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LOTR / Minas Tirith Warrior (gold armour)

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    13 Feb 2023
  • Updated
    13 Feb 2023
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Basecoat

  1. Prime with Mechanicus Standard Grey

Face

  1. Basecoat with Barbarian Brawn
  2. Wash with Flesh Wash
  3. Highlight with Dwarven Skin
  4. Optional: Paint eye sockets with Abaddon Black and eyes with Trooper White

Plate mail, helmet, bracers and greaves

  1. Basecoat with 60/40 mix of Gold Metallic Copper Metallic
  2. Wash with 50/50 Flesh Wash and Lahmian Medium
  3. Drybrush with Gold Metallic
  4. Highlight with White Star

Chainmail parts of the armour

  1. Basecoat with Sir Coates Silver
  2. Wash with Nuln Oil

Shield

  1. Basecoat shield with Abaddon Black
  2. Basecoat shield trims with 60/40 mix of Gold Metallic Copper Metallic
  3. Wash black part with Nuln Oil
  4. Wash golden part with Flesh Wash
  5. Layer the White Tree with Ivory
  6. Highlight the White Tree with White Star

Weapon

  1. Basecoat haft with Mahogany Brown
  2. Basecoat blade with Steel Metallic
  3. Basecoat hilt and pommel with Gold Metallic

Hair

  1. Basecoat with Abaddon Black
  2. Drybrush with Dark Grey

Cloth

  1. Basecoat with Griffon Claw
  2. Wash with Archaic Sepia Wash
  3. Layer with Ivory
  4. Highlight with Trooper White

Upper leg scale armour, boots and leather bracers

  1. Basecoat with Abaddon Black
  2. Wash with Nuln Oil
  3. Layer with Death Reaper
  4. Highlight with Dungeon Stone Grey

Leathers (straps, belt, scabbard)

  1. Basecoat with Cuirass Leather
  2. Layer with Boar Hide
  3. Highlight with Fur Cloak
Citadel Painting System 4
Base 1
  • Abaddon Black
Shade 1
  • Nuln Oil
Technical 1
  • Lahmian Medium
Spray 1
  • Mechanicus Standard Grey
Two Thin Coats 13
Shade 4
  • Barbarian Brawn
  • Cuirass Leather
  • Griffon Claw
  • Sir Coates Silver
Midtone 3
  • Boar Hide
  • Death Reaper
  • Dwarven Skin
Highlight 4
  • Dungeon Stone Grey
  • Fur Cloak
  • Trooper White
  • White Star
Wash 2
  • Archaic Sepia Wash
  • Flesh Wash
Vallejo Model Air
Base 3
  • 71.065 Steel Metallic
  • 71.066 Gold Metallic
  • 71.068 Copper Metallic
Vallejo Model Color
Base 3
  • 70.846 Mahogany Brown
  • 70.918 Ivory
  • 70.994 Dark Grey
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