Night Lords

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Night Lords

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    21 Apr 2026
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This is my current Night Lords paint job. I’m still trying to figure out the best way to do it so any tips would be appreciated.

Base Coats

  1. Prime model with Chaos Black .
  2. Paint Kantor Blue on the main armor panels. I airbrushed mine.
  3. Paint the trim and pick out some other details with Retributor Armour
  4. Paint any pouches and belts Rhinox Hide
  5. Paint the weapon cases and soft joints Abaddon Black
  6. Paint the weapons, hoses, and other details Leadbelcher
  7. Paint any plasma, lens’s, or other glowing parts White Scar
  8. Paint any flayed flesh either Rakarth Flesh , Bugman's Glow , or Catachan Fleshtone
  9. Paint any exposed skin from the space marine Rakarth Flesh
  10. Paint the robes, clothe, or the bat wings Khorne Red
  11. Paint the bat skull and any other white details Grey Seer
  12. Paint any skulls or bones Wraithbone

Shading and Contrast

  1. Use Drakenhof Nightshade over the Kantor Blue
  2. Use Agrax Earthshade over Retributor Armour , Rhinox Hide , and Khorne Red
  3. Use Nuln Oil over the Leadbelcher
  4. Use Apothecary White over the Grey Seer
  5. Use Skeleton Horde over the Wraithbone
  6. Use Volupus Pink : Contrast Medium in a 1:1 Mix over flayed flesh, followed by Guilliman Flesh : Contrast Medium in a 1:1 mix.
  7. Use Baal Red over the White Scar for the plasma and len’s
Citadel Painting System 22
Base 11
  • Abaddon Black
  • Bugman's Glow
  • Catachan Fleshtone
  • Grey Seer
  • Kantor Blue
  • Khorne Red
  • Leadbelcher
  • Rakarth Flesh
  • Retributor Armour
  • Rhinox Hide
  • Wraithbone
Shade 3
  • Agrax Earthshade
  • Drakenhof Nightshade
  • Nuln Oil
Layer 1
  • White Scar
Technical 1
  • Contrast Medium
Spray 1
  • Chaos Black
Contrast 5
  • Apothecary White
  • Baal Red
  • Guilliman Flesh
  • Skeleton Horde
  • Volupus Pink
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