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I need some help please choosing some Vallejo paints.

I plan on painting my Tyranid army similar to the "standard" hive fleet leviathan colours, so: White skin, with red wash, purple carapace.

But instead of using purple for the carapace, I though about doing it blue.

I would like it to be dark blue, like the purple is a dark colour, I am after similar in blue. A link of kinda what I am after is below:

https://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/419980-Blue,%20Ice,%20Nids,%20Tyranids,%20White.html

However this is for batch painting potentially hundreds of Tyranids, so I would like to keep it to base coat/wash/highlight - possibly a second highlight but no more than that. Also probably wouldnt go quite as bright with the highlights as that picture (no offence to the author, its a bit bright for me)

I am also not averse to using GW paints if necessary, looking through the Vallejo paint chart, I don't think there is going to be a suitable blue wash??? as the blue wash "73.207 Blue Wash" (I have it already) is going to be too light in colour.

Any advice would be great, thanks guys.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/765237/10188165.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/765237/10188165.page GMT
By the way I recommend getting the Citadel paint app. It's really useful particularly when trying to find colorschemes.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/765237/10188198.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/765237/10188198.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/765237/10188526.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/765237/10188526.page GMT
In the end I went for imperial blue as a base (VGC), drakenhof nightshade as a wash (GW), then electric blue as a dry brush/highlight (VGC).

I also picked up a pot of Skink blue (GW dry paint) that I could potentially use as a second very lightly applied dry brush.

I am 3 Grey Knights off starting my Tyranids so I'll report back with the results.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/765237/10192573.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/765237/10192573.page GMT