Horus Heresy (30K) · Traitor Legions
Iron Warriors (IV) (Traitor Legions) Paint List for Horus Heresy (30K)
Dull, worn iron armour with black sections and yellow-and-black hazard markings. The Iron Warriors keep their kit working, never showy.
Prime with Leadbelcher or silver to get the most out of the metal. The main armour is bare metal, with no primary colour anywhere. Wyldwood weathering gives it a convincing industrial patina.
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) — Armour · Base
- Mephiston Red (Citadel) — Helmet lenses · Base
- Averland Sunset (Citadel) — Yellow markings (chevrons) · Base
- Abaddon Black (Citadel) — Black armour / black undersuit, weapon casing / black markings (base) / helmet lenses (deep shade) · Base / Deep shade
🟠 Core
Main shades and highlights — the official Simplified Scheme
- Nuln Oil (Citadel) — Armour · Shade
- Stormhost Silver (Citadel) — Armour · Highlight
- Evil Sunz Scarlet (Citadel) — Helmet lenses · Chunky highlight
- Fire Dragon Bright (Citadel) — Helmet lenses · Highlight
- Corvus Black (Citadel) — Black armour · Chunky highlight
- Dawnstone (Citadel) — Black armour / black undersuit, weapon casing / black markings · Highlight
- Skrag Brown (Citadel) — Yellow markings · Soft shade
- Ushabti Bone (Citadel) — Yellow markings · Highlight
🟡 Recommended
Weathering and extra detail that lift the shapes
- Wyldwood (Citadel) — Armour · Weathering (Contrast)
- Khorne Red (Citadel) — Helmet lenses · Soft shade
- Eshin Grey (Citadel) — Black armour (highlight) / black undersuit, weapon casing (chunky highlight) / black markings (chunky highlight) · Highlight / Chunky highlight
- Doombull Brown (Citadel) — Yellow markings · Deep shade
🟢 Optional
Dot highlights for a result showcase
- Ungor Flesh (Citadel) — Helmet lenses · Dot highlights
- Administratum Grey (Citadel) — Black armour · Dot highlights
Painting order
Recommended steps
1
Prime with Leadbelcher or silver to push the metal finish
2
Base Leadbelcher over the full armour
3
Shade the armour with Nuln Oil
4
Weather the recesses with Wyldwood for an industrial patina
5
Highlight the edges with Stormhost Silver
6
Black armour: base Abaddon Black, chunky highlight Corvus Black, highlight Eshin Grey, highlight Dawnstone
7
Undersuit: base Abaddon Black, chunky highlight Eshin Grey, highlight Dawnstone
8
Yellow markings: base Averland Sunset, soft shade Skrag Brown, deep shade Doombull Brown, highlight Ushabti Bone
9
Black markings: base Abaddon Black, chunky highlight Eshin Grey, highlight Dawnstone
10
Lenses: base Mephiston Red, soft shade Khorne Red, deep shade Abaddon Black, chunky highlight Evil Sunz Scarlet, highlight Fire Dragon Bright
11
Dot highlights of Administratum Grey on the black armour and Ungor Flesh on the lenses
Tips
Hints for this army
1
The bare metal armour is unique among the Legions. One pass of Wyldwood (Contrast) in the recesses fakes rust and industrial wear.
2
Yellow and black hazard chevrons are the Iron Warriors' signature. Paint them clean, because they are what breaks up all that metal.
3
Chipping with Ironbreaker and then Stormhost Silver on the edges, after the weathering, sells armour that has seen real fighting.
4
The Iron Warriors despise ostentation. No gilding, no pointless decorative markings: hazard chevrons are the only ornament they allow.
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