Warhammer 40,000 · Necrons
Oruscar Dynasty (Necrons) Paint List for Warhammer 40,000
Cold silver with ice blue, an elegant and understated dynasty. Cool tones throughout, so keep any gold out of the scheme.
Celestra Grey cool blue plates + Drakenhof Nightshade = a very elegant silver/blue contrast.
Recommended undercoat
white
— Several priority paints in this army converge on white.
Paint list
Sorted by priority🔴 Must-Have
Metal and plates
- Leadbelcher (Citadel) — Metallic body · 2 coats
- Celestra Grey (Citadel) — Coloured plates · 2 coats
- Nuln Oil (Citadel) — The whole body · General wash
- Caliban Green (Citadel) — Energy weapons · 2 coats
🟠 Core
Highlights
- Drakenhof Nightshade (Citadel) — Plates (shade) · Recess wash
- Ulthuan Grey (Citadel) — Plates (layer) · Raised areas
- Runefang Steel (Citadel) — Metal (highlight) · Drybrush
- Moot Green (Citadel) — Weapons (highlight) · Layer
🟡 Recommended
Finish
- Retributor Armour (Citadel) — Ornaments · Brush fine
- Agrax Earthshade (Citadel) — Gold · Localised wash
- Aethermatic Blue (Citadel) — Eyes · 1–2 coats
Painting order
Recommended steps
1
Step 1: primer Leadbelcher
2
Step 2: Colour plates
3
Step 3: Energy weapons
4
Step 4: Nuln Oil wash complete
5
Step 5: Shade plates
6
Step 6: Runefang Steel drybrush metal
7
Step 7: Layer plates
8
Step 8: Gold ornaments + eyes
Tips
Hints for this army
1
A Leadbelcher spray primer = the ideal base for any Necron force.
2
Wash Nuln Oil very generously into the joints to add depth.
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