Horus Heresy (30K) · Knight Houses
House Malinax (Knight Houses) Paint List for Horus Heresy (30K)
Bone, steel grey, red and black, matching the better-known 30K sources. Grime and weathering are part of the look.
Start with the bone panels and grey chassis, then keep the red and black for divisions and markings. If bronze takes over, the result drifts away from the heraldry most often described for Malinax.
Recommended undercoat
black
— Several priority paints in this army converge on black.
Paint list
Sorted by priorityRED Must-Have
The bone-and-steel core of House Malinax.
- Rakarth Flesh (Citadel) — Main panels · Base
- Dawnstone (Citadel) — Secondary panels and grey armour · Base
- Leadbelcher (Citadel) — Chassis and joints · Base
ORANGE Core
Shading and accents for the traitor house.
- Khorne Red (Citadel) — Markings and heraldry · Base
- Abaddon Black (Citadel) — Black quarters and joints · Base
- Nuln Oil (Citadel) — Metals and recesses · Shade
YELLOW Recommended
Finishing paints that keep the large panels crisp.
- Agrax Earthshade (Citadel) — Bone and red areas · Shade
- Runefang Steel (Citadel) — Metal edges · Highlight
Painting order
Recommended steps
1
Basecoat the large panels with Rakarth Flesh, then block in the grey areas with Dawnstone.
2
Treat the chassis and joints with Leadbelcher.
3
Add the red divisions with Khorne Red and the black panels with Abaddon Black.
4
Shade the metals with Nuln Oil and the bone surfaces with Agrax Earthshade.
5
Return to the metallic edges with Runefang Steel.
Tips
Hints for this army
1
Keep the red secondary so the bone-and-steel read stays immediate.
2
Strong black lining between the panels helps House Malinax a lot on the larger Knight plates.
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