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Tyranid Barbgaunt Leviathan

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    19 Mar 2026
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Base

  1. Prime in Wraithbone

Carapace

  1. Mix 1:1 Abaddon Black / Naggaroth Night and block the carapace completely.
  2. With Xereus Purple , hightlight the edges and feather then heavily. Also, using a glaze version, highlight any raised 'bumps' in the carapace.
  3. Run Genestealer Purple along the purple edges and add fethered parts but in less frequency.
  4. Do further highlighting on these areas with Dechala Lilac . With a glaze, further hightlight the bumped areas.
  5. Do a spot highlight of Slaanesh Grey .

Weapon

Weapon

  1. Base coat with Khorne Red
  2. Cover in Carroburg Crimson
  3. Highlight the upper areas on the weapon with Wazdakka Red
  4. With a mix of 1:1 Wazdakka Red and Wild Rider Red further hightlight these areas.
  5. Add selective highlight with Wild Rider Red
  6. And then add a spot highlight with White Scar

Casing

  1. Start with a basecoast of Corvus Black

Nozzle

  1. For the very tip of the nozzle, use Ushabti Bone
  2. And highlight with White Scar
  3. For the rest, base coat in Mephiston Red
  4. Highlight this then with Wild Rider Red

Gems

  1. Basecoat the entire gem in Doombull Brown
  2. Add a 1:1 mix of Doombull Brown and Abaddon Black watered down and paint in the top of the gem.
  3. With watered down Skrag Brown - begin to lower downwards from the top - leaving small parts of the previous coats untouched.
  4. Add a small mix of Troll Slayer Orange to the Skrag Brown and work further down
  5. Add another mix of Troll Slayer Orange
  6. Now create a 1:1:1 mix of Troll Slayer Orange / Skrag Brown / White Scar as you get closer to the bottom.
  7. Lastly, add a line of heavily watered down White Scar along the bottom of the gem.

Brain

  1. Basecoat the area with Celestra Grey
  2. Next apply Coelia Greenshade directly from the pot to these areas. Apply heavily so as to bring out the raised areas.
  3. Now apply a very heavily watered down Ulthuan Grey for selective highlighting
  4. Lastly, add White Scar to Ulthuan Grey and add a dot to raised areas.
Citadel Painting System 22
Base 6
  • Abaddon Black
  • Celestra Grey
  • Corvus Black
  • Khorne Red
  • Mephiston Red
  • Naggaroth Night
Shade 2
  • Carroburg Crimson
  • Coelia Greenshade
Layer 12
  • Dechala Lilac
  • Doombull Brown
  • Genestealer Purple
  • Skrag Brown
  • Slaanesh Grey
  • Troll Slayer Orange
  • Ulthuan Grey
  • Ushabti Bone
  • Wazdakka Red
  • White Scar
  • Wild Rider Red
  • Xereus Purple
Air 1
  • Ulthuan Grey
Spray 1
  • Wraithbone
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