You're my Serpent, of the morning, Serpent

Or at least, you are my Dawn Serpent.  This is one of those models that has been sat in my pile of unopened boxes for months.  As part of my Malifaux completion project, it came up as the next model for my Ten Thunders, and I decided to work a little more on the scales than I have been for these tabletop models.  I then found that the combination of the shape of the model, my camera, and my painting made getting good photos difficult.  Nevertheless, I have tried.  So, some step by steps of my Dawn Serpent.