Shades of Caliban (vehicles)

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Shades of Caliban (vehicles)

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    31 Jan 2026
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Color scheme for my personal Dark Angels lengion stranded 26th chapater the "Shades of Caliban" (Umbrae Caliban). Memo for all parts.

  1. PRIMER with Chaos Black or Black

VEHICLE : Main Body

  1. BASE with Kantor Blue
  2. RECESS-SHADE with Drakenhof Nightshade
  3. HIGHLIGHT with Macragge Blue
  4. HIGHLIGHT with Caledor Sky
  5. GLAZE with Highlord Blue + Airbrush Thinner (1:2)
  6. SEAL with Purity Seal to avoid reactivation

VEHICLE : Black Details

  1. BASE with Abaddon Black
  2. HIGHLIGHT with Corvus Black
  3. HIGHLIGHT with Mechanicus Standard Grey

VEHICLE : Bone Color Details

  1. BASE with Corax White
  2. LAYER with Wraithbone
  3. RECESS-SHADE with Agrax Earthshade
  4. HIGHLIGHT with Corax White
  5. HIGHLIGHT with White Scar

VEHICLE : Weapon Casing

  1. BASE with Khorne Red
  2. LAYER with Mephiston Red
  3. RECESS-SHADE with Agrax Earthshade
  4. HIGHLIGHT with Evil Sunz Scarlet
  5. HIGHLIGHT with Wild Rider Red
  6. GLAZE with Blood Red + Airbrush Thinner (1:2)
  7. SEAL with Purity Seal to avoid reactivation

VEHICLE : Grav Plates

  1. BASE with Enchanted Steel
  2. WASH with Drakenhof Nightshade
  3. DRYBRUSH with Leadbelcher

LENSES

  1. BASE with Corax White
  2. HIGHLIGHT with White Scar
  3. GLAZE with Shamrock Green or Zealot Yellow

LEATHER

  1. BASE with Rhinox Hide
  2. HIGHLIGHT with Skrag Brown
  3. WASH with Agrax Earthshade

HAZARD STRIPES

For the background:

  1. BASE with Abaddon Black

For the stripes:

  1. BASE with Corax White
  2. HIGHLIGHT with White Scar
  3. GLAZE with Zealot Yellow

METAL PARTS

  1. BASE with Abaddon Black
  2. LAYER with Leadbelcher
  3. WASH with Nuln Oil
  4. HIGHLIGHT with Leadbelcher

BRONZE PARTS

  1. BASE with Rhinox Hide
  2. LAYER with Glittering Loot + Talos Bronze (1:1)
  3. WASH with Agrax Earthshade

GOLD TRIMS

  1. BASE with Rhinox Hide
  2. LAYER with Glittering Loot
  3. WASH with Agrax Earthshade + Speedpaint Medium (1:1)
  4. HIGHLIGHT with Auric Armour Gold

WEAPONS : Missiles

  1. BASE with Corax White
  2. LAYER the tips with Mephiston Red or Caledor Sky
Citadel Painting System 22
Base 12
  • Abaddon Black
  • Caledor Sky
  • Corax White
  • Corvus Black
  • Kantor Blue
  • Khorne Red
  • Leadbelcher
  • Macragge Blue
  • Mechanicus Standard Grey
  • Mephiston Red
  • Rhinox Hide
  • Wraithbone
Shade 3
  • Agrax Earthshade
  • Drakenhof Nightshade
  • Nuln Oil
Layer 5
  • Auric Armour Gold
  • Evil Sunz Scarlet
  • Skrag Brown
  • White Scar
  • Wild Rider Red
Spray 2
  • Chaos Black
  • Purity Seal
The Army Painter Speedpaint 2.0 8
Speedpaint 5
  • Blood Red
  • Highlord Blue
  • Shamrock Green
  • Speedpaint Medium
  • Zealot Yellow
Metallic 3
  • Enchanted Steel
  • Glittering Loot
  • Talos Bronze
Vallejo Auxiliaries
Base 1
  • 71.261 Airbrush Thinner
Vallejo Surface Primer
Base 1
  • 70.602 Black
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