Tutorial: Necromunda Orlock Scheme #2 - 2001 Style

I am about half way through painting the entire set of original sculpt Orlocks, and my paint scheme for these is here. A couple of the newer 2001 sculpts made it onto my painting table as well. Although I much prefer the earlier models, I thought that coming up with a paint scheme that would emulate the Games Workshop scheme for the new style Orlocks would be a worthwhile exercise, so here it is.

Here's the comparison with the official scheme. Not bad even if I do say so myself! I've made a couple of changes - I really don't like the sunglasses on the GW model and I have used a basing scheme that matches with the rest of my Orlock gang.

First, the base colours go on over a black undercoat. I use a mix of Vallejo, old and new GW paints. Where I've used anything else, I've listed the alternative in GW's current range.

• Jacket and Boots: Vallejo Black / GW Abaddon Black
• Denim: Vallejo Heavy Blue / GW Macragge Blue
• Grenades: GW Waagh Flesh
• Metal: Vallejo Gungrey / GW Leadbelcher
• Weapon Casings: GW Castellan Green
• Leather, Hair: GW Mournfang Brown
• Flesh: GW Tallarn Flesh / GW Cadian Fleshtone
• Bandana: GW Mechrite Red / GW Wazdakka Red
• Base: Vallejo Neutral Grey / GW Mechanicus Standard Grey

A round of washes goes on next, starting to give the mini some depth. I also started the basing, using some PVA to stick sand onto the base.

• Metal, Grenades: GW Badab Black / GW Nuln Oil
• Flesh: GW Ogryn Flesh / GW Reikland Fleshshade
• Leather, Hair, Bandana: GW Devlan Mud / GW Agrax Earthshade

This scheme follows a pretty standard approach - base, wash, the re-touch with base colour. Most of the mini gets its first set of highlights using the base colours, so I've not re-listed them all - they are same as in the first step. There are two exceptions - the leather and denim get a drybrush highlight with a different colour.

• Denim: Drybrush GW Space Wolf Grey / GW Fenrisian Grey
• Leather: Drybrush Vallejo Heay Warmgrey / GW Rakarth Flesh

Only a couple more steps are left. Another set of highlights goes on using lighter colours, either pre-mixed or by adding some white / bone to the base colour. The leather, denim and base get another wash.

• Base and Leather: GW Badab Black / GW Nuln Oil
• Denim: GW Asurmen Blue / GW Drakenhof Nightshade
• Flesh: GW Kislev Flesh
• Leather / Hair: GW Mournfang Brown mixed with bone
• Metal: GW Runefang Steel
• Weapon Casing and Grenades: GW Ogryn Camo
• Bandana: Vallejo Crimson / GW Evil Sunz Scarlet

Finally, some finishing touches, including some gloss varnish on the metal lenses... The idea was to create a mirror shade effect but I am not that convinced. Worth a try though.

• Base: Drybrush Vallejo Heavywarmgrey
• Bandana: Glaze GW Bloodletter
• Lenses: Varnish GW Hardcoat

This chap is ready for the underhive! I have glued him up with two pistols to represent a model in my gang who rolled the Gunslinger ability. Two autopistols at short range can be deadly.