Warhammer 40,000 · Chaos Space Marines
Iron Warriors (Chaos Space Marines) Paint List for Warhammer 40,000
Silver-and-black chevron metal with gold accents. The fastest Chaos scheme going: very tabletop friendly.
The Iron Warriors are essentially metallic. Leadbelcher + Nuln Oil + yellow/black chevrons = a scheme you can read in four colours.
Recommended undercoat
black
— Several priority paints in this army converge on black.
Paint list
Sorted by priority🔴 Must-Have
Metal, black and chevrons
- Leadbelcher (Citadel) — Main armour · 2 opaque coats
- Abaddon Black (Citadel) — Chevrons + joints · Trim of chevrons + joints
- Nuln Oil (Citadel) — The whole armour · General wash
- Retributor Armour (Citadel) — Ornaments and chevrons gold · 2 coats
- Averland Sunset (Citadel) — Hazard stripes and markings · Base / Freehand
🟠 Core
Highlights and details
- Runefang Steel (Citadel) — Armour (highlight) · Drybrush on the armour
- Agrax Earthshade (Citadel) — Gold ornaments · Localised wash
- Averland Sunset (Citadel) — Chevrons yellow · 2 opaque coats
🟡 Recommended
Finishing and wear
- Rhinox Hide (Citadel) — Holster and straps · 1 coat
- Liberator Gold (Citadel) — Gold (highlight) · Light drybrush
Painting order
Recommended steps
1
Step 1: black primer or grey
2
Step 2: Leadbelcher over the full armour
3
Step 3: Abaddon Black on the chevrons and joints
4
Step 4: Retributor Armour on the ornament and gold chevrons
5
Step 5: Averland Sunset on the chevrons yellow
6
Step 6: Nuln Oil general wash
7
Step 7: Agrax on the gold
8
Step 8: Runefang Steel drybrush armour
9
Step 9: Liberator Gold highlight on the gold
Tips
Hints for this army
1
The chevrons are the Iron Warriors signature — masking tape gives clean lines between the black and the silver/gold.
2
Metallic armour: Leadbelcher → Nuln Oil → Runefang Steel drybrush. Very fast and very effective.
3
Vary the width of the chevrons between units for a more organic army look.
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