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Hello everyone, as the title says im asking what people find are the best colours and painting techniques (like if you layer grey underneath the green or w/e) for painting Sons of Horus without an airbrush, and where to get said paints if they are not GW ?

Thanks everyone

Vallejo USMC Tank Crew with Coliela Greenshade wash.

This is my recipe, using non-GW paint (because I don't like GW paints). I do like their washes, and use pretty much only Nuln Oil, and Seraphim Sepia. However, I've recently started using Secret Weapon Miniatures Washes and... WOW! So much better. VMA = Vallejo Model Air, VGC = Vallejo Game Color, P3 = Privateer Press P3 Paint. I typically use my airbrush for the black primer, base coat in grey, and the first coat of green. After that, it's all brush work. You could easily rattle can the primer, and then paint the model with a brush. I just used my airbrush to speed things up. The base coat of grey is important. If you use the green over a white base, it's too light, and if you use it over black, it's too dark. A note about the blacks: I use a drop or two of P3 Greatcoat Grey in my blacks so that it's not a "true" black.

Undercoat/Primer black (I use Vallejo airbrush primer and P3 Black Primer)

Base coat: Vallejo Game Color Cold Grey 72.750
Base coat: VGC Scurvy Green 72.027
Shade: Nuln Oil

Blacks:
P3 Thamar Black
Wash Nuln Oil
Highlight P3 Greatcoat Grey

Greens:
VGC Scurvy Green 72.027
VGC Cold Grey

Golds:
P3 Molten Bronze
Wash Seraphim Sepia
Highlight VGC Bright Bronze 72.057

Holsters:
Vallejo Model Air Hull Red 71.039
P3 Bloodstone
Highlight

Silver:
VMA Gungrey 71.072
Wash Nuln Oil
Highlight VMA 71.065 Steel

Eyes:
P3 Menoth White Highlight
Wash Seraphim Sepia

 Ghaz wrote:

Seen it, i dont think the green is quite right in that one... for my liking anyway.

@Tamwulf do you have any photos of your models to show the colours off ? thanks

Check out this link to my gallery. This guy was a test model/WiP, so I haven't added decals, finished the base, or really cleaned him up but its "table top standard".

 Tamwulf wrote:
Check out this link to my gallery. This guy was a test model/WiP, so I haven't added decals, finished the base, or really cleaned him up but its "table top standard".

Thanks bro, Looks good !