Horus Heresy (30K) · Traitor Legions
Night Lords (VIII) (Traitor Legions) Paint List for Horus Heresy (30K)
Deep midnight-blue armour with black sections and terrifying red markings. The Night Lords run plasma filaments beneath their translucent armour to spread terror.
Prime black. The blue has to stay dark and cold: Kantor Blue stepping up to Teclis Blue over a black deep shade gives the starless-night look.
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
- Kantor Blue (Citadel) — Armour · Base
- Mephiston Red (Citadel) — Red markings / helmet lenses · Base
- Leadbelcher (Citadel) — Metal · Base
- Abaddon Black (Citadel) — Black armour / black undersuit, weapon casing (base) / main armour / red markings (deep shade) · Base / Deep shade
🟠 Core
Main shades and highlights — the official Simplified Scheme
- Caledor Sky (Citadel) — Armour · Chunky highlight
- Teclis Blue (Citadel) — Armour · Highlight
- Evil Sunz Scarlet (Citadel) — Red markings / helmet lenses · Chunky highlight
- Fire Dragon Bright (Citadel) — Red markings / helmet lenses · Highlight
- Nuln Oil (Citadel) — Metal · Shade
- Stormhost Silver (Citadel) — Metal · Highlight
- Corvus Black (Citadel) — Black armour · Chunky highlight
- Eshin Grey (Citadel) — Black armour (highlight) / black undersuit, weapon casing (chunky highlight) · Highlight / Chunky highlight
- Dawnstone (Citadel) — Black undersuit, weapon casing / black armour · Highlight
🟡 Recommended
Soft shadows that add depth
- Night Lords Blue (Citadel) — Armour · Soft shade
- Khorne Red (Citadel) — Red markings / helmet lenses · Soft shade
🟢 Optional
Dot highlights for a result showcase
- Lothern Blue (Citadel) — Armour · Dot highlights
- Ungor Flesh (Citadel) — Red markings / helmet lenses · Dot highlights
- Administratum Grey (Citadel) — Black armour · Dot highlights
Painting order
Recommended steps
1
Prime matt black — this step is mandatory
2
Base Kantor Blue over the full armour
3
Soft shade the recesses with Night Lords Blue
4
Deep shade Abaddon Black into deep recesses
5
Chunky highlight the broad edges with Caledor Sky
6
Highlight the fine edges with Teclis Blue
7
Dot highlights of Lothern Blue on the highest points
8
Black armour: base Abaddon Black, chunky highlight Corvus Black, highlight Eshin Grey, highlight Dawnstone
9
Undersuit: base Abaddon Black, chunky highlight Eshin Grey, highlight Dawnstone
10
Red markings / lenses: base Mephiston Red, soft shade Khorne Red, deep shade Abaddon Black, chunky highlight Evil Sunz Scarlet, highlight Fire Dragon Bright
11
Base Leadbelcher, shade Nuln Oil, highlight Stormhost Silver
12
Dot highlights Administratum Grey and Ungor Flesh
Tips
Hints for this army
1
Night Lords Blue is where the depth comes from. That soft shade quietly breaks up the cold Kantor Blue before the black deep shade goes in.
2
Red markings (terror sigils, death inscriptions) hit hard against the dark blue. Take care over them, because they tell the legionary's story.
3
There is almost as much black armour as blue. Treat it with the same care as the main armour.
4
Trim is gold or bronze: Retributor Armour, then Gore-Grunta Fur and Stormhost Silver for the decorative parts, where the model has them.
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