Strange Bedfellows: Malburians and Tyranids/Necrons from Warhammer 40K - Painting Tray Update

In preparation for a replay of The Battle of Ramillies in January 2019 I am in the midst of preparing a unit of Spanish-Italian troops for the French Army in 28mm. Behind them lie my Tyranid and Necron foes strange bedfellows on the pairing table. It is a case of transfering the painting techniques in one period across to another (see below, Vallejo Paints and Wash greatly come to my aid):

Progress Update: The Malburians have their "shade" colours down, all that need to be done is lighten up the figures with a "light grey" base and follow with a "white highlight" on the tunics. The Malburian "fancy stuff" (laces, garters and stockings and cuffs) for this unit [Grimaldi] are mainly 'red'. I have instated the "factory production line" system getting little bits of the same thing done across the whole unit in one night!