HeroQuest (1989): Gargoyle

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HeroQuest (1989): Gargoyle

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    23 May 2026
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Red Skin

  1. Basecoat with Khorne Red .
  2. Shade with a thin mix of 1:1 Khorne Red and Rhinox Hide .
  3. Glaze upward facing areas with Evil Sunz Scarlet .
  4. Highlight using Tuskgor Fur .
  5. Add fine highlights of 1:1 Tuskgor Fur and Fire Dragon Bright .
  6. Selectively highlight with pure Fire Dragon Bright .
  7. Add specular highlights with 1:1 Fire Dragon Bright .
  8. Ordinarily, I would advise sticking to the face and very pointed areas with these highlights. However, here I coverred all of the skin with them in areas that would catch light. Then, i glazed them back down with some very thin Khorne Red . This is simply because I wanted to go the extra mile with this iconic model, and it is far from necessary.

Eyes

  1. Basecoat with Caliban Green .
  2. Highlight with Warpstone Glow .
  3. Highlight more selectively with Moot Green .
  4. Finish with a specular Ice Yellow (or Dorn Yellow ) highlight.

Tongue

  1. Basecoat with Screamer Pink .
  2. Shade with Druchii Violet .
  3. Highlight with Pink Horror .
  4. Mix some Kislev Flesh into the Pink Horror and highlight more selectively.
  5. Finish with very small Kislev Flesh highlights.

Teeth

  1. Basecoat with Rhinox Hide .
  2. Pick out individual teeth with XV-88 .
  3. Highlight with Ushabti Bone .
  4. Highlight more selectively with Screaming Skull .
  5. Finish with specular Wraithbone highlights on the tips of the most well defined teeth.

Wing Transition

  1. Basecoat with 1:1 Khorne Red and Rhinox Hide .
  2. Basecoat: Rhinox Hide & Khorne Red 1:1
    Layer: Khorne Red
    Highlight: Khorne Red & Squig Orange 1:1
    Highlight: Squig Orange

Wing Membranes

  1. Basecoat with Black .
  2. Basecoat: Black
    Highlight: Stegadon Scale Green
    Highlight: Stegadon Scale Green & Sons of Horus Green 1:1
    Highlight: Sons of Horus Green & Karak Stone 1:1

Leather Whip

  1. Basecoat with 1:1 Incubi Darkness and Black .
  2. Basecoat: Incubi Darkness
    Glaze: Black & Incubi Darkness
    Wash: Black
    Highlight: Incubi Darkness & Karak Stone
    Highlight: Incubi Darkness & Karak Stone 1:2
    Highlight: Karak Stone & White 1:1

Brazen Armour

  1. Basecoat: Warplock Bronze
    Highlight: Retributor Armour & Iron Warriors 1:1
    Highlight: Auric Armour Gold

Brass Trim

  1. Basecoat: Canoptek Alloy
    Wash: Warplock Bronze & Retributor Armour 1:1
    Recess Wash: Rhinox Hide
    Glaze: Warplock Bronze
    Highlight: Auric Armour Gold & Liberator Gold
    Highlight: Canoptek Alloy
    Highlight: Silver

Sword

  1. Basecoat: Balthasar Gold
    Highlight: Balthasar Gold, Auric Armour Gold & Silver 1:1:1
    Glaze: Warplock Bronze & Previous Mix 1:1
    Recess Wash: Black & Doombull Brown 1:1

Chainmail

  1. Basecoat with Black .

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Citadel Painting System 18
Base 7
  • Caliban Green
  • Incubi Darkness
  • Khorne Red
  • Rhinox Hide
  • Screamer Pink
  • Wraithbone
  • XV-88
Shade 1
  • Druchii Violet
Layer 10
  • Dorn Yellow
  • Evil Sunz Scarlet
  • Fire Dragon Bright
  • Kislev Flesh
  • Moot Green
  • Pink Horror
  • Screaming Skull
  • Tuskgor Fur
  • Ushabti Bone
  • Warpstone Glow
Vallejo Model Color
Base 2
  • 70.858 Ice Yellow
  • 70.950 Black
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