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Death Korps

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    25 Apr 2026
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  1. Zenithal Airbrush Matt White
  2. All Black parts painted with Abaddon Black (Coat, Hands, Legs)
  3. Heavy Drybrush on Black Parts with 1:1 Abaddon Black and Dark Reaper

Trenchcoat

  1. Highlight the Coat with Dark Reaper
  2. Shade Drakenhof Nightshade
  3. Edge Highlight 1:1 Celestra Grey Dark Reaper
  4. Slightly Highlight with Celestra Grey
  5. Sleeves painted with Holy White
  6. Highlight and paint Sleeve with Spaceship Exterior
  7. Buttons painted with Runelord Brass

Pants and Gloves

  1. Layer 2:1 FS 36176 F-15 Dark Grey and Abaddon Black
  2. Shade with Nuln Oil
  3. Highlight with FS 36176 F-15 Dark Grey
  4. Slightly Highlight with Celestra Grey

Shoes

  1. Paint Shoes with Dark Wood
  2. Drybrush with German Camouflage Pale Brown
  3. Highlight with Mocca Skin
  4. Upper parts painted with Bony Matter
  5. Highlight upper Parts with Wraithbone

Helmet, Pads and Hand metal parts

  1. Paint with Leadbelcher
  2. Shade with Nuln Oil
  3. Gold part with Retributor Armour then shade with Nuln Oil
  4. Careful Drybrush with 2:1 Silver
  5. Highlight with 2:1 Silver and paint the Dots, the ring and the line under the dent with the same color
  6. For the small metal Parts like at the front highlight with 1:1 Spaceship Exterior Silver

Leather Parts

  1. Basecoat with Hardened Leather
  2. Layer with Dark Wood
  3. Layer most parts with 2:1 Terracotta Chocolate Brown
  4. Shade with Reikland Fleshshade
  5. Highlight with Mocca Skin
  6. Partially highlight with 2:1 Mocca Skin and Brainmatter Beige
  7. Slightly highlight some parts with Brainmatter Beige
  8. Drybrush very slightly the Backpack with Mocca Skin
  9. For the Belt 1:1 Grim Black Broadsword Silver . For the Gold Retributor Armour . Slight Highlight with Stormhost Silver
  10. Front blue Part Sunrise Blue red part with Blood Red

Mask

  1. Tube with Gravelord Grey
AK Interactive Acrylics
Air 1
  • AK2143 FS 36176 F-15 Dark Grey
Citadel Painting System 11
Base 6
  • Abaddon Black
  • Celestra Grey
  • Leadbelcher
  • Retributor Armour
  • Runelord Brass
  • Wraithbone
Shade 3
  • Drakenhof Nightshade
  • Nuln Oil
  • Reikland Fleshshade
Layer 2
  • Dark Reaper
  • Stormhost Silver
The Army Painter Speedpaint 2.0 7
Speedpaint 6
  • Bony Matter
  • Dark Wood
  • Gravelord Grey
  • Grim Black
  • Hardened Leather
  • Holy White
Metallic 1
  • Broadsword Silver
The Army Painter Warpaints 5
Acrylic 3
  • Brainmatter Beige
  • Matt White
  • Spaceship Exterior
Speedpaint 1
  • Blood Red
Skin Tones 1
  • Mocca Skin
Vallejo Game Color
Base 2
  • 72.065 Terracotta
  • 72.118 Sunrise Blue
Vallejo Model Color 3
Base 2
  • 70.825 German Camouflage Pale Brown
  • 70.872 Chocolate Brown
Metallic 1
  • 70.997 Silver
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