Horus Heresy (30K) · Loyalist Legions
Dark Angels (I) (Loyalist Legions) Paint List for Horus Heresy (30K)
Deep black armour with red and white heraldic markings. Each legionary wears a unique set of personal symbols.
Start with a black primer to make the basecoat easy. The contrast between the matte black and the red/white details is the key to this scheme.
Recommended undercoat
black
— Several priority paints in this army converge on black.
Paint list
Sorted by priority🔴 Must-Have
Bases — the fundamental colours without which the scheme is impossible
- Abaddon Black (Citadel) — Armour (base) / red markings, helmet lenses, weapons (deep shade) · Base / Deep shade
- Mephiston Red (Citadel) — Red markings / helmet lenses / weapons · Base
- Leadbelcher (Citadel) — Metal · Base
- Corax White (Citadel) — White · Base
🟠 Core
Main shades and highlights — the official Simplified Scheme
- Corvus Black (Citadel) — Armour · Chunky highlight
- Eshin Grey (Citadel) — Armour · Highlight
- Dawnstone (Citadel) — Armour · Secondary highlight
- Khorne Red (Citadel) — Red markings / helmet lenses / weapons · Soft shade
- Evil Sunz Scarlet (Citadel) — Red markings / helmet lenses / weapons · Chunky highlight
- Nuln Oil (Citadel) — Metal · Shade
- Stormhost Silver (Citadel) — Metal · Highlight
- Dark Reaper (Citadel) — White · Deep shade
- White Scar (Citadel) — White · Highlight
- Ushabti Bone (Citadel) — chapter robes, parchment and bone · Base
🟡 Recommended
Extra highlights and details that add depth
- Fire Dragon Bright (Citadel) — Red markings / helmet lenses / weapons · Highlight fine
- Thunderhawk Blue (Citadel) — White · Soft shade
- Baneblade Brown (Citadel) — White · Chipping inside the White Scar chips
🟢 Optional
Dot highlights and advanced finishes for a showcase result
- Administratum Grey (Citadel) — Armour · Dot highlights
- Ungor Flesh (Citadel) — Red markings / helmet lenses / weapons · Dot highlights
Painting order
Recommended steps
1
Primer black or base Abaddon Black
2
Chunky highlight Corvus Black on the wide edges
3
Highlight Eshin Grey on the fine edges
4
Highlights Dawnstone on points of light
5
Basecoat Mephiston Red on the markings and the lenses
6
Shade Khorne Red then deep shade Abaddon Black into the recesses
7
Highlight Evil Sunz Scarlet then Fire Dragon Bright
8
Base Corax White, shade Thunderhawk Blue, deep shade Dark Reaper
9
Highlight White Scar, chipping Baneblade Brown in the chips
10
Base Leadbelcher, shade Nuln Oil, highlight Stormhost Silver
11
Dot highlights Administratum Grey and Ungor Flesh for effect showcase
Tips
Hints for this army
1
Dark Angels' black armour has to read matte — avoid gloss varnish on the main armour.
2
The white markings say the bearer took a fatal wound meant for another — the green segments evoke the forests of Caliban.
3
No legionary carries exactly the same set of symbols: vary the markings from one model to the next.
4
For chipping on the white: paint White Scar, then Baneblade Brown inside the larger chips.
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