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Iron Warriors (IV) (Légions Traîtres) Paint List for Horus Heresy (30K)

beginner Légions Traîtres

This scheme is built around Leadbelcher, Mephiston Red, and Averland Sunset. Accent and support colours come from Nuln Oil and Stormhost Silver.

Start with Leadbelcher, Mephiston Red, and Averland Sunset as the foundation. Use Nuln Oil and Stormhost Silver for secondary details, shadows, or focal accents. Finish with Wyldwood and Khorne Red for highlights and extra contrast.

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

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🔴 Must-Have

Bases — the colours fondamentales sans lesquelles the scheme est impossible

  • Leadbelcher (Citadel) — Armour · Base
  • Mephiston Red (Citadel) — Lentilles casque · Base
  • Averland Sunset (Citadel) — Markings yellow (chevrons) · Base
  • Abaddon Black (Citadel) — Armour black/sous vetement black, carter arme/markings black (base)/lentilles casque (deep shade) · Base/deep shade

🟠 Core

Shadows and highlights principaux — the simplified scheme officiel

🟡 Recommended

Weathering and details supplementaires qui donnent of the relief

  • Wyldwood (Citadel) — Armour · Weathering (contrast)
  • Khorne Red (Citadel) — Lentilles casque · Soft shade
  • Eshin Grey (Citadel) — Armour black (highlight)/sous vetement black, carter arme (chunky highlight)/markings black (chunky highlight) · Highlight/chunky highlight
  • Doombull Brown (Citadel) — Markings yellow · Deep shade

🟢 Optional

Dot highlights for un resultat showcase

Painting order

Recommended steps
1 Basecoat the main surfaces with Leadbelcher, Mephiston Red, and Averland Sunset.
2 Apply Nuln Oil and Stormhost Silver to the secondary details and support areas.
3 Use Wyldwood and Khorne Red to sharpen highlights and final contrast.
4 Keep the strongest accent colours for the focal zones so the scheme stays readable across the army.

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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