This is how I painted up the Adeptus Mechanicus crates from the Kill Team Arena box set.
Main Colour
- I primed these crates with Rustoleum Red Matt Multi-Surface Primer Spray paint, to make getting a solid basecoat easier.
- Basecoat of Gory Red , the equivalent of Khorne Red.
- Recess shade any areas that will not be bordered by metallic trim. I used a 1:1 mix of Wyldwood and Contrast Medium , but any dark brown would do. On these crates it was only the arches and the border of the Mechanicim symbol that needed doing.
- Add a chunky edge highlight of Mephiston Red to the top of the arches. These will be the only exposed edges, so we can ignore everywhere else.
- Edge highlight the same areas, this time with a fine line of Evil Sunz Scarlet .
- Highlight these edges again, this time be selective, using small lines of Wild Rider Red
Metal Trim
- Basecoat all of the trim with Leadbelcher .
- Wash all of the metal with Guilliman Flesh . Make sure a little goes down over the edges to add some contrast in the recesses.
- Edge highlight all of the trim with a thin line of Sycorax Bronze . Just run you brush along the edge wherever possible.
- Add spot highlights of Stormhost Silver to corners and prominent points.
Adeptus Mechanicus Symbol
- Basecoat all white parts with Corax White .
- Basecoat the other half with Abaddon Black .
- Wash the white area with Apothecary White and Contrast Medium , mixed 1:1.
- Where additional shading is needed on the white, I recommend glazing in some thinned Thunderhawk Blue . If there are any particularly deep recesses, pop some into there too.
- Now carefully edge highlight the white with a fine line of Ulthuan Grey .
- Pop dots of Dead White or you pure white of choice onto corners and on pronounced curved edges where light would hit the white areas.
- Add chunky highlights of Dark Reaper to raised areas of the black.
- Add fine highlights of Thunderhawk Blue to the edge of the previous highlights.
Damage (Optional)
- Add scratches and patches of damage with Rhinox Hide .
- Underline these brow. Patches with Wild Rider Red .
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