Imperial Knight - Part Three

I have decided on House Hawkshroud. Unlike the other major houses, House Hawkshroud often adopts campaign badges and Space Marine icons as part of their heraldry to show respect for those they have chosen to ally with. I've toned down the yellow a bit to match the gold on my Red Scorpions and used a... errr... red scorpion as part of the knight's heraldry.

The skeleton of the model was painted with Leadbelcher (with small bits picked out in Balthasar Gold), washed with Nuln Oil, drybrushed with Necron Compound, and washed with Agrax Earthshade. The pistons were picked out in Runefang Steel and given a wash of Agrax Earthshade where they meet their housing.

None of the armor plates are glued down yet. Many stick firmly without glue and I used a blu-tac equivalent to attach the shoulder plates and mask for the photos. The gold plates were painted with Averland Sunset, given a careful recess wash with Reikland Fleshshade, and edge highlighted with Ushanti Bone. The black armor plates were simply edge highlighted with Dark Reaper and the rivets were picked out in Thunderhawk Blue. The silver trim was painted in the same manner as the skeleton without the Agrax Earthshade wash and given an additional edge highlighting with Runefang Steel.

It could be finished if I wanted a parade ready Imperial Knight, but I want a weathered campaign look. I'm going to add small chips and cracks to the armor, some rust and oil on the skeleton, and mud and dust. More pics in a few days...