Warhammer 40,000 · Adeptus Mechanicus
Mars (Adeptus Mechanicus) Paint List for Warhammer 40,000
Canonical Mars red with cold metal, the official Games Workshop scheme. The red robes and the bare metal are the whole army.
Mephiston Red robe + cool grey metal. Red/silver/gold = an iconic combination.
Recommended undercoat
white
— Several priority paints in this army converge on white.
Paint list
Sorted by priority🔴 Must-Have
Robe + metal
- Mephiston Red (Citadel) — Main robe · 2 coats
- Leadbelcher (Citadel) — Armour + bionics · 2 coats
- Carroburg Crimson (Citadel) — Robe (shade) · Generous wash
- Nuln Oil (Citadel) — Metal + bionics · Wash
🟠 Core
Highlights + red cables
- Evil Sunz Scarlet (Citadel) — Robe (layer) · Raised areas
- Runefang Steel (Citadel) — Metal (highlight) · Drybrush
- Mephiston Red (Citadel) — Red cables · Brush fine
- Retributor Armour (Citadel) — Ornaments Mechanicus · Brush fine
🟡 Recommended
Finish
- Troll Slayer Orange (Citadel) — Robe (highlight) · Edges
- Agrax Earthshade (Citadel) — Ornaments (shade) · Localised wash
- Bugman's Glow (Citadel) — Organic skin · 2 coats
Painting order
Recommended steps
1
Step 1: grey primer
2
Step 2: Main robe
3
Step 3: Metal armour + bionics
4
Step 4: Leadbelcher weapons
5
Step 5: Shade robe + Nuln Oil metal
6
Step 6: Layer robe + Runefang Steel
7
Step 7: Red cables + ornaments
8
Step 8: Highlights + organic skin
Tips
Hints for this army
1
Red cables are the AdMech signature — a fine Mephiston Red line on every cable.
2
The robe: several thin coats rather than one thick one.
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