To keep with the foreboding atmosphere that pervades the Necrons as a race, I wanted the obelisk to be as ominous looking as possible. I didn't have to do much thinking on this though, because the colour scheme that the 'Eavy Metal team had chosen to paint the Necron Monolith transport worked just fine for me. However, I wasn't too keen on the black sand used on their terrain and bases. To keep with the desert colours I had already chosen for the handful of Necrons I had painted, I opted for a more classic dune hue. It also made the obelisk stand out more on the tabletop.
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Left: The obelisk lies half covered by aeons of blown sand. Multiple obelisks leading up to pyramid like Nick's would be an imposing sight. |
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Right: A close-up shot of the Necron obelisk with its iconography, cracked surface and a hideous Necron Wraith waiting patiently for its next victim! |
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Above left: The crumbling top of the obelisk was flocked with sand and then drybrushed with Dark Angels Green, Snot Green and a final light coat of Goblin Green. This last layer was carefully made to meet with the corners of the obelisk in order to bring the two together. |
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PAINTING THE OBELISK
I first covered any exposed area of foam with Chaos Black paint. This way, the
Black Primer which I sprayed over the surface wouldn't melt the foamcore. After
priming the obelisk, it was a simple matter of painting its edges that would
be hit by the sunlight. Starting with thinned Dark Angels Green, all the edges
where painted. After the basecoat dried, I painted the mid-tones with Snot Green,
working from the top down, and finally painted the highlights with Goblin Green,
making sure to hit only the very edges.
The sand was painted with Scorched Brown over the black undercoat. A heavy drybrushing of Snakebite Leather was applied next, followed by a lighter layer of Bubonic Brown. Finally, the sand was given a once-over with Bleached Bone to lighten everything up and bring out the stones.
This piece of scenery was really fun and easy to make, taking little time at all. When you think about it, the obelisk is only a few simple blocky shapes. The only thing I think I would have changed would be to add some black chunks of rubble around the base, just to tie the obelisk and the sandy base together. I hope this article helps those Necron players out there get a few pieces of scenery onto their tabletop. Try creating your own designs and colour schemes. This is by no means the definitive guide to making Necron terrain. Have fun and start terrorising your friends with your own cyclopean horror!
ARCHIVISTS NOTE: Yup, again the Necrons lost out on the final shot, i had no luck with this one either.
