Warhammer 40,000 · Chaos Space Marines
Night Lords (Chaos Space Marines) Paint List for Warhammer 40,000
Midnight blue split by gold lightning, one of the most spectacular schemes in the range. Freehand lightning scares people, but two or three bolts per model is plenty.
The challenge: gold lightning bolts on a midnight blue base. Brush 0 with thinned Averland Sunset. Kantor Blue is darker than Macragge.
Recommended undercoat
black
— Several priority paints in this army converge on black.
Paint list
Sorted by priority🔴 Must-Have
Deep midnight blue
- Kantor Blue (Citadel) — Armour · 2 coats
- Abaddon Black (Citadel) — Joints · 1 coat
- Retributor Armour (Citadel) — Lightning bolts + ornaments · 2 coats
- Leadbelcher (Citadel) — Weapons · 1–2 coats
- Drakenhof Nightshade (Citadel) — Armour (shade) · Recess wash
🟠 Core
Signature lightning bolts
- Averland Sunset (Citadel) — Lightning bolts (base) · Fine thinned lines
- Flash Gitz Yellow (Citadel) — Lightning bolts (highlight) · Heart of the lightning bolts
- Agrax Earthshade (Citadel) — Gold · Localised wash
- Nuln Oil (Citadel) — Metal · Wash
🟡 Recommended
Highlights blue
- Altdorf Guard Blue (Citadel) — Armour (layer) · Raised areas
- Calgar Blue (Citadel) — Armour (highlight) · Edges
- Liberator Gold (Citadel) — Gold (highlight) · Light drybrush
Painting order
Recommended steps
1
Step 1: black primer
2
Step 2: Kantor Blue armour
3
Step 3: Retributor Armour on the ornament + basecoat the lightning bolts
4
Step 4: Leadbelcher metal
5
Step 5: Drakenhof Nightshade wash
6
Step 6: Nuln Oil on metal + Agrax on the gold
7
Step 7: Altdorf Guard Blue layer
8
Step 8: Lightning bolts: Averland Sunset + Flash Gitz Yellow
9
Step 9: Calgar Blue on the edges + Liberator Gold
Tips
Hints for this army
1
The lightning bolts are the absolute signature — take your time with a brush 0.
2
Kantor Blue is darker than Macragge — that is what gives the scheme its night atmosphere.
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