polyurethane gloss varnish and set aside for 24 hours to  dry completely. Be careful not to let the varnish pool,  especially under the horse and on the feet. You don’t need  a very thick coat of varnish, in fact the thinner the better.  

THE METALWORK There is some lovely detail on the hilt of the khopesh of  the Egyptian goddess Ma’at, whose wings form the  coloured detail on the blade. The khopesh I did entirely  in gold, I assumed it was either solid gold or some form  of gilt bronze. Akhenaton also wears a gold ankh and  chain around his neck and earrings, which I painted in  the same gold colours as the khopesh. Gold 1. AP-WP1133 - Weapon Bronze 2. Foundry PP036C - Shiny  3. Foundry PP044C - Burning Gold  THE BASE For all these IHMN models I decided to do a very  minimal base, a fake stone paving trompe l’oeil effect.  The key to the trompe l’oeil effect is to decide where the  light is coming from and highlight accordingly. The final  highlight goes on just the very edge of the fake stones  on the paving.  1. AP-WP1101 - Matt Black  mixed with AP-WP1122 - Fur Brown 2. + AP-WP1102 - Matt White 3. + more AP-WP1102 - Matt White 4. + even more AP-WP1102 - Matt White VARNISH Make sure all the paint on the model is thoroughly dry  before commencing varnishing.  Gloss The models were then given a coat of Humbrol