Slightly amended version of my Fire Warrior recipe. Works great on Battlesuits, drones and vehicles.
Undercoat with Mechanicus Standard Grey
Mechanicals
- Base with Abaddon Black
- Wash with Nuln Oil
- Highlight edges with Mechanicus Standard Grey
- Fine highlight with Administratum Grey
Armour Plates
- Base with Dawnstone
- Line panel edges, joins, and deep recesses carefully with Basilicanum Grey
- Shade recessed areas with a mix of Mechanicus Standard Grey / Contrast Medium
- Touch up panels with Dawnstone
- Highlight with Administratum Grey
- Fine highlight with Celestra Grey
Armour Plates (Dark Grey)
- Base with Eshin Grey
- Line panel edges and joins with Basilicanum Grey (if not already done)
- Touch up panels with Eshin Grey
- Highlight with Dawnstone
- Fine highlight with Administratum Grey
Note: I didn't paint any armour panels with deeper recesses this colour, so didn't need a recess paint colour. That said, I considered using a mix of Eshin Grey / Corvus Black / Contrast Medium for any recesses on these plates.
Armour Plates (Yellow)
- Base with many thin coats of Averland Sunset
- Layer with Yriel Yellow (also many thin coats)
- Shade recessed areas with a mix of Averland Sunset / Yriel Yellow / Contrast Medium
- Shade deep recesses with thinned Dryad Bark / Contrast Medium
- Line panel edges and joins with Agrax Earthshade
- Touch up with Yriel Yellow
- Highlight with a mix of Yriel Yellow / Screaming Skull
- Fine highlight with Screaming Skull
Fire Caste logo (chest & shoulder)
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