Night Lords - Horus Heresy (OLD)

Night Lords - Horus Heresy (OLD)

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  • Published
    26 Sep 2023
  • Updated
    30 May 2024
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Prime

  1. Prime with Vallejo or other Black primer

Base Coats

  1. Base coat with Night Blue
  2. Zenithal spray from high angle with Imperial Blue
  3. Stiple model with Altdorf Guard Blue
  4. Paint metal components with Silver , Brass Scorpion or Retributor Armour
  5. Paint skulls and any bone items with Ushabti Bone
  6. Paint reds (eyes, Night Lords wings, etc.) with Mephiston Red
  7. Paint any weapons or other parts with Black
  8. Wash model or select spots with Agrax Earthshade
  9. Highlight red areas (eyes, Night Lord wings) with Evil Sunz Scarlet
  10. Highlight washed bone with Ushabti Bone

Lightning

  1. Lightning: Paint bolts with Bold Titanium White
  2. Lightning: First layer of lightning with Hoeth Blue

Leather

  1. Leather: Base with Light Grey
  2. Leather: Paint based leather with Gore-grunta Fur

Model Base

  1. Base: Apply Martian Ironcrust
  2. Base: Wash with Agrax Earthshade
  3. Base: Drybrush with Ryza Rust
  4. Base: Paint rim with Black and Black Ink (4:1 mix)

Weathering

  1. Weathering: Apply Vallejo Pigments Dark Red Ochre (73.107) to model
  2. Weathering: Using stippling or sponge add armor scratches with silvers and browns.
  3. Weathering: Apply Blood For The Blood God to melee weapons or other parts as applicable.
Citadel Painting System 12
Base 2
  • Mephiston Red
  • Retributor Armour
Shade 1
  • Agrax Earthshade
Layer 4
  • Altdorf Guard Blue
  • Brass Scorpion
  • Hoeth Blue
  • Ushabti Bone
Dry 1
  • Ryza Rust
Technical 1
  • Blood For The Blood God
Texture 1
  • Martian Ironcrust
Air 1
  • Evil Sunz Scarlet
Contrast 1
  • Gore-grunta Fur
Monument Creature Caster Pro Acryl
Base 1
  • 001 Bold Titanium White
Vallejo Game Air
Base 1
  • 72.720 Imperial Blue
Vallejo Game Color 3
Base 2
  • 72.019 Night Blue
  • 72.051 Black
Ink 1
  • 72.094 Black Ink
Vallejo Metal Color
Base 1
  • 77.724 Silver
Vallejo Model Color
Base 2
  • 70.950 Black
  • 70.990 Light Grey
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