Slightly amended version of my Fire Warrior recipe. Works great on Battlesuits, drones and vehicles.
Undercoat with Mechanicus Standard Grey
Mechanicals
- Base with Abaddon Black
- Wash with Nuln Oil
- Highlight edges with Mechanicus Standard Grey
- Fine highlight with Administratum Grey
Armour Plates
- Base with Dawnstone
- Line panel edges, joins, and deep recesses carefully with Basilicanum Grey
- Shade recessed areas with a mix of Mechanicus Standard Grey / Contrast Medium
- Touch up panels with Dawnstone
- Highlight with Administratum Grey
- Fine highlight with Celestra Grey
Armour Plates (Dark Grey)
- Base with Eshin Grey
- Line panel edges and joins with Basilicanum Grey (if not already done)
- Touch up panels with Eshin Grey
- Highlight with Dawnstone
- Fine highlight with Administratum Grey
Note: I didn't paint any armour panels with deeper recesses this colour, so didn't need a recess paint colour. That said, I considered using a mix of Eshin Grey / Corvus Black / Contrast Medium for any recesses on these plates.
Armour Plates (Yellow)
- Base with many thin coats of Averland Sunset
- Layer with Yriel Yellow (also many thin coats)
- Shade recessed areas with a mix of Averland Sunset / Yriel Yellow / Contrast Medium
- Shade deep recesses with thinned Dryad Bark / Contrast Medium
- Line panel edges and joins with Agrax Earthshade
- Touch up with Yriel Yellow
- Highlight with a mix of Yriel Yellow / Screaming Skull
- Fine highlight with Screaming Skull
Fire Caste logo (chest & shoulder)
- Base with Corvus Black
- Line the Fire Caste symbol with either Basilicanum Grey (for a black logo) or a mix of White Scar / Contrast Medium (for a white logo).
- Touch up the outer with Corvus Black
- Highlight with Mechanicus Standard Grey
- Fine highlight with Administratum Grey
Gyrostabilizers (jetpack & elbows) & other metal
- Touch up undercoat with Mechanicus Standard Grey
- Base with Retributor Armour
- Line recesses between the 'halves' with Agrax Earthshade
- Clean up the two 'halves' of the gyrostabilizer with Retributor Armour
- Layer with a mix of Retributor Armour / Liberator Gold
- Highlight with Liberator Gold
- Fine highlight with Runefang Steel
Red Lenses & Lights
- Base with Khorne Red
- Layer the majority (about 2/3 to 3/4) of the lens with Mephiston Red
- Highlight with Wild Rider Red in the area furthest from the 'glare'
- Fine highlight with Fire Dragon Bright
- Paint a tiny dot of White Scar in the corner where the remaining Khorne Red is showing
- Very lightly drybrush the area the light shines on with Mephiston Red to give an 'object source lighting' effect (optional)
Blue Lenses, Lights and Plasma Effects
- Base with Stegadon Scale Green
- For plasma, layer with Sotek Green . For lights and lenses, layer with Thousand Sons Blue
- Highlight with Temple Guard Blue
- Fine highlight with Baharroth Blue
- For 'jewel'-type lenses and lights, paint a dot of White Scar in the corner
- Highlight the edges around the vents of plasma weapons with a mix of Temple Guard Blue / Baharroth Blue
- Very lightly drybrush the area the light shines on with a mix of Sotek Green / Temple Guard Blue to give an 'object source lighting' effect (optional)
Sept Markings
- Carefully freehand on sept markings with Yriel Yellow (or Dawnstone if painting on yellow panels)