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Ultramarines

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    25 Jan 2026
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Armour Panels

  1. Basecoat with Macragge Blue .
  2. Recess shade with a 1:1 mixture of Imperial Blue , Abaddon Black or Black let down to a wash consistency with either water or Lahmian Medium , enough to flow into gaps.
  3. At this point paint the armour carapace.
  4. Glaze highlight with a 1:1 mix of Macragge Blue and Ultramarine Blue .
  5. glaze again volumetric with Ultramarine Blue x 2, refining on the second pass.
  6. Tidy up any shading with Nuln Oil .
  7. Edge highlight with a 1:1 mix of Macragge Blue and Ultramarine Blue .
  8. Pick up only raised edges with another pass of Ultramarine Blue
  9. Refine further with Fenrisian Grey .
  10. Dot highlight with Blue Horror .

Carapace

  1. Basecoat with your chose Black.
  2. Highlight with Eshin Grey .
  3. Slightly drybrush with Leadbelcher .

Gold Trim

  1. Basecoat with Balthasar Gold .
  2. Wash with Reikland Fleshshade .
  3. Highlight with Gold .
  4. Recess shade with Skeleton Horde .
  5. Final highlight with a 1:1 Stormhost Silver and Gold .

White Details

  1. Basecoat with Administratum Grey .
  2. Drybrush over with Corax White .
  3. Recess shade with a mix of Corax White and Lahmian Medium .
  4. Drybrush again and edge highlight with White Scar .

Red Details

  1. Basecoat Khorne Red .
  2. Highlight with Mephiston Red .
  3. Recess shade with Agrax Earthshade .
  4. Further highlight with a 1:1 of Mephiston Red and Wild Rider Red .
  5. Dot highlight with Wild Rider Red .

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Citadel Painting System 19
Base 7
  • Abaddon Black
  • Balthasar Gold
  • Corax White
  • Khorne Red
  • Leadbelcher
  • Macragge Blue
  • Mephiston Red
Shade 3
  • Agrax Earthshade
  • Nuln Oil
  • Reikland Fleshshade
Layer 7
  • Administratum Grey
  • Blue Horror
  • Eshin Grey
  • Fenrisian Grey
  • Stormhost Silver
  • White Scar
  • Wild Rider Red
Technical 1
  • Lahmian Medium
Contrast 1
  • Skeleton Horde
Vallejo Game Color
Base 3
  • 72.020 Imperial Blue
  • 72.022 Ultramarine Blue
  • 72.051 Black
Vallejo Model Color
Metallic 1
  • 70.996 Gold
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