bone
For the green paints, I wanted to stick close to olive drab green, with that in mind I started with US Dark Green. The shadows and recesses were painted with a mix US Dark Green and Wazdakka Red. I then painted the raised areas a mix of US Dark Green and Morghast Bone. It was highlighted with the previous mix, which had more Morghast Bone added in. I finished it off with a highlight of Morghast Bone.
Belting and Boots
Basecoat – Citadel Rhinox Hide
Layer – Citadel Mournfang Brown
Highlight – Citadel Mournfang Brown: Citadel XV-88
Highlight – Citadel XV-88
Sabretooth’s boots and leather belts were all painted Rhinox Hide and given a layer of Mournfang Brown. I then highlighted them with Mournfang Brown mixed with XV-88 and then finally XV-88 on the edges and highest points.
Painting the Metal Sections
Basecoat – AK Interactive French Blue: Rhinox Hide
Layer – AK Interactive French Blue
Highlight – AK Interactive Snow Blue
Highlight – AK Interactive Ivory
All of the metal buckles and his fist weapons started with a basecoat of a mix of French Blue and Rhinox Hide. Using French Blue, I painted a layer of it on any raised areas and spots that would reflect. This was then highlighted with Snow Blue and Ivory.
Painting the Motorcycle
One last thing to paint is the real reason for buying this kit, Wolverine’s motorcycle! This is a fun piece and it’s always a good time painting up bikes. I decided to go with a candy red finish for the main paint of the bike.
Painting the Metal
Basecoat – Citadel Chaos Black Spray Primer
Drybrush – Citadel Iron Warriors
Drybrush – Citadel Stormhost Silver
Over a black primer coat, I drybrushed the entire bike with Iron Warriors and Stormhost Silver.
Painting the Cherry Red Metallic
Basecoat – Army Painter Color Metallic Gemstone
I decided to try something new with the metallic paint. This time I painted all of the metallic cherry areas with Gemstone from Army Painter’s new metallics line and left it at that.
Painting the Black Leather
Basecoat – Vallejo Model Color Black: Citadel Incubi Darkness
Layer – Previous Mix: Citadel Incubi Darkness
Layer – Previous Mix: AK Interactive Ice Yellow
Layer – Previous Mix: AK Interactive Ice Yellow
The black leather of the seat, saddle bags and handlebar grips were all painted with a mix of Black and Incubi Darkness. I then added more Incubi Darkness and painted it on the areas that I wanted to be highlighted. Ice Yellow was then mixed and another layer was added. Finally I mixed in more Ice Yellow and did some edge highlighting and other final highlights.
Painting the Bed Roll
Basecoat – Citadel Zandri Dust
Highlight – Citadel Ushabti Bone
The bed roll on the right saddle bag was given a basecoat of Zandri Dust and a simple highlight of Ushabti Bone.
Painting the Tires
Basecoat – Citadel Dark Reaper
Wash – Citadel Shade Nuln Oil
The tires started with a Dark Reaper basecoat and then given a wash of Nuln Oil.
Painting the Headlight
Basecoat – Vallejo Model Color Black Grey
Layer – Citadel Adminstratum Grey
Layer – Citadel Ulthuan Grey
Highlight – Vallejo Model Color White
The headlight was painted Black Grey. To give it the look of translucent glass I then added a layer of Adminstratum Grey, followed by a layer of Ulthuan Grey and finally a highlight of White.
Painting the Tail Light
Basecoat – Citadel Rhinox Hide
Layer – Citadel Mephiston Red
Highlight – Citadel Wild Rider Red
Highlight – Vallejo Model Color White
The tail light was given a basecoat of Rhinox Hide. I then added a layer of Mephiston Red to all of the different surfaces of it. This was then highlighted with Wild Rider Red and White.
Whew! That’s everything! This is such a fun set and the bunker can be used for any military base style terrain set. I’ve painted two of them so far, one for a Hydra base and another to go along with my Wakanda terrain set.
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