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HeroQuest (1989): Elf

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    09 May 2026
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Skin

  1. Basecoat: Cadian Fleshtone, White & Screaming Skull 2:1:1
    Shade: Doombull Brown
    Highlight: Basecoat mix & White

Blonde Hair

  1. Basecoat: Tallarn Sand
    Shade: Reikland Fleshshade & Seraphim Sepia
    Highlight: Tallarn Sand & Ushabti Bone
    Highlight: Ushabti Bone

Light Green Cloth

  1. Basecoat: Nurgling Green
    Shade: Nurgling Green & Straken Green
    Soft Shade: Straken Green
    Deep Shade: Straken Green & Black

Green Cloth

  1. Basecoat: Elysian Green
    Soft Shade: Deathworld Forest
    Deep Shade: Deathworld Forest & Black
    Highlight: Elysian Green & Ogryn Camo
    Highlight: Ogryn Camo

Dark Green Cloth

  1. Basecoat: Caliban Green
    Soft Shade: Caliban Green & Black
    Deep Shade: Black
    Highlight: Caliban Green & Warpstone Glow 1:1
    Highlight: Warpstone Glow

Brown Leather

  1. Basecoat with Rhinox Hide .
  2. Highlight with Doombull Brown .
  3. Selectively highlight with XV-88 .
  4. Finish with very small/specular highlights of Ushabti Bone .

Blade

  1. Basecoat with Leadbelcher .
  2. Glaze Gryph-charger Grey towards the guard, starting from just below the half way point on the blade.
  3. Add a little Black to your Gryph-charger Grey , then glaze a smaller area. This should create a nice dark transition to the gold.
  4. Edgde highlight everything and glaze half closest to the tip with Ironbreaker .
  5. Finish with selective highlights of Silver RLM01 Metallic .

Gold

  1. Basecoat with Retributor Armour .
  2. Wash with Reikland Fleshshade .
  3. Mix a little Silver RLM01 Metallic into your Retributor Armour , then add general highlights and highlights to all hard edges.
  4. Increase the amount of Silver RLM01 Metallic in the mix, so it is a very pale gold. Now selectively highlight.
  5. Finish with specular highlights of Silver RLM01 Metallic .

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Citadel Painting System 9
Base 4
  • Leadbelcher
  • Retributor Armour
  • Rhinox Hide
  • XV-88
Shade 1
  • Reikland Fleshshade
Layer 3
  • Doombull Brown
  • Ironbreaker
  • Ushabti Bone
Contrast 1
  • Gryph-charger Grey
Vallejo Model Air
Base 1
  • 71.063 Silver RLM01 Metallic
Vallejo Model Color
Base 1
  • 70.950 Black
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