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Red Corsairs (Chaos Space Marines) Paint List for Warhammer 40,000

intermediate Chaos Space Marines

This scheme is built around Mephiston Red, Abaddon Black, and Leadbelcher. Accent and support colours come from Evil Sunz Scarlet and Administratum Grey. It is an intermediate scheme.

Start with Mephiston Red, Abaddon Black, and Leadbelcher as the foundation. Use Evil Sunz Scarlet and Administratum Grey for secondary details, shadows, or focal accents. Finish with Jokaero Orange for highlights and extra contrast.

Recommended undercoat black — Several priority paints in this army converge on black.
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Paint list

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Red + black pirate

🟠 Core

Highlights

🟡 Recommended

Rouille

Painting order

Recommended steps
1 Step 1: black primer
2 Step 2: Mephiston Red areas red
3 Step 3: Abaddon Black areas black
4 Step 4: Leadbelcher metal
5 Step 5: Carroburg Crimson red
6 Step 6: Nuln Oil metal
7 Step 7: Evil Sunz Scarlet layer
8 Step 8: Administratum Grey highlight black

Tips

Hints for this army
1 Keep the foundation colours dominant so the army still reads clearly at tabletop distance.
2 Use the last accent and highlight paints sparingly to sharpen the focal points instead of repainting every surface.

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