Cadian 482nd Infantry

Cadian 482nd Infantry

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    09 Apr 2023
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    09 Apr 2023
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Basic recipe for my Cadian 482nd. All started with a black primer.

Armor

  1. Base with Mechanicus Standard Grey
  2. Wash with Agrax Earthshade
  3. Highlight with Dawnstone (I do this only on characters)

Fatigues

  1. Base Rakarth Flesh
  2. Layer Ushabti Bone (This takes awhile)
  3. Wash with Agrax Earthshade

Skin

  1. Basecoat Cadian Fleshtone
  2. Wash Guilliman Flesh
  3. Layer Cadian Fleshtone
  4. Highlight with Kislev Flesh :

Metals

Gold -- Base with Retributor Armour followed by a wash with Reikland Fleshshade then relayer Retributor

Metal -- Base with Silver RLM01 Metallic followed by Gunmetal Metallic , I wash with Nuln Oil before highlighting with Gunmetal Metallic again.

Gun Casing

  1. Base with Mephiston Red
  2. Wash with Nuln Oil
  3. Layer up with Mephiston Red
  4. Minimal highlights with Wild Rider Red

Leathers

Black Leather -- Base with Corvus Black : wash with Nuln Oil and highlight with Mechanicus Standard Grey

Brown Leather - Base with Mournfang Brown wash with Agrax Earthshade and highlight with Baneblade Brown

Citadel Painting System 16
Base 6
  • Corvus Black
  • Mechanicus Standard Grey
  • Mephiston Red
  • Mournfang Brown
  • Rakarth Flesh
  • Retributor Armour
Shade 3
  • Agrax Earthshade
  • Nuln Oil
  • Reikland Fleshshade
Layer 6
  • Baneblade Brown
  • Cadian Fleshtone
  • Dawnstone
  • Kislev Flesh
  • Ushabti Bone
  • Wild Rider Red
Contrast 1
  • Guilliman Flesh
Vallejo Model Air
Base 2
  • 71.063 Silver RLM01 Metallic
  • 71.072 Gunmetal Metallic
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