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Alpha Legion

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    07 Dec 2025
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Under Coat

  1. Undercoat with Chaos Black

Blue Armour

  1. Pain the area in Blue with Tidal Blue
  2. Softshade with Drakenhof Nightshade
  3. Deepshade with Dark Tone
  4. Chunky Highlight with Phalanx Blue
  5. Fine Highlight with Aegis Aqua

Brass

  1. Base in Runelord Brass
  2. Wash in Reikland Fleshshade
  3. Edge highlight with Canoptek Alloy
  4. Dot Highlight with Mythril Blade

Gun Metal Silver

This is for the "functional" silver, like guns, swords and mechincal parts

  1. Base coat in Sir Coates Silver
  2. Wash with Dark Tone
  3. Highlight with Mythril Blade

Display Silver

This is for the showy part of armour. Like Trim and Banners

  1. Base in Ironbreaker
  2. Wash with Dark Tone and layer back up with Ironbreaker
  3. Highlight with Mythril Blade

Undersuit

  1. Base in Black
  2. Highlight with Eshin Grey
  3. Dot Highlight with Dawnstone

Black Armour

  1. Base in Black
  2. Highlight with Eshin Grey
  3. Dot Highlight with Dawnstone

Black Leather

  1. Base in Corvus Black
  2. Highlight with Dawnstone

Lens

  1. Base with Berserker Red
  2. Recess shade with Dark Tone
  3. Highlight the lower corners with Sanguine Red
  4. WIth the above area, highlight again with Demon Red
  5. In the far oppsite corners, put a dot of White Scar

Bases

  1. Under coat with Matt White
  2. Base with Corax White
  3. Base in PVA glue and white crackle paint
  4. Wash with Pylar Glacier
  5. Dry brush White Scar
  6. Add Valhallan Blizzard
AK Interactive 3rd Generation Acrylics
Intense 1
  • AK11029 Black
Citadel Painting System 13
Base 3
  • Corax White
  • Corvus Black
  • Runelord Brass
Shade 2
  • Drakenhof Nightshade
  • Reikland Fleshshade
Layer 5
  • Canoptek Alloy
  • Dawnstone
  • Eshin Grey
  • Ironbreaker
  • White Scar
Texture 1
  • Valhallan Blizzard
Spray 1
  • Chaos Black
Contrast 1
  • Pylar Glacier
Colour Forge
Base 2
  • Matt White
  • Sanguine Red
The Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic 4
Acrylic 3
  • Aegis Aqua
  • Phalanx Blue
  • Tidal Blue
Wash 1
  • Dark Tone
Two Thin Coats 4
Shade 2
  • Berserker Red
  • Sir Coates Silver
Highlight 2
  • Demon Red
  • Mythril Blade
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