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Hey all!

I am taking a crack at Salamanders but I am finding it difficult to get a proper theory for painting them. Part of the problem is I don't have Warp Lightning or Nuln Oil and I can't go get more paints presently. I do have WAAAGH! green and Moot Green. Using Rajasthan Flesh for the base coat. I also have a non-citadel green but I feel like when I apply it to the guy it makes him look more dark angel, or at least not emerald enough.

I am thinking either of mixing that green with moot to brighten it up a bit, or fish through some cheaper acrylics I have.

Any suggestions?

The photos are with and without flash with low day light.

Actually I think I figured it out. How about this?

And here is the final product. Sufficient?

Looks like a Salamander!

At the end of the day you need to find a system that gets you a mini that works for you. You don’t need to match the studio army exactly. Personally I paint my Ultras more of a rich sapphire blue than GW’s, but have seen people paint theirs from powder baby blue to almost black with blue highlights.

What I might suggest is going over him with some highlights or adding some shading. You say you don’t have access to new paints, so this is a step you could do later. Bang out a few squads now with what you have, and when you can grab a pot of nulan oil and go back and drop some in the crevasses. Or a brighter green and pop out the high points.

But while you wait for a supply drop, go forth and purge some heretics and xenos with a perfectly respectable paint job.

red can work well for shading green (& visa versa)