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Death Guard Plague Marine Kill Team

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    17 Apr 2025
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Green Power Armour

  1. I started by priming with Vallejo Surface Primer Russian Green 4bo . You could use any colour and work your way up, but this is easier.
  2. Now basecoat the armour with Death Guard Green .
  3. Thin some Athonian Camoshade with an equal amount of water (or medium) and add some general shading to the recesses.
  4. Mix Rhinox Hide and Caliban Green 1:1 and shade deeper recesses with fine lines. I keep this mix pretty thin to control it easier.
  5. Add chunky highlights with Ogryn Camo , with a little Death Guard Green mixed in. Probably around 4:1.
  6. Add smaller, fine highlights with Krieg Khaki .
  7. Mix some White into the Krieg Khaki and selectively highlight corners.
  8. Finish the armour with specular highlights of White where needed.

Undersuit

  1. Basecoat with Mechanicus Standard Grey .
  2. Wash with Nuln Oil .
  3. Pick out the majority of the easily accessible ridges with Dawnstone .
  4. More selectively highlight with Administratum Grey .
  5. On a few ridges where you really want to enhance the shape, mix a little White into the Administratum Grey , and apply small highlights.

Skin

  1. Basecoat the skin with a mix of 3 parts Cadian Fleshtone , 2 parts White and 1 part Administratum Grey . This is quite a complex mix, but you only need to do it the one. I would advise mixing a decent amount, then just taking a small blob whenever you need it in future steps.
  2. Mix you base mix 1:1 with Doombull Brown , then thin it with a substantial amount of Lahmian Medium , until it is at a glaze consistency. Now use this to glaze in some general shading.
  3. Add extra definition to recesses with some thin Doombull Brown , all by itself. I use this colour purely for very deep folds, to show the break between his "hands" and his belly, plus to separate dem cheeks.
  4. Around boils and areas of soreness, glaze Screamer Pink , made more manageable with some Lahmian Medium .
  5. If you wanted to make any areas look extra grim, pop a small amount of Xereus Purple in there. I stuck to using this for little drips from a few wounds, mimicking the box art.
  6. Now mix your basecoat colour 1:1 with White and pick out some general highlights.

Wooden Staff

  1. Basecoat with Steel Legion Drab .
  2. Wash with Agrax Earthshade .
  3. Add edge highlights with Baneblade Brown , both to edges and areas where you want to add the effect of woodgrain.
  4. Use Karak Stone to add smaller highlights, towards points.
  5. Mix some White into the Karak Stone and add specular highlights where needed.

Bandages

  1. Basecoat with Rakarth Flesh .
  2. Wash with 1:1 Agrax Earthshade and Contrast Medium .
  3. Add edge highlights with 1:1 Rakarth Flesh and Pallid Wych Flesh .
  4. Now selectively highlight everything with Pallid Wych Flesh .
  5. Add a few dots of White along edges to add a little texture.

Blue Smoke

  1. Basecoat with Thunderhawk Blue and Ushabti Bone , mixed 1:1.
  2. Wash the smoke with Drakenhof Nightshade mixed 1:1 with Contrast Medium . Try and pull the pigment towards recesses and areas where the smoke is thickest.
  3. Mix a pure White , into the base mix gradually and build up highlights. Apply them towards the tip of the smoke, furthest from the source.

Parchment

  1. Basecoat with Zandri Dust .
  2. Run down the length of the parchment painting rough scratchy lines of Ushabti Bone . The aim is to cover almost everything, but not obsessing about covering everything. This should leave a little Texture.
  3. Do the same, but with Screaming Skull , aiming your brush strokes towards the slightly raised bits more.
  4. Now, with 1:1 Screaming Skull and White , apply chunky highlights down the edges in a similar way to the previous steps. The aim is to make it look rough towards the edges.
  5. Glaze the entirety of the surface with Seraphim Sepia , pulling your brush into the slight waves of the parchment.
  6. Add a few White dots down the edges, again, making the edges look rough.

Mix Rhinox Hide and Abaddon Black 1:1. Use a brush with a very fine point and paint rows of dots and dashes across the parchment. Do a second pass if needed to make it look more organic and like writing.

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Citadel Painting System 29
Base 9
  • Abaddon Black
  • Caliban Green
  • Death Guard Green
  • Mechanicus Standard Grey
  • Rakarth Flesh
  • Rhinox Hide
  • Screamer Pink
  • Steel Legion Drab
  • Zandri Dust
Shade 5
  • Agrax Earthshade
  • Athonian Camoshade
  • Drakenhof Nightshade
  • Nuln Oil
  • Seraphim Sepia
Layer 13
  • Administratum Grey
  • Baneblade Brown
  • Cadian Fleshtone
  • Dawnstone
  • Doombull Brown
  • Karak Stone
  • Krieg Khaki
  • Ogryn Camo
  • Pallid Wych Flesh
  • Screaming Skull
  • Thunderhawk Blue
  • Ushabti Bone
  • Xereus Purple
Technical 2
  • Contrast Medium
  • Lahmian Medium
Vallejo Model Color
Base 1
  • 70.951 White
Vallejo Surface Primer
Base 1
  • 70.609 Russian Green 4bo
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