Death Guard vehicles were a bit of an alien concept for me: modest in size and definitely modest in terms of budget - these guys were something of a revelation to me! I had been used to Land Raiders and Rhinos taking a big chunk out of my wallet, and being treated very much as a Vehicle with a capital 'V'.
So these vehicles - included in basic starter sets, and set upon bases - were something of a novel idea. The model itself was wonderfully easy to put together (although, of course I did have the Easy To Build version, which lacked options or customisability - more on that later), and was fully built and based within half an hour.
There are a few different options in the Codex for how you can load out these little buggers, but the key choices seem to be whether you choose to equip it with a Fleshmower (for getting up close and personal with your enemy), or a couple of Plaguespewers. Personally, I would always choose the latter. I hear good things about the Fleshmowers, and how devastating they can be, but the idea of auto-hitting nastiness on a mobile gun platform is my kinda jive.
In terms of painting, I used the exact same scheme that I developed with both my Blightlord Terminators (for the armoured panels) and my Poxwalkers (for the fleshy areas. Vallejo Heavy Khaki and Rakarth Flesh were the two key colours, with Vallejo Rust and Vallejo Gunmetal used for the metallics.
After an all-over wash with Agrax Earthshade, I started working the details back up. I used a drybrush on the large armoured carapace, then picked out some of the pitted, cratered areas of the shell using Ogryn Camo, whilst I used Rakarth Flesh and Pallid Wych Flesh on the fleshy areas, using Bloodletter glaze and Druchii Violet wash to add accents here and there.
Once again, I used Vallejo Steel and a 4:1 mix of Vallejo Rust and Vallejo Steel for highlights on the metallics. I had to be careful with the brass/copper highlights, because that Steel colour can be overpowering if you're not careful with it. Use sparingly!
The lens on the Bloat Drone was done using techniques that I used for the blood drop gems on my Blood Angels. I painted a black basecoat, then applied a thick band of dark red - in my case Vallejo Gore Red, but Khorne Red would also work - then added decreasing amounts of lighter colours. I used Vallejo Fire Red, followed by Jokaero Orange. Then, to finish, I used a couple of dots of white Daler Rowney artists' ink at the top of the lens to give the impression of a reflection.
This vehicle was loads of fun to paint, and provided a quick antidote to the grind of batch painting infantry (a problem that I am now facing, further down the production line). The compact size and the limited palette made it a reasonably quick and easy job to work through, but one that was really rewarding. My first Fast Attack option completed!
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