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Will you be adding a wash over your Lightning's Honda? They turned out nice and crisp but are a bit shiny! (IMO!)
Oddly enough, there are a few coats of thinned black ink on the metal, along with a matte clear to dull some of the shine. Unfortunately, they're still pretty shiny. Some of this comes from the fact that the light appears to shine through the ink and reflect back from the base silver, yielding brighter images. Plus, I'm not much of a photographer.
At the end of the day, however, I will be adding a few more coats of the GW washes to the silver because their heavier pigments do a better job of capturing detail at this scale and toning down brightness.
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Otherwise can you give us some tips on the washes and weathering effects that you've been using? I'm gearing up for creating my own Krieg after the Winter Warmer Tournament has finished this end.
I can say that Devlan Mud will become a good friend of yours. However, I prefer not to just wash it all over the figure and let things settle out. I prefer to place the wash in the recesses, leaving open spaces for the base color(s). So layers of Devlan Mud alternated with Badab Black till you get the effect you want. Don't be afraid to thin them down with water and apply multiple coats. I tend to paint as much of the model with the GW Foundation series because their pigments are quite dense and they are less bright, i.e. toy looking.
I much prefer subdued schemes and colors (regardless of the scale of figure) as it seems to provide a more realistic look to me. So that means that I tend to use a "softer" palette than others prefer.
For example, instead of using Skull White I use Astronomicon Grey (Foundation), then highlight with SW + AG. For yellow, I'll use Iyanden Yellow and oddly enough Space Wolves Grey for highlights. I really like how that combination go together as the SWG doesn't give you a stark highlight, but does bring it up a tad and give you the effect you're (or at least I'm) looking for.
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Just reading through Vraks pt 1 too and tempted to go with one of the zig zag schemes if I can get hold of an airbrush.
That will look amazing, but will take a fair amount of prep time and a pretty decent airbrush. I can see it working well on the super heavies. You may have to try it on single models for a Leman to make sure that the effort doesn't get too muddled. One of the challenges in painting at this scale is losing all the detail to the paint. Sometimes a single color base, highlighted then detailed with washes can yield a superior result.
Other tip while I am thinking...I prefer to use thin layers to get some of the effects you see. One of the best ways for doing this is to use a "wet" palette. Now you can go out and build one of these contraptions or a much cheaper way of accomplishing the same thing is to:
1. Get a paper towel
2. Place the paper towel on a non-water absorbing surface (e.g. aluminum foil or plastic sheet)
3. Use an eye dropper to place 3-4 drops of clean water on the paper towel
4. Use your paint brush to transfer some of the paint onto the wet paper towel area
What this does for you is put some of the paint on the towel, but also hydrate the paint you will be applying. This is good for blending, thin layers of weathering, and avoids having to mix up paint in batches for non-customized colors.
I hope that ramble has helped some. I eagerly look forward to seeing your Krieg as I already admired you painting skills.
Cheers,
 All White Washed up just in time for Christmas !!!  
 
Plus Great idea about the Ork Trakor Beam now Hades Drill !!! 
