Astra Militarium - Steel Legion - Vehicles

  0
  • Written by
  • Published
    21 Mar 2024
  • Updated
    21 Mar 2024
  • Shareable URL

Scheme for Vehicles

  1. Prime Zandri Dust
  2. Some vehicles should be primed with Mechanicus Standard Grey things like Sentinels have lots of "under armor" that will be easier if its grey

Camoflage Armor

  1. Drybrush with Krieg Khaki do as many layers as needed to get a full coverage. Layer if edges of armor panels if necessary
  2. Layer Skavenblight Dinge in large splotches to outline the grey areas
  3. Stipple the grey areas with Stormvermin Fur keep the edges diffuse
  4. Stipple the grey areas with 1:1 mix of Stormvermin Fur and Krieg Khaki Keep this to the center of the grey camo areas
  5. Recess shade armor panels with Agrax Earthshade mix in water as needed to get good flow
  6. Relayer over shade as necessary (especially the Krieg Khaki )
  7. Edgehighlight Krieg Khaki with Ivory Tusk and the grey with Administratum Grey

Weapon Casings

  1. Layer with a 3:2 mix of Corvus Black and Castellan Green
  2. Shade with Nuln Oil
  3. Edge highlight with Stormvermin Fur and Administratum Grey

Metals

  1. Base metals with Leadbelcher or Sir Coates Silver
  2. Base metal accents (covers, antena, handles, etc) with Balthasar Gold
  3. Wash with a 1:1 mix of Basilicanum Grey and Lahmian Medium
  4. Deep shade where necessary with Black Templar
  5. Highlight with Mythril Blade

Under Armor (armor below the armor i.e. sentinels)

  1. Basecoat with Mechanicus Standard Grey or Dungeon Stone Grey
  2. Wash with 2:2:1 Basilicanum Grey and Lahmian Medium and Contrast Medium
  3. Edge highlight with Stormvermin Fur

Hunter Killer Missles

  1. Basecoat missle with Corax White
  2. Basecoat engine with Leadbelcher
  3. Basecoat nosecone and stripes with Averland Sunset
  4. Wash with Nuln Oil
  5. Edge highlight white with White Star and yellow with Dorn Yellow

Gold Details

  1. Basecoat with Dragon's Gold
  2. Wash with a mix of water and Aggaros Dunes

Blue Accents

Do on things like power cables, eye lenses, screens, etc

  1. Base with Kantor Blue
  2. Shade (if necessary) with Nuln Oil
  3. Layer with Ahriman Blue
  4. Additional highlight of 1:1 Ahriman Blue and Krieg Khaki on extra glowy bits

Badges and Accent Panels

  1. Basecoat Corax White then White Star
  2. Draw a diagonal line with Sanguine Scarlet

Wood

  1. Base with Zandri Dust
  2. Paint with Creed Camo
  3. Drybrush with Deathworld Forest

Bases

  1. Paint base with Steel Legion Drab
  2. Cover base with Vallejo Ground Texture Grey Sand
  3. RePaint base with Steel Legion Drab
  4. Wash with Army Painter Dark Tone or Agrax Earthshade
  5. Drybrush with Baneblade Brown then Krieg Khaki
  6. Tufts?

IronShrike

Paint Pad supporter

Citadel Painting System 28
Base 11
  • Averland Sunset
  • Balthasar Gold
  • Castellan Green
  • Corax White
  • Corvus Black
  • Deathworld Forest
  • Kantor Blue
  • Leadbelcher
  • Mechanicus Standard Grey
  • Steel Legion Drab
  • Zandri Dust
Shade 2
  • Agrax Earthshade
  • Nuln Oil
Layer 7
  • Administratum Grey
  • Ahriman Blue
  • Baneblade Brown
  • Dorn Yellow
  • Krieg Khaki
  • Skavenblight Dinge
  • Stormvermin Fur
Technical 2
  • Contrast Medium
  • Lahmian Medium
Spray 2
  • Mechanicus Standard Grey
  • Zandri Dust
Contrast 4
  • Aggaros Dunes
  • Basilicanum Grey
  • Black Templar
  • Creed Camo
Two Thin Coats 7
Shade 1
  • Sir Coates Silver
Midtone 3
  • Dragon's Gold
  • Ivory Tusk
  • Sanguine Scarlet
Highlight 3
  • Dungeon Stone Grey
  • Mythril Blade
  • White Star
Sign up to compare these recipe requirements to your own paint collection