Aeronautical Imperialis - New Forces Join The Fight

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Warhammer - 40,000 – Tiny planes seem to be a better way to show off how battles for the air happen in the Warhammer 40,000 universe. Recent updates really limit what you can bring in a standard 40k game, so if you’re a big fan of air combat then checking out Aeronautical Imperialis is the game you were looking for.

This batch adds some Raven Guard Space Marine, Aeldari planes and a few Ork Boma’s.

To paint these planes I start with a few layers of grey dry brushing to get the shading right. I then follow that up with some contrast paint to add the colors. By pre-painting the shading the contrast accentuates and flows over to make a nice looking paint job with very little extra effort. Once that’s dry I use some traditional paint to pick out the details.

Little Planes, Little Men and Tiny Tanks - Epic and Areonautical Imperialis

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Warhammer 40,000 – Earlier this year I painted up the Ork half of the Aeronautical Imperialis starter set. This time around I painted the Imperial half. These planes are so detailed they were fun to paint.

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In that same small scale vein I painted up a force of Epic Squats these were the exact opposite of the navy planes. Not very detailed and super annoying to paint. While epic was a great game the models were pretty garbage. The nostalgia factor of these isn’t as strong as some other older models I’ve painted.

Aeronautical Imperialis - Evil Sunz

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Aeronautical Imperialis - Evil Sunz

Warhammer 40,000 – With a new edition of 40K on the horizon some of my clients have switched focus to some of the 40k-adjacent games that are available. Aeronautical Imperiallis was a game Forgeworld supported sometime ago, it’s been rereleased in plastic with some revised rules and what I think are slightly larger planes.

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