Mercenaries: Combat Medic

Mercenaries: Combat Medic

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    27 Aug 2025
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Cloth

  1. Basecoat with 2:1 Wraithbone and Rakarth Flesh .
  2. Add general shading with some Karak Stone .
  3. Shade more selectively with XV-88 .
  4. Mix your XV-88 1:1 with Rhinox Hide and shade only very deep parts or recesses that meet other materials.
  5. Add chunky highlights with Wraithbone . These are best applied as a series of lines to add texture.
  6. Mix your Wraithbone 1:1 with :white and repeat the above, but more selectively. This time apply as fine edge highlights along hard edges too.
  7. Finish with selective highlights of pure White .

Red Details

  1. Basecoat with Khorne Red .
  2. Shade with 1:1 Khorne Red and Abaddon Black .
  3. Apply chucky highlights with 1:1 Khorne Red and Squig Orange .
  4. Add fine highlights with pure Squig Orange .
  5. Finish with very small/specular highlights of Ungor Flesh .

Brown Leather

  1. Basecoat with Rhinox Hide .
  2. Edge highlight with Doombull Brown , making them a little chunkier on corners and exposed areas.
  3. Selectively highlight with XV-88 on corners and exposed edges.
  4. Finish with specular highlights of Screaming Skull , where needed.

Armour

  1. Basecoat with Leadbelcher .
  2. Wash with a 1:1 mix of Nuln Oil and Gryph-charger Grey . You might want to add a little water to make this more substle.
  3. Apply recess shading with pure Gryph-charger Grey .
  4. Highlight with Abaddon Black
  5. Finish with selective edge highlights of Silver RLM01 Metallic .

Gold details

  1. Basecoat with Retributor Armour .
  2. Wash with Reikland Fleshshade .
  3. highlight with a mixof Retributor Armour and Silver RLM01 Metallic .
  4. Finish with specular highlights of Silver RLM01 Metallic on rivets.

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Citadel Painting System 16
Base 8
  • Abaddon Black
  • Khorne Red
  • Leadbelcher
  • Rakarth Flesh
  • Retributor Armour
  • Rhinox Hide
  • Wraithbone
  • XV-88
Shade 2
  • Nuln Oil
  • Reikland Fleshshade
Layer 5
  • Doombull Brown
  • Karak Stone
  • Screaming Skull
  • Squig Orange
  • Ungor Flesh
Contrast 1
  • Gryph-charger Grey
Vallejo Model Air
Base 1
  • 71.063 Silver RLM01 Metallic
Vallejo Model Color
Base 1
  • 70.951 White
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