Black weapon casing
A fairly conventional method I use to paint the weapons of my Salamanders, with bluish highlights to distinguish them from their black armour.
Basecoat in Eshin Grey 
Add volumetric highlights and edge highlights with Dark Reaper 
Edge highlight with Thunderhawk Blue 
Add edge highlights with a 1:1 mix of Thunderhawk Blue and Glacier Blue 
Shade the lower areas and add recess shades with Black Templar or Nuln Oil (or any watered-down black paint
Citadel Painting System 5
Shade 1
- Nuln Oil
Layer 3
- Dark Reaper
- Eshin Grey
- Thunderhawk Blue
Contrast 1
- Black Templar
Vallejo Game Color
Base 1
- 72.095 Glacier Blue
