WIP

Thousand Sons

  0
  • Written by
  • Published
    06 Mar 2026
  • Shareable URL

Blue armor

  1. Basecoat the entire model with Deep Ocean Blue
  2. Spray Abyssal Blue from above and down to 45°

If you don't own an airbrush you could just skip Step 1 and basecoat the entire model woth Abyssal Blue

  1. Shade the entire model with a 3:2 mix of Lahmian Medium and Drakenhof Nightshade
  2. Highlight the upward facing surfaces with Tidal Blue

Golden trim

  1. Basecoat with Greedy Gold
  2. Shade with Warm Skin Shade
  3. Highlight with Bright Gold
  4. Edge/dot hightlight with Mithril

Tabards

  1. Basecoat with Company Grey

Theylok

Paint Pad supporter

Citadel Painting System 2
Shade 1
  • Drakenhof Nightshade
Technical 1
  • Lahmian Medium
The Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic 7
Acrylic 4
  • Abyssal Blue
  • Company Grey
  • Deep Ocean Blue
  • Tidal Blue
Metallic 3
  • Bright Gold
  • Greedy Gold
  • Mithril
Sign up to compare these recipe requirements to your own paint collection