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Iron Hands (X) (Légions Loyalistes) Paint List for Horus Heresy (30K)

beginner Légions Loyalistes

This scheme is built around Leadbelcher, Caledor Sky, and Abaddon Black. Accent and support colours come from Black Legion and Ironbreaker.

Start with Leadbelcher, Caledor Sky, and Abaddon Black as the foundation. Use Black Legion and Ironbreaker for secondary details, shadows, or focal accents. Finish with Lothern Blue and Thunderhawk Blue for highlights and extra contrast.

Recommended undercoat black — Several priority paints in this army converge on black.
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Paint list

Sorted by priority

🔴 Must-Have

Bases — the colours fondamentales sans lesquelles the scheme est impossible

  • Leadbelcher (Citadel) — Armour/metal · Base
  • Caledor Sky (Citadel) — Lentilles casque · Base
  • Abaddon Black (Citadel) — Sous vetement black (base)/lentilles casque (shade, coins)/armour (deep shade) · Base/shade/deep shade

🟠 Core

Shadows and highlights principaux — the simplified scheme officiel

🟡 Recommended

Highlights supplementaires and details qui donnent of the relief

🟢 Optional

Dot highlights and finitions avancees for un resultat showcase

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 Keep the foundation colours dominant so the army still reads clearly at tabletop distance.
2 Use the last accent and highlight paints sparingly to sharpen the focal points instead of repainting every surface.

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