Fortunately GW have made a very good series of videos on how to paint the Imperial Knight (hidden in the depth of their site where you are unlikely to find it). The last video also includes a good guide on using Decals, something I normally avoid on smaller models but are absolutely essential for a big kit like this.
The model was painted over 3 nights with one night for assembly.
Start with the skeleton:
Primed black with Vallejo Polyurethane primer I began by spraying the whole thing with Warplock Bronze then highlighting with Vallejo MA Steel and finnally Vallejo MA Aluminium. Wash the entire thing with Nuln oil to dull down the metals then drybrush with Aluminium.
I then painted in some details with Hashut Copper. Anywhere I thought wanted to stand out from the base metal colour such as thin pipes, the "mouth" and "ears". Anything that looked like it might be carrying some very hot fluids that need to be cooled so all the pipes to the Radiator at the back for example.
Next up was some of the details on the Skeleton.
They eyes were painted with Castellan Green then highlighted with Loren Green and Moot Green with a little dot of Pallid Wych Flesh in the middle.
The scorched metal was done by airbrushing Vallejo Gold over 2/3 of the gun barrel/exhausts. Then I used Badget Minitaire Purple leaving some of the gold visible, next was Vallejo Blue then finally I used some Vallejo Black Primer (why even own black paint with this stuff sitting around?). I then used a sponge and some Aluminium to highlight the edges.
Copper components were washed with Seraphim Sepia and drybrushed with Aluminium.
Pistons were painted with Aluminium and washed with Agrax Earthshade to make them appear greasy.
Any piping that looked like it was a rubber hose I painted with Badger Minitaire Raven Black. It's a great off-black colour that can be washed with Nuln oil to create some shading.
So ended the first night of painting. Next up are the armour plates!
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