Heresy-style Death Guard (40k)

Heresy-style Death Guard (40k)

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    18 Apr 2025
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  1. Prime Wraithbone then coat model in Screaming Skull
  2. Recess shade Seraphim Sepia
  3. Basecoats cloth with Khorne Red , brass with Decayed Metal , pads with Castellan Green , leather with Bloodreaver Flesh , black areas with Eclipse Grey and steel with Black Metal
  4. Chunky highlight on brass with Necro Gold then wash with Poxwalker . Rehighlight with Necro Gold
  5. Wash leather, pads etc with Agrax Earthshade ; rehighlight with base tone where it makes sense
  6. Stipple Death Guard Green then Elysian Green on pads
  7. Coat steel with Vallejo rust FX then drybrush with Heavy Metal
  8. Drybrush red with Word Bearers Red
  9. Using Rust Streaks (AK) and white spirit, add rust streaks to rivets and such
  10. Stipple Screaming Skull then Wraithbone on the armour to rehighlight parts where it's needed.
  11. Base Vallejo dark earth and sprinkle rival crafts autumn woods. Seal with modpodge, stab in a few earth pigments, seal with alcohol, then Nurgles Rot around feet for corrupting effect.

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Citadel Painting System 12
Base 4
  • Castellan Green
  • Death Guard Green
  • Khorne Red
  • Wraithbone
Shade 3
  • Agrax Earthshade
  • Poxwalker
  • Seraphim Sepia
Layer 4
  • Bloodreaver Flesh
  • Elysian Green
  • Screaming Skull
  • Word Bearers Red
Technical 1
  • Nurgles Rot
Scale75 Scalecolor 5
Scalecolor 1
  • SC-16 Eclipse Grey
Metal n' Alchemy 4
  • SC-63 Black Metal
  • SC-65 Heavy Metal
  • SC-71 Necro Gold
  • SC-87 Decayed Metal
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