Warhammer 40,000 · Necrons
Szarekhan Dynasty (Necrons) Paint List for Warhammer 40,000
Dark metal with plenty of royal gold, the dynasty of the Silent King. Gold over dark metal needs a wash to stop it looking flat.
Black primer to darken the metal. The gold has to be very abundant on the Szarekhan.
Recommended undercoat
black
— Several priority paints in this army converge on black.
Paint list
Sorted by priority🔴 Must-Have
Dark metal + royal gold
- Leadbelcher (Citadel) — Body · 2 coats on black primer
- Retributor Armour (Citadel) — Plentiful gold ornaments · 2 coats
- Nuln Oil (Citadel) — Whole body · Wash very generous
- Caliban Green (Citadel) — Energy weapons · 2 coats
🟠 Core
Highlights
- Runefang Steel (Citadel) — Metal (highlight) · Drybrush
- Agrax Earthshade (Citadel) — Gold · Localised wash
- Liberator Gold (Citadel) — Gold (highlight) · Light drybrush
- Moot Green (Citadel) — Weapons (highlight) · Layer
Painting order
Recommended steps
1
Step 1: black primer
2
Step 2: Leadbelcher on the body
3
Step 3: Retributor Armour ornaments (a lot)
4
Step 4: Caliban Green weapons
5
Step 5: Nuln Oil wash very generous
6
Step 6: Agrax on the gold
7
Step 7: Runefang Steel drybrush
8
Step 8: Liberator Gold + Moot Green
Tips
Hints for this army
1
Black primer — The Leadbelcher on black gives a metal more dark.
2
The gold has to be very abundant — this is the royal dynasty.
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