Vespid Stingwings

Vespid Stingwings

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    06 Mar 2025
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Preparation

  1. Prime with Chaos Black
  2. Zenithal highlight with Grey Seer
  3. Not sure the zenithal highlight made any difference at all so it might be possible to skip it.

Carapace

  1. Basecoat with Kantor Blue
  2. All over wash with Druchii Violet
  3. Layer with Kantor Blue
  4. Highlight with Altdorf Guard Blue
  5. Layer the parts of the carapace that wouldn't catch the light with Incubi Darkness
  6. Highlight the lower parts of the carapace with Kabalite Green

Wings

  1. Basecoat with Ionrach Skin
  2. Light dry brush with Deepkin Flesh
  3. Wash all over with a 1:1 mix of Casandora Yellow and Lahmian Medium
  4. Wash the lower half of the wing with Casandora Yellow
  5. Wash and dot the lower edge of the wing with Iyanden Yellow

Claws

  1. Basecoat with Abaddon Black
  2. Highlight with Mechanicus Standard Grey

Eyes

  1. Run Nuln Oil in to the sockets
  2. Paint the eyes with Flash Gitz Yellow

Armour, weapons, and lenses

Paint the armour and weapons using this recipe:
https://paintpad.app/recipes/75-tau-troops-green-undersuit

Paint the gem bits of the weapons using this recipe:
https://paintpad.app/recipes/14-tau-fusion-weapons

Basing

Base the models using this recipe:
https://paintpad.app/recipes/65-urban-base

Paint any rocks using this recipe:
https://paintpad.app/recipes/1615-sandstone-for-bases

Andy Pearson

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Made Paint Pad. Paints T'au, Emperor's Children and whatever else distracts him.

Citadel Painting System 16
Base 5
  • Abaddon Black
  • Incubi Darkness
  • Ionrach Skin
  • Kantor Blue
  • Mechanicus Standard Grey
Shade 3
  • Casandora Yellow
  • Druchii Violet
  • Nuln Oil
Layer 4
  • Altdorf Guard Blue
  • Deepkin Flesh
  • Flash Gitz Yellow
  • Kabalite Green
Technical 1
  • Lahmian Medium
Spray 2
  • Chaos Black
  • Grey Seer
Contrast 1
  • Iyanden Yellow
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