Fangs of the Shadow (My Custom Warband)

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Fangs of the Shadow (My Custom Warband)

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    12 Apr 2026
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This is a recipe for my custom Alpha Legion-based chaos space marine warband, the Fangs of the Shadow. I've nicknamed them my "Lazy Marines" because they're so easy to paint. (Apologies for the trash photography.)

  1. Start by priming the miniature in Citadel Chaos Black .
  2. Then, drybrush this moderately with Dawnstone , leaving a decent amount of black in the recesses.
  3. Coat all the bones and metallic bits with Stormhost Silver .
  4. Paint any cloth bits with Phoenician Purple .
  5. Paint the eyes or any other glowy parts with Wicked Pink .
  6. Paint Abaddon Black over the pauldrons (not the trim, though) again to cover any drybrushing.
  7. Color any leather bits with Rhinox Hide
  8. Highlight the edges of the cloth with Fulgrim Pink .
  9. Highlight the leather bits with a 1:1 mix of Rhinox Hide and Kislev Flesh
  10. Cover the pauldrons in Gloss Varnish .
  11. Shade the silver bits with Nuln Oil .
  12. Once the varnish has dried, apply Huge Miniatures Aqua Fuchsia . For best results, apply five to six coats. Let it dry fully before each coat.
  13. (Optional) Stipple Blood For The Blood God on any blades or just anywhere you want. They are chaos space marines.

Tommy

LazyPainter

I'm still relatively new to miniature painting, only have a couple years under my belt. As my username suggests, I am a very lazy painter and usually like to avoid any tedious work, like edge highlighting, but I'm working on it. I play Salamanders, Death Skulls, and my own custom Alpha Legion-based warband called the Fangs of the Shadow in 40k, and Imperial Fists in The Horus Heresy.

Citadel Painting System 10
Base 3
  • Abaddon Black
  • Phoenician Purple
  • Rhinox Hide
Shade 1
  • Nuln Oil
Layer 4
  • Dawnstone
  • Fulgrim Pink
  • Kislev Flesh
  • Stormhost Silver
Technical 1
  • Blood For The Blood God
Spray 1
  • Chaos Black
Huge Miniatures
Colorshift Metallic 1
  • AIR325 Aqua Fuchsia
The Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic 2
Acrylic 1
  • Wicked Pink
Effect 1
  • Gloss Varnish
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