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Leviathan Nids

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    17 Oct 2026
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  1. Prep a mix of tile grout and bird sand, apply over a PVA covered base.Spray rubbing alcohol and water mixover to active grout , then apply watered down PVA over with a syringe
  2. Spray Wraithbone . Touch up missed areas with thinned Wraithbone
  3. 50/50 Thinned Magos Purple on body
  4. Drybrush Wraithbone over body with highlights of Pallid Wych Flesh
  5. 50/50 Thinned Cadian Fleshtone over weapon. 2:1 Thinned Carroburg Crimson over tips in 2 layers
  6. For the wings thin Cadian Fleshtone with Reikland Fleshshade over and blend into Carroburg Crimson concentrated in the root (connected to arm/talon). Use 2 layers of weak shades similar to the weapons
  7. Carroburg Crimson in the recesses of the body and the mouth
  8. Black Templar on the hooves and claws/blades
  9. Paint the base Rhinox Hide and drybrush highlight Stormvermin Fur
  10. Doomfire Magenta on tongue with Pink Horror and Screamer Pink in a gradient for bigger mouths. Use Carroburg Crimson to darken wide mouths
  11. Teeth as Ushabti Bone and use Screaming Skull to build up highlights. Only on larger teeth.
  12. Khorne Red drybrush on swords & talons, with Wazdakka Red highlight drybrush and Evil Sunz Scarlet tips
  13. Leviathan Purple on the carapace with Xereus Purple over to touch up missed areas. Then use streaks if : Genestealer Purple and Corax White Don’t thin but take time.
  14. Tyran Blue on brain with Corax White highlight
  15. Averland Sunset on the eyes with Abaddon Black vertical pupils
  16. Apply thinned Stormvermin Fur to base edge
Citadel Painting System 25
Base 7
  • Abaddon Black
  • Averland Sunset
  • Corax White
  • Khorne Red
  • Rhinox Hide
  • Screamer Pink
  • Wraithbone
Shade 3
  • Carroburg Crimson
  • Reikland Fleshshade
  • Tyran Blue
Layer 10
  • Cadian Fleshtone
  • Evil Sunz Scarlet
  • Genestealer Purple
  • Pallid Wych Flesh
  • Pink Horror
  • Screaming Skull
  • Stormvermin Fur
  • Ushabti Bone
  • Wazdakka Red
  • Xereus Purple
Spray 1
  • Wraithbone
Contrast 4
  • Black Templar
  • Doomfire Magenta
  • Leviathan Purple
  • Magos Purple
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