Painting Tips

Omega Destroyer

Step 1: Apply an undercoat of Tester's Flat Black spray paint.

Step 2: Drybrush the model in Citadel Boltgun Metal. This will bring out the details.

Step 3: Apply Citadel Armor Wash to all areas of the model. This will give the model the dark metallic look. Apply until you get the darkness you want.

Step 4: Paint all red areas using Citadel Blood Red.

Step 5: Mix some Citadel Blood Red and Chainmail. Make the color look like a metallic red. Use this to paint the hangar.

Step 6: Paint blue areas with Citadel Regal blue.

Step 7: Paint the engine exhaust. Put a dot of Skull white and apply Lightning Bolt Blue around it.

Step 8: Any other details you wish.

Hyperion Cruiser

Step 1: Apply an undercoat of Testers flat white spray paint.

Step 2: Paint the gun turrets Boltgun Metal.

Step 3: Mix Mithril Silver with Ghostly Grey. You want to get a metallic grey color. Paint the rest of the model in this color.

Step 4(Opitional): If you wish, apply Black Wash at this stage.

Step 5: Paint the bridge Boltgun Metal. Paint the rim Sunburst Yellow.

Step 6: Paint the front hangar looking areas Chaos Black.

Step 7: Paint the indented areas on the engine housing, and the hangar and railing on the ship Codex Grey.

Step 8: Paint engines Chaos Black and the place the engines glue onto Boltgun Metal.

Step 9: Paint Ultramarine Blue stripes on the front of the ships and on the turrets.

Step 10: Paint the exhaust Blazing Orange.

Step 11: Any other detail you wish.

Starfury Fighter

Step 1: Apply an undercoat of Testers flat white spray paint.

Step 2: Mix Mithril Silver and Ghostly Grey. Pain the enitire model except the cockpit, engine nozzels and the flaps around them in this color.

Step 3(Optional): If you wish apply a Black Wash.

Step 4: Paint the cockpit Chaos black.

Step 5: Paint the gun ports, thrusters, the bars on the cockpit and the other areas you did not paint, Boltgun Metal.

Step 6: Paint exhaust as the Omega.

Step 7: Any other detail you wish. I suggest some kind of decoration for the fighters.

Nial Fighter

Step 1: Apply an undercoat of Testers flat white spray paint.

Step 2: Paint Space Wolves Grey over the model.

Step 3: Blue Wash the model until you have the desired color.

Step 4: Paint the cockpit black.

Step 5: Paint the engine exhaust Blood Red.

Step 6: Any other details you wish.

G'Quon Cruiser

Step 1: Apply an undercoat of Tester's flat white spray paint.

Step 2: Paint the metallic areas Boltgun Metal

Step 3: Paint the rest of the model in Red Gore or Blood Red.

Step 4: Paint some geometric designs over the red area in Dark Angels Green or Chaos black.

Step 5: Outline these areas in Ghostly or Elf Grey.

Step 6: Mix the colors used for the Omega hangar and use it for the hangar on this model.

Step 7: Paint the engine exhaust Bad Moon or Sunburst Yellow

Step 8: Any other details you wish.

Frazi Fighter

Step 1: White undercoat as with other ships.

Step 2: Paint the middle of the model Elf Grey.

Step 3: Paint the cockpit Chaos Black with Boltgun Metal outline.

Step 4: Paint the metallic areas Boltgun Metal.

Step 5: Paint the rest of the ship Goblin Green.

Step 6: Outline the Elf Grey areas in Chaos Black. This can be done earlier as well.

Step 7: Exhuast as on the G'Quon.

Step 8: Any other details. I suggest some kind of Blood Red insignia.

Sentri Fighter

Step 1: White undercoat as in above ships.

Step 2: Paint the entire model Warlock Purple.

Step 3: Apply a dark Purple Ink. You may wish to darken it by adding Black Ink.

Step 4: Paint the engine nozzel, guns and front area Boltgun Metal.

Step 5: Paint a cockpit using Mithril Silver.

Step 6: Paint the exhaust Blazing Orange.

Step 7: Any other details.

More ships and pictures to come.

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