Ender's Crafts: Painting a Dark Apostle in Word Bearers colors

After a copious amount of time in the box, here's a Dark Apostle to lead my new and improved Word Bearers.

Conversion

I find his mace comically small, given the scale of other weapons in the setting.

So here's a Kromlech bit instead, from a kit called "Chaos Legionary Maces."

Cut using precision side cutters, pin and glue using superglue.

Sub-assemblies

Lots of them! Stuff that's mostly armor was primed Leadbelcher, stuff that's mostly cloth (plus the head) was primed Wraithbone.

Painting

Apply some painting tips, starting with the big ones:

warm white cloth, then paint the armor pieces on the cloak-assembly Leadbelcher by hand
Word Bearers armor (drybrush on Leadbelcher primed pieces, edge on cloak-assembly)
Pale skin and Dark metal on the head-assmebly
Light leather (Contrast) on the pistol holder straps, belts and bags
Medium leather (Contrast) on the Disciple shoes and Apostle pistol holder
ghostly flames
scroll also on the book
Dark gold
Candles on the backpack and one Disciple
Bone (Contrast) on the censer-skull
Traditional metallic armor on any remaining silver elements

Then I let a bit of Blood Angels Red into the largest runes on the scrolls and book, put Waystone Green in the gem on the chest, and painted the blood dripping off the book with Blood for the Blood God!