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Word Bearers Warp Talons

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    11 Oct 2026
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I primed with Sanguine Red to make painting the main colour of this model easier.

Red Armour

  1. Basecoat with Khorne Red .
  2. With 1:1 Khorne Red and Incubi Darkness shade all recesses.
  3. Mix your previous paint 1:1 with Abaddon Black and shade more selectively. Ensure you leave a thin line of this colour wherever it meets the trim.
  4. Highlight with Wazdakka Red .
  5. Now add fine highlights of 1:1 Wazdakka Red and Wild Rider Red , ensuring you get nice crisp edge highlights wherever possible.
  6. Selectively highlight with Wild Rider Red .
  7. Finish with a few specular highlights of Tau Light Ochre on corners. On very gradual curves, this may be too much of a jump. In these instances, consider a 1:1 mix of Wild Rider Red and Tau Light Ochre instead.

Armour Trim

Warp Claws

Bone Spikes

  1. Basecoat with Rhinox Hide .
  2. Glaze Mournfang Brown towards the tip.
  3. Edge highlight with XV-88 and add a chunky highlight towards the tip.
  4. Selectively highlight with Ushabti Bone towards the tip.
  5. Add a small highlight of :screaming skull within the previous stage, again focusing on the tip.
  6. Finish with a specular highlight of White on the point at the end.

Eyes

  1. Basecoat with Caliban Green .
  2. Selectively highlight close to the nose with Moot Green .
  3. Add a specular highlight of Ice Yellow next to the nose.

Undersuit

  1. basecoat with Black .
  2. Pick out ridges with Dawnstone .
  3. Highlight more selectively with Administratum Grey .
  4. Mix some White into your Administratum Grey and add a few very small/specular highlights where needed.

Rusted Metal

  1. Basecoat with Rhinox Hide
  2. Build up the effect of rust in all tucked away areas and recesses with some thinned Mournfang Brown . Think of this like a targetted wash, but feel free to apply additional glazes where more interest is needed.
  3. Pick out most of the raised portion with a layyer of Warpstone Glow , pulling your brush towards the nose. I would recommend leaving some Caliban Green exposed at the furthest point away from the nose.
  4. Enhance with a more specific application of Skrag Brown with a thin brush.
  5. Edge highlight with Ironbreaker , applying smaller amounts of Silver RLM01 Metallic where needed.

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Citadel Painting System 17
Base 7
  • Abaddon Black
  • Caliban Green
  • Incubi Darkness
  • Khorne Red
  • Mournfang Brown
  • Rhinox Hide
  • XV-88
Layer 10
  • Administratum Grey
  • Dawnstone
  • Ironbreaker
  • Moot Green
  • Skrag Brown
  • Tau Light Ochre
  • Ushabti Bone
  • Warpstone Glow
  • Wazdakka Red
  • Wild Rider Red
Colour Forge
Base 1
  • Sanguine Red
Vallejo Model Air
Base 1
  • 71.063 Silver RLM01 Metallic
Vallejo Model Color
Base 3
  • 70.858 Ice Yellow
  • 70.950 Black
  • 70.951 White
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