Kharadron Overlords

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    03 Oct 2025
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Purple Cloth

  1. Basecoat Barak-Nar Burgundy .
  2. Recess shade 1:1 Barak-Nar Burgundy and Abaddon Black .
  3. Thick highlight 1:1:1 Barak-Nar Burgundy and Screamer Pink and Ushabti Bone .
  4. Thin highlight 2:1 previous mix and Ushabti Bone .
  5. Spot highlight 1:1 previous mix and Ushabti Bone .

Cream Leather

In retrospect, the box art might be using Karak Stone as a basecoat, and layering up to Ushabti Bone , then Screaming Skull .

  1. Basecoat Baneblade Brown .
  2. Shade Steel Legion Drab .
  3. Recess shade 1:1 Steel Legion Drab and Rhinox Hide .
  4. Highlight Karak Stone .
  5. Spot highlight Ushabti Bone .

Steel

  1. For steel, basecoat Iron Hands Steel . For gauges, basecoat Corax White and Mephiston Red . For valves, basecoat Mephiston Red .
  2. Recess shade Abaddon Black .
  3. Shade Drakenhof Nightshade .
  4. For steel, highlight Runefang Steel . Don't highlight gauges. For valves, highlight Evil Sunz Scarlet .

Brass

For breaking up steel areas; the joint between the back and backpack, backpack details, gun grip, weapon details.

  1. Basecoat Runelord Brass .
  2. Recess shade Rhinox Hide .
  3. Shade Seraphim Sepia .
  4. Highlight Canoptek Alloy .

Gold

For faces and spot details. Compared to the box art, use more sparingly and replace with brass when able.

  1. Basecoat Retributor Armour .
  2. Recess shade Rhinox Hide .
  3. Shade Reikland Fleshshade .
  4. Highlight Liberator Gold .

Black Rubber

For boots and tubes on helmets and backpacks.

  1. Basecoat Abaddon Black .
  2. Thick highlight Dark Reaper .
  3. Thin highlight Thunderhawk Blue .
  4. Spot highlight Fenrisian Grey .

Axe Handle

  1. Basecoat Screamer Pink .
  2. Recess shade 1:1 Screamer Pink and Abaddon Black .
  3. Highlight 1:1 Screamer Pink and Ushabti Bone .
  4. Spot highlight 1:2 Screamer Pink and Ushabti Bone .

Aether

For eyes and spot details.

  1. Basecoat Sotek Green .
  2. Layer Temple Guard Blue , then Baharroth Blue .
  3. For eyes, spot highlight White Scar . For spot details, layer White Scar instead.

Basing

Apply PVA glue and sand while building.

  1. For the base, basecoat Mournfang Brown .
  2. Drybrush Zamesi Desert .
  3. Light drybrush Ushabti Bone .
  4. For the rim, basecoat Steel Legion Drab .
Citadel Painting System 30
Base 11
  • Abaddon Black
  • Barak-Nar Burgundy
  • Corax White
  • Iron Hands Steel
  • Mephiston Red
  • Mournfang Brown
  • Retributor Armour
  • Rhinox Hide
  • Runelord Brass
  • Screamer Pink
  • Steel Legion Drab
Shade 3
  • Drakenhof Nightshade
  • Reikland Fleshshade
  • Seraphim Sepia
Layer 16
  • Baharroth Blue
  • Baneblade Brown
  • Canoptek Alloy
  • Dark Reaper
  • Evil Sunz Scarlet
  • Fenrisian Grey
  • Karak Stone
  • Liberator Gold
  • Runefang Steel
  • Screaming Skull
  • Sotek Green
  • Temple Guard Blue
  • Thunderhawk Blue
  • Ushabti Bone
  • White Scar
  • Zamesi Desert
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