What paints do I need for Mars?

The paint list for Mars includes recommended Citadel / Warhammer Colour, Vallejo and Army Painter paints, ranked by priority. Browse the full list on this page.

What is the base colour for Mars?

Mars (Adeptus Mechanicus) typically starts with a primer suited to its primary colour scheme. Rouge Mars canonique avec métal froid.

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Warhammer 40,000 · Adeptus Mechanicus

Mars

intermédiaire Adeptus Mechanicus

Rouge Mars canonique avec métal froid.

Mephiston Red robe + metal grey froid. Red/argent/or = combinaison iconic.

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

Paint list

Sorted by priority

🔴 Must-Have

Robe + metal

Mephiston Red (Citadel) — Robe hands · 2 coats
Leadbelcher (Citadel) — Armure + bioniques · 2 coats
Carroburg Crimson (Citadel) — Robe (shade) · Generous wash
Nuln Oil (Citadel) — Metal + bioniques · Wash

🟠 Core

Highlights + câbles red

Evil Sunz Scarlet (Citadel) — Robe (layer) · Reliefs
Runefang Steel (Citadel) — Metal (highlight) · Drybrush
Mephiston Red (Citadel) — Câbles red · Brush fine
Retributor Armour (Citadel) — Ornaments Mechanicus · Brush fine

🟡 Recommended

Finish

Troll Slayer Orange (Citadel) — Robe (highlight) · Arêtes
Agrax Earthshade (Citadel) — Ornaments (shade) · Localised wash
Bugman's Glow (Citadel) — Peau organic · 2 coats

Painting order

Recommended steps

1 Step 1: grey primer

2 Step 2: Robe hands

3 Step 3: metal armure + bioniques

4 Step 4: Leadbelcher armes

5 Step 5: Shade robe + Nuln Oil metal

6 Step 6: Layer robe + Runefang Steel

7 Step 7: Câbles red + ornaments

8 Step 8: Highlights + peau organic

Tips

Hints for this army

1 The câbles red are the signature AdMech — Mephiston Red fine on chaque câble.

2 The robe : plusieurs thin coats plutôt qu'a épaisse.

Mars

Paint list

🔴 Must-Have

🟠 Core

🟡 Recommended

Painting order

Tips

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