With too much real life happening during these days, progress is slow but constantly. After cleaning the palettes i began to paint them with Hammerite "hammered metal paint" in a dark grey finish. Though i was sceptical using no primer, the paint seems to stick perfectly.
I decided just to paint the surface and the upper 5cm / 2 inches, since that hammerite isnt that cheap. I think it really works for the moment:
Even more when you install lighting (This was tested in an earlier stage):
Last but not least i found these palettes on screen, when Hicks´squad was making their sweep finding the "Acid for Blood" holes :
I hope i can finish these until our next Drop at Comic Con Berlin in October.