Putty has cured, primer has been applied and paint has started to be applied!!
It’s at that point in the process where it all just looks a bit cack. The last modern Goliaths I painted was probably around 2021. I know I did a few iterations of how I painted the orange back then, getting speedier each time - this time I’m adding Magmadroth Flame Orange contrast - which is a damn good clone of the old Army Painter Lava Orange!!
Thing is, once the base coats are down hopefully it should start to look nicer - then once the shading/highlights go on, let alone details, at some point it all just comes together and works! It’s just the struggle of getting there!
Yes, I’ve added an extra model to the queue - that’s
Makita - she is the middle(wo)man that delivers the stimms to the Goliath. She’s spent so long with them she’s found herself liking the lifestyle and has effectively gained respect from the Goliaths by bulking herself up and adopting their gang colours - even thought the cut of her clothes still harks to her Escher origin.
These days she’s more likely to be joining them in battle than her former House and has even been granted access to one of their Plasma/Stubgun combi pistols.
Rules wise: HOI introduced Genesmithing and the concept of the “Unborn”, those being people from outside the House of Iron who have converted to the House.
Which is a long way of saying I’m adding her into the
Hot Hot Hot 
comp entry too!
(I had already come up with this concept years ago though - hence the model existing and I’d quite like to get her painted up!)