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Polar Desert Bases

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    09 Nov 2026
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  1. Basecoat with Mechanicus Standard Grey .
  2. Wash with Nuln Oil .
  3. Drybrush with Karak Stone .
  4. Drybrush more lightly with some Screaming Skull .
  5. Glaze the rocks with Dawnstone , pulling your brush towards where they will be highlighted.
  6. Highlight with Administratum Grey .
  7. Mix some White into your Administratum Grey and highlight more selectively.
  8. Finsih with a few small White highlights.
  9. Paint the base rim Black .

Finish with tufts and a little snow flock. I mixed my flock with PVA glue with watter, PVA glue and a little Ardcoat to create a paste and applied patches. For the tufts, I used Army Painter Wasteland bases, but any dried, yellow tufts should be fine.

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Citadel Painting System 7
Base 1
  • Mechanicus Standard Grey
Shade 1
  • Nuln Oil
Layer 4
  • Administratum Grey
  • Dawnstone
  • Karak Stone
  • Screaming Skull
Technical 1
  • Ardcoat
Vallejo Game Color
Base 1
  • 72.051 Black
Vallejo Model Color
Base 1
  • 70.951 White
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