Knight House Sidus

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    09 Apr 2026
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Black Armor

  1. Prime Chaos Black
  2. Layer with Death Reaper
  3. Edge highlight with Dungeon Stone Grey and Wizard Grey

Trim

  1. Layer with Bronze
  2. Shade the recesses with Nuln Oil use this same shade to make a clear line between the trim and any black armor.
  3. Relayer with Bronze as necessary
  4. Highlight with a 1:1 mix of Bronze and Light Bronze then with Light Bronze

Orange Panels

  1. Prime Grey Seer
  2. Layer with Burnt Orange
  3. Layer with two thin coats of Rust Orange
  4. Edge highlight with Jokaero Orange and Tau Light Ochre

Metals

  1. Prime Chaos Black
  2. Overbrush with Sir Coates Silver or Leadbelcher
  3. Drybrush with Mythril Blade
  4. Layer details with Spartan Bronze or Castellax Bronze
  5. Wash with 1:1:1 mix of Drakenhof Nightshade and Nuln Oil and Lahmian Medium
  6. Light drybrush with Plate Armour
  7. Add a light shade of 1:1 Agrax Earthshade and Lahmian Medium to any parts like pistons to break up the areas
  8. Layer up Plate Armour and Mythril Blade to make weapon strike faces brighter

Wires and Eyes

  1. Base with Wyvern Green
  2. Layer raised areas with Emerald Green
  3. Highlight with Ethereal Green and Talisman Green

Other Details

  1. Paint any cog mechanicum symbols with halved black and white using Doom Death Black and Trooper White
  2. Paint any icons or small skulls with Dragon's Gold and Glistening Gold
  3. Paint any special areas in appropriate colors
  4. Apply decals

Bases

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Citadel Painting System 10
Base 3
  • Grey Seer
  • Jokaero Orange
  • Leadbelcher
Shade 3
  • Agrax Earthshade
  • Drakenhof Nightshade
  • Nuln Oil
Layer 2
  • Castellax Bronze
  • Tau Light Ochre
Technical 1
  • Lahmian Medium
Spray 1
  • Chaos Black
Monument Hobbies Pro Acryl 3
Base 1
  • 037 Burnt Orange
Metallic 2
  • 026 Light Bronze
  • 032 Bronze
Two Thin Coats 16
Shade 6
  • Doom Death Black
  • Rust Orange
  • Sir Coates Silver
  • Spartan Bronze
  • Wizard Grey
  • Wyvern Green
Midtone 4
  • Death Reaper
  • Dragon's Gold
  • Emerald Green
  • Plate Armour
Highlight 5
  • Dungeon Stone Grey
  • Ethereal Green
  • Glistening Gold
  • Mythril Blade
  • Trooper White
Bright 1
  • Talisman Green
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