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1) Basecoat the mini with chaos black, I have used the Chaos Black Spray paint but I'msure the potted paint will work just as well. I didn't take a picture of this stage, everyone

knows how to do it.

2) A coat of Adeptus Battlegrey is given to all armour areas.

3) A 50/50 mix of Vallejo USMC Tank Crew (from the Panzer Aces range) andAstronomican Grey is painted over the armour.A couple of thin coats should be enough.

4) Wash the recesses where the armour plates meet with Badab Black and paint anycabling and details (studs, eye lenses etc) Chaos Black.Allow the wash to dry.

5) Using the above mix, paint over any areas that were covered by the wash butshouldn't have.Be careful to leave the previous washed layers showing in the recesses.

6) Hightlight the armour with a 30/70 mix of USMC Tank Crew and Astronomican Grey.

7) Fine highlights are added to the edges of the armour plates using a 30/70 mix ofUSMC Tank Crew and White.

8) Metallic areas are painted Chainmail, washed with Badab Black and then highlightedwith Chainmail.

9) Any gold areas are painted Dwarf Bronze.

10) Details:

Gold areas are painted over with Vallejo Brass, washed with Devlan Mud and highlightedwith 50/50 Vallejo Brass and Mithril Silver.The eyes are first painted Mechrite Red and then highlighted with Blood Red, IyandenDarksun and finally Skull White.

The Eye of Horus is given a couple of thin coats of Iyanden Darksun, highlighted with30/70 Iyanden Darksun and White and then the pupil is added with Chaos Black.The circle around it and the seal of the Oath of Moment (Purity Seal) are paintedMechrite Red and highlighted Blood Red.The Oath of Moment itself is painted Scorched Brown and then highlighted withSnakebite leather, Dheneb Stone and Skull White, leaving a little of the previous stageshowing every time.

Battle damage is painted on with Chaos black and little dots/lines of Astronomican Greyare painted under it for highlights.The Bolter's metal parts were painted like the other metal areas and the casing was

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highlighted with Adeptus Battlegrey and Codex Grey.

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The green is a mix I stole from DPA, its a 70:30 mix of panzer aces USMC tank

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