I'm going to trial three methods for priming and shading the armour this weekend with him: white prime, black prime with white zenithal and black prime with grey/white dry brush - all followed by black contrast paint.
I think the zenithal will be best, as I can do the spraying for him then he can focus on the details
He likes the weapons and details silver, so they're easy enough to do after the speedpaint.
Edit: actually might be better to do all the base coats for the red armour and silver weapons before the contrast paint, then there's less risk of the paint reactivating.
I'm going to trial three methods for priming and shading the armour this weekend with him: white prime, black prime with white zenithal and black prime with grey/white dry brush - all followed by black contrast paint.
I think the zenithal will be best, as I can do the spraying for him then he can focus on the details
He likes the weapons and details silver, so they're easy enough to do after the speedpaint.
Edit: actually might be better to do all the base coats for the red armour and silver weapons before the contrast paint, then there's less risk of the paint reactivating.