DAVE TAYLOR'S CAMOUFLAGED LICTOR

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Dave wanted to put his Lictor in an urban environment, which presented some interesting challenges when he tried to accomplish the chameleon look. The first thing he did was lower the Lictor's pose by borrowing the lower body and tail from a Tyranid Warrior. Dave had to extend the neck to bring the Lictor's head into line – he did it by adding Green Stuff around a paper-clip armature.

Dave's colour palette included a mix of his most-used colours (Codex Grey and Scorched Brown) and one he doesn't normally use (Liche Purple), so it was somewhat of an adventure for him. First, Dave drybrushed the model with Scorched Brown and then mixed in the appropriate colour to highlight. For the natural skin, he worked up through Liche Purple and Codex Grey to Bleached Bone. For the areas that were supposed to blend into the grey stonework, he used mixes of Scorched Brown through Codex Grey up to Fortress Grey. For the brown stone architecture, Dave worked up from Scorched Brown through Terracotta and Codex Grey. His favourite thing about this mini-diorama is the way the scything claws of the Lictor mimic the gothic arch shape and coloration.

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