White Custodes

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    16 Feb 2026
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BASE COLOURS

Priming & Prep

  1. Prime using Standard Grey

Basecoat

  1. Airbrush Death Korps Drab

First Highlight (50/50 Mid‑tone)

  1. Airbrush a 50/50 mix of Death Korps Drab & Ivory , Thin with Airbrush Thinner

Second Highlight (Main Highlight)

  1. Airbrush Ivory & Thin with Airbrush Thinner

Shadow Cleanup

  1. Thin and spray Death Korps Drab

Gloss Varnish

  1. Apply Polyurethane Gloss Varnish (Add 3–5 extra coats on decal areas)

Oil Wash

  1. Use Sepia thinned with mineral spirits. Apply selectively into recesses and around decals.

Matte Varnish

  1. Mecha Matt Varnish

Chipping & Edge Wear

  1. Sponge + brush using Ivory

DETAILS

Crux Terminatus

  1. Base: Rakarth Flesh
    Wash: Skeleton Horde
    Highlight: Rakarth Flesh + Skeleton Horde

Chest Aquila (Gold)

  1. Base: Decayed Metal
    Build up: mix with Elven Gold
    Final edges: Elven Gold

Eye Lenses

  1. Base: Mephiston Red
    Mid: Evil Sunz Scarlet
    Final: Evil Sunz Scarlet + Orange Flare

METALS

Silvers

  1. Base: Burnt Iron

Golds

  1. Base: Decayed Metal
    Highlight: Elven Gold

Metal Wash

  1. Black Brown Wash
AK Interactive Abteilung 502
Base 3
  • Black
  • Brown Wash
  • Sepia
Citadel Painting System 5
Base 3
  • Death Korps Drab
  • Mephiston Red
  • Rakarth Flesh
Layer 1
  • Evil Sunz Scarlet
Air 1
  • Death Korps Drab
Colour Forge
Base 1
  • Standard Grey
Scale75 Scalecolor
Metal n' Alchemy 2
  • SC-74 Elven Gold
  • SC-87 Decayed Metal
Two Thin Coats
Highlight 1
  • Orange Flare
Vallejo Auxiliaries
Base 1
  • 71.261 Airbrush Thinner
Vallejo Mecha Color
Base 1
  • 69.702 Mecha Matt Varnish
Vallejo Model Color
Base 1
  • 70.918 Ivory
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