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The first stage was to pin the model's body to its legs and the head to the body. The arms were double pinned for extra support. Green Stuff was then applied to any gaps where the components met. Chaos Black undercoat was sprayed over the entire model, followed by watered down Chaos Black being painted into any area the spray didn't cover.

PAINTING THE MODEL

A base tone mixture of equal parts Shadow Grey and Chaos Black, plus a small amount of Dwarf Flesh, was painted over the whole model.

Concentrating on the largest part of the model, which on the Cave Troll is the skin, it was highlighted by simply adding a small amount of Dwarf Flesh to the original base tone. This highlight stage was painted by following the skin lines on the model, continuing to add more Dwarf Flesh to the mix and painting on successive highlights four or five times. By the final highlight, the mix had turned from a dark bluish grey to a light grey simply by adding Dwarf Flesh.

The basecoat colour for the chest and inside skin sections of the Cave Troll's arms was painted with a mixture of equal parts Dwarf Flesh and Shadow Grey. This base tone colour was blended where it met with the skin areas which had been painted earlier.

This colour was also used to paint the larger recesses between the scales on the Troll's back.

A small quantity of Bleached Bone was added for the next highlight stage and this was painted on by following the folds of flab. More Bleached Bone was added to the mix for each successive highlight.

Black Ink was used to glaze the hands, feet and head of the model, blending the ink in where it met with the skin. This was done by simply watering the ink down to approximately five parts water to one part ink before applying it to the area to be blended.

FINE DETAIL

The cracked leather skin was initially painted with an equal quantity mix of Codex Grey and Chaos Black. This was carefully drybrushed over the cracked skin, without going into the cracks. A small quantity of Bleached Bone was added to the mix which was then painted onto the edges of the skin. Finally the very edges of the skin were highlighted with Skull White.

The loincloth was painted with a basecoat mix of Bestial Brown and Chaos Black. Small quantities of Fortress Grey were added for each successive highlight. A wash of equal parts Brown Ink, Black Ink and water was applied to the cloth. The clasps were painted with Tin Bitz and given a highlight of Boltgun Metal.

The hammer and chain was given a drybrush of Tin Bitz followed by a second, light drybrush of Boltgun Metal. It then received a wash of watered down Chestnut Ink and Black Ink mix. Some of the links on the chain were given a highlight of Burnished Gold.

FINISHING TOUCHES

The eyes were painted with Chaos Black first. This was then painted over with Bleached Bone, leaving a thin outline of black around the edges of the eye. Next, a thin line of Chaos Black was painted down the centre and a second line was painted inside this with a mix of Regal Blue and Bleached Bone.

The nails were painted with a Bestial Brown basecoat. These were highlighted with an equal mix of Bestial Brown and Bleached Bone before being given a final highlight of Bleached Bone. These were then given a Brown Ink wash and, while the ink was still wet, a highlight of Bleached Bone was painted on to create a blended effect. The Troll's teeth were painted with Bleached Bone on its own.

Sand was glued onto the base with PVA and then, once dry, given a Brown Ink wash. This was drybrushed with a mix of Snakebite Leather and Fortress Grey and finally flocked with static grass.

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