Grotsmasha

Sounds like a great modelling project, which I'd love to see

Winter? *Waves from perpetually sunny Brisbane* I've found no seasonal connection to my hobby mojo.

I also paint as my own scheme and counts-as, here's my Heralds of Devastation Chapter Master Variel (Counts'as Azrael),

I think a slight increase to the same height as a Contemptor, or between Contemptor and Leviathan would feel right.

Would it be too disjointed to have the different colours associated to rank/function? Blue for PA units and Brotherhood Terminators Green for Paladins Purple for Characters (GM, Voldus, Librarian etc)? Like, it represents their strength within the Warp?

Me too...

So I went ahead and redid the blue sword, in the lightning effect style, and I like it more, THEN I realised that Nemisis Force Weapons, ARE FORCE weapons, which I typically paint in purples...so I had to try it, So, what day you? Green, Blue or Purple?

So I went ahead and redid the blue sword, in the lightning effect style, and I like it more, THEN I realised that Nemisis Force Weapons, ARE FORCE weapons, which I typically paint in purples...so I had to try it, So, what day you? Green, Blue or Purple?

It's based in Caliban Green, with first pass of lightning in white, then thinned Teradon Turquoise, with follow-up white dots as highlights for the lightning. I think I may retry the lightning with blues and see if I like it more?

Finally built all the models I have bits for, and started on a test model, 1- Leadbelcher Spray over Black Prime 2- Grey Knights Steel heavy drybrush with Aethermatic Blue Contrast over top, then a lighter drybrush of Grey Knights Steel. 3- Base colours for Red, White, and Gold 4- Layers and washes on Red, White, and Gold. Highlight on Silver, So, why the different swords? Well, I painted the traditional powersword blues and while they were fine, I wasn't feeling it, so I went with the green lightning effect I used on the Custodes Blade Champion commission I did a while back, and like it much more. From a time perspective, they're actually quite comparable, but my question is, does the green blades look too out of place on Grey Knights?

Finally built all the models I have bits for, and started on a test model, 1- Leadbelcher Spray over Black Prime 2- Grey Knights Steel heavy drybrush with Aethermatic Blue Contrast over top, then a lighter drybrush of Grey Knights Steel. 3- Base colours for Red, White, and Gold 4- Layers and washes on Red, White, and Gold. Highlight on Silver, So, why the different swords? Well, I painted the traditional powersword blues and while they were fine, I wasn't feeling it, so I went with the green lightning effect I used on the Custodes Blade Champion commission I did a while back, and like it much more. From a time perspective, they're actually quite comparable, but my question is, does the green blades look too out of place on Grey Knights?

Most excellent Love the name

You could try the molten lava look? Underpaint on reds/orange/yellow, and then cover with very dark grey / black irregular blocks

Two afternoons of stippling, washing and dry brushing have gotten the containers completed, Next up some more heads for HD3, and the Grey Knights.