Based on TireKhorne's work on the 40k Homebrew site.
The main colours are red, blue, and gold.
General Information:
My general method is to lay down all the base colours for the model, then do all the shading in the recesses before moving on to the highlights.
I don't own an airbrush so the recipe will mainly consist of Games Workshop spray cans and brush on paints.
Priming:
I find the metallic sprays from GW tend to be a little on the transparent side, so an initial undercoat of grey helps.
- Prime with Mechanicus Standard Grey
- Prime over that with Retributor Armour
Gold (Armour Trim)
I generally start with the armour trim so that any time I get paint on another piece its easy to cover later.
- Drybrush over with Retributor Armour to even out the colour
- Shade the recesses with Agrax Earthshade
- Highlight the fine points and sharp edges with Stormhost Silver
Red (Armour Panels)
- Base with Mephiston Red
- Shade the recesses with Agrax Earthshade
- Highlight the edges with Evil Sunz Scarlet
- Finer highlight with Wild Rider Red
- Highlight fine points with Fire Dragon Bright
Blue (Shoulder Pads and Details)
- Base with Sotek Green
- Shade the recesses with Drakenhof Nightshade
- Highlight the edges with Temple Guard Blue
- Finer highight with Baharroth Blue
- Highlight fine points with Baharroth Blue mixed 1:1 with White Scar
White (Cloth)
- Base with Celestra Grey
- Shade the recesses with Agrax Earthshade
- Layer over most of the cloth with Ulthuan Grey leaving the recesses dark.
- Highlight the edges with White Scar
Black (Armour Ribbing)
- Base with Abaddon Black
- Highlight the edges with Eshin Grey
- Highlight fine points with Dawnstone
Grey (Details)
- Base with Mechanicus Standard Grey
- Shade the recesses with Nuln Oil
- Highlight the edges with Dawnstone
Silver (Details)
For grenades, replace Nuln Oil with Athonian Camoshade
- Base with Leadbelcher
- Shade the recesses with Nuln Oil
- Highlight the edges with Stormhost Silver
Brown (Leather)
- Base with Rhinox Hide
- Shade the recesses with Agrax Earthshade
- Roughly highlight the edges with Skrag Brown
- Finer highlight with Ushabti Bone
Amateur tabletop painter of Warhammer 40k and Age of Sigmar miniatures.