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As distraction from my long slog of an Imperial Guard project filling out an infantry brigade and armoured spearhead, I've decided to have a crack at some of the Space Marine Heroes range with a bit of kitbashing. Speed painting so many faceless grunts has definitely started to dent my enthusiasm for painting, so it'll be nice to try something that means I can really spend some serious time on each miniature.

To fit in with my black and grey guardsmen, I've decided to go for a blue-grey scheme, based off the fantastic Night Lords tutorial by Mezgike on Youtube. I think the scheme would quite nicely fit a Raven Guard successor chapter.

Rundown of the recipe

Basecoat Incubi Darkness

Rough highlight with Skavenblight Dinge

Sharper highlight with Dawnstone

Glaze Incubi Darkness into transitions with Skavenblight Dinge

Glaze Dawnstone into transitions with Skavenblight Dinge

Drakenhof Nightshade wash

Edge highlight with Dawnstone

Since I'm waiting on the first marine (Brother Titus) arriving in the post on Monday, I figured now would be a good time to try a quick, rough colour test:



Thanks for reading. Updates to come soon!

Looking forward to seeing what you come up with, man!