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Alpha Legion (XX)

avancé Légions Traîtres

Vert caméléon irisé. Le plus secret.

This scheme is the more technique of all the legions traîtresses. The base is a metal Leadbelcher recouvert d'a filtre Contrast blue/green for the effect iridescent. A airbrush is idéal but pas mandatory.

Recommended undercoat white — Several priority paints in this army converge on white.

Paint list

Sorted by priority

🔴 Must-Have

Bases — the fundamental colours without which the scheme is impossible

  • Leadbelcher (Citadel) — Armure / metal · Base
  • Sotek Green (Citadel) — Armure (panneaux bleu-vert signature) / Lentilles casque · Base
  • Corax White (Citadel) — White / Carter arme · Base
  • Abaddon Black (Citadel) — Sous-vêtement black (base) / Armure (Recess shade) / Lentilles casque (Deep shade) · Base / Recess shade / Deep shade

🟠 Core

Effect iridescent and highlights hands — The Simplified Scheme officiel

  • Akhelian Green (Citadel) — Armure (panneaux blue-green) · Filtre airbrush / Glaçure (Contrast)
  • Aethermatic Blue (Citadel) — Armure (panneaux blue-green) · Filtre airbrush (Contrast, mélange 1:1:2 with Akhelian Green and Contrast Medium)
  • Ultramarines Blue (Citadel) — Armure (panneaux blue-green) · Glaçure (Contrast, mélange 1:1:2 with Akhelian Green and Contrast Medium)
  • Contrast Medium (Citadel) — Armour · Medium of dilution for filtre and glaçure
  • Runefang Steel (Citadel) — Armour · Scratches / Chunky highlight
  • Stormhost Silver (Citadel) — Armure (Edge highlight / Scratches) / metal (Highlight) · Edge highlight / Highlight
  • Evil Sunz Scarlet (Citadel) — Helmet lenses · Chunky highlight
  • Fire Dragon Bright (Citadel) — Helmet lenses · Highlight
  • Nuln Oil (Citadel) — Metal (Shade) / Armure (Soft shade) · Shade / Soft shade
  • Dark Reaper (Citadel) — White / Carter arme · Deep shade
  • White Scar (Citadel) — White / Carter arme · Highlight (with chips)
  • Dawnstone (Citadel) — Sous-vêtement black · Highlight

🟡 Recommended

Ombres douces and finish supplémentaires

🟢 Optional

Dot highlights for a result showcase

Painting order

Recommended steps
1 Primer Leadbelcher or argent
2 Base Leadbelcher over the full armour and the metals
3 Soft shade Nuln Oil on the armure
4 Recess shade Abaddon Black into deep recesses
5 Tidy Leadbelcher for nettoyer the débordements
6 Chunky highlight Runefang Steel on the arêtes larges
7 Filtre airbrush Akhelian Green / Aethermatic Blue / Contrast Medium 1:1:2 on the panneaux blue-green
8 Glaçure Akhelian Green / Ultramarines Blue / Contrast Medium 1:1:2 on the mêmes panneaux
9 Scratches Runefang Steel and Stormhost Silver on the impacts and arêtes
10 Edge highlight Stormhost Silver on the arêtes finales
11 Lentilles : base Mephiston Red, soft shade Khorne Red, deep shade Abaddon Black, chunky highlight Evil Sunz Scarlet, highlight Fire Dragon Bright
12 White : base Corax White, soft shade Thunderhawk Blue, deep shade Dark Reaper, highlight White Scar, chipping Baneblade Brown
13 Sous-vêtement : base Abaddon Black, chunky highlight Eshin Grey, highlight Dawnstone
14 Metal détaillé : shade Nuln Oil, highlight Stormhost Silver
15 Dot highlights Ungor Flesh on lentilles

Tips

Hints for this army
1 Without airbrush, apply Akhelian Green and Aethermatic Blue dilués in of the Contrast Medium en plusieurs thin coats with a brush on the panneaux sélectionnés
2 The effect caméléon is amplifié by the sources of light — The panneaux blue-green doivent be répartis stratégiquement on the armure
3 The Alpha Legion part often without iconographie — If vous voulez rester lore-accurate, limitez au maximum the symboles and inscriptions
4 The Leadbelcher + Runefang Steel + Stormhost Silver crée a hiérarchie of trois tons métalliques that gives of the relief without colour

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