Warhammer 40,000 · Space Marines
White Scars (Space Marines) Paint List for Warhammer 40,000
Pure white with red and gold markings, the hardest scheme to keep clean across a squad. A good white undercoat matters more here than anywhere else.
A white primer is mandatory. Corax White in thin coats. Red over white means Khorne Red before Mephiston Red.
Recommended undercoat
white
— Several priority paints in this army converge on white.
Paint list
Sorted by priority🔴 Must-Have
Pure white base
- Corax White (Citadel) — Armour · 3 thin coats
- Abaddon Black (Citadel) — Joints · 1 thin coat
- Mephiston Red (Citadel) — Left shoulder pad · 2 coats
- Retributor Armour (Citadel) — Ornaments · 2 coats
- Leadbelcher (Citadel) — Weapons · 1–2 coats
🟠 Core
Shading
- Seraphim Sepia (Citadel) — White armour · Very thinned wash into the recesses
- Nuln Oil (Citadel) — Metal and joints · Targeted wash
- Agrax Earthshade (Citadel) — Gold · Localised wash
- Carroburg Crimson (Citadel) — Red · Recess wash
🟡 Recommended
Highlights
- Ulthuan Grey (Citadel) — Armour (layer) · Raised areas
- Evil Sunz Scarlet (Citadel) — Red (layer) · Raised areas
- Liberator Gold (Citadel) — Gold (highlight) · Light drybrush
Painting order
Recommended steps
1
Step 1: Corax White spray primer
2
Step 2: Corax White 2–3 thin coats
3
Step 3: Abaddon Black on the joints
4
Step 4: Khorne Red then Mephiston Red on the shoulder pad
5
Step 5: Retributor Armour for the gold
6
Step 6: Leadbelcher on the metal
7
Step 7: very thinned Seraphim Sepia over the armour
8
Step 8: secondary washes
9
Step 9: Ulthuan Grey highlight, Evil Sunz red
Tips
Hints for this army
1
A white primer is mandatory — Wraithbone spray gives an ideal warm white.
2
Seraphim Sepia, very thinned: just enough depth without yellowing.
3
Red over white: Khorne Red first, then Mephiston Red on top.
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