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Iron Hands (X)

débutant Légions Loyalistes

Noir métallique.

The armure of Iron Hands is single : metal pur assombri au Contrast. Start with a primer silver for maximiser the effect metallic.

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

  • Leadbelcher (Citadel) — Armure / metal · Base
  • Caledor Sky (Citadel) — Helmet lenses · Base
  • Abaddon Black (Citadel) — Sous-vêtement black (base) / Lentilles casque (Shade, coins) / Armure (Deep shade) · Base / Shade / Deep shade

🟠 Core

Main shades and highlights — the official Simplified Scheme

🟡 Recommended

Extra highlights and details that add depth

🟢 Optional

Dot highlights and advanced finishes for a showcase result

Painting order

Recommended steps
1 Primer Stormhost Silver or Leadbelcher for maximiser the effect metallic
2 Base Leadbelcher over the full armour
3 Shade Black Legion (Contrast) for assombrir uniformly
4 Deep shade Abaddon Black into deep recesses
5 Highlight/chips Ironbreaker on the arêtes and impacts
6 Highlight/chips secondaires Stormhost Silver on the points hauts
7 Lentilles : base Caledor Sky, shade Abaddon Black on the coins
8 Highlight Teclis Blue, edge highlight Lothern Blue
9 Base Corax White, soft shade Thunderhawk Blue, deep shade Dark Reaper, highlight White Scar
10 Base Leadbelcher, shade Nuln Oil, highlight Stormhost Silver on metals détaillés
11 Dot Blue Horror on lentilles

Tips

Hints for this army
1 The Black Legion Contrast is the clé of the scheme : it imite the patine d'a metal oxydé en a seul passage
2 The Iron Hands make part of 'Shattered Legions' after Isstvan V — A weathering intense is lore-accurate
3 The chipping on the armure metallic s'obtient en peignant of petites taches Ironbreaker then Stormhost Silver on the arêtes
4 The lentilles blue tranchent fortement on the metal dark — Soignez-the for a effect visuel maximal