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Ultramarines (XIII)

débutant Légions Loyalistes

Bleu cobalt canonique.

Grey or blue primer. The blue must be deep and clean — The ombres black give of the depth without losing the legibility.

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

🟠 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 Grey primer or base Macragge Blue (spray recommended)
2 Base Macragge Blue over the full armour
3 Soft shade Kantor Blue in the recoins
4 Deep shade Abaddon Black into deep recesses
5 Chunky highlight Altdorf Guard Blue on arêtes larges
6 Highlight Calgar Blue on arêtes fine
7 Lentilles : base Mephiston Red, soft shade Khorne Red, deep shade Abaddon Black
8 Chunky highlight Evil Sunz Scarlet then Fire Dragon Bright on lentilles
9 Base Retributor Armour, shade Gore-Grunta Fur, highlight Stormhost Silver
10 Base Leadbelcher, shade Nuln Oil, highlight Stormhost Silver
11 Dot highlights Fenrisian Grey on armure and Ungor Flesh on lentilles

Tips

Hints for this army
1 The Ultramarines ont of insignia en white on certains segments of vétérans — Corax White for the detail héraldiques
2 The look 'parade' is lore-accurate : the Ultramarines s'efforcent of maintain leurs armures impeccable even en campaign
3 For a look cérémoniel : finish striée on certains segments (effect brushstroke vertical white on background blue)
4 The éléments en tissu are often white, black or brown cuir — Vary for casser the monotonie of the blue