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Rhinox Hide Paint Guide

Citadel (Games Workshop) Base #462F30
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Rhinox Hide paint guide

Rhinox Hide Paint: Colour, Type & Equivalents

As a standard basecoat paint, this colour is formulated for opaque coverage over primer in one to two controlled passes. Warm reds like this one are staples for chapter colours, hazard markings, and focal armour accents..
The closest Rhinox Hide equivalent is Dark Umber (Green Stuff World) (ΔE 3.9).

Rhinox Hide is a base from Citadel (Games Workshop), commonly used for armour plates, cloth, and trim work.

Quick Equivalents

  • Closest equivalent: Dark Umber (Green Stuff World) – ΔE 3.9
  • Vallejo equivalent: Black Red (70.859) (Vallejo Model Color) – ΔE 6.0
  • Army Painter equivalent: Carnelian Skin (Army Painter) – ΔE 9.7

How to Use Rhinox Hide

This paint is typically used for:

  • Base coat
  • Lining

Apply it over a suitable primer and build layers gradually. Coverage sits around strong, so two thin coats usually give a more stable finish than one heavy pass, especially over a dark primer.

Paint Behavior and Tips

Consider the following when working with this paint:

  • Coverage: strong — affects how many coats are needed over primer
  • Dilution: light thinning — keeping the right ratio maintains flow and prevents brushmarks
  • Interaction with washes and highlights: always run a highlight pass to verify the tone does not shift after drying

A good equivalent should remain stable after shading and highlighting. Test this alternative on the same primer and in the same recipe before switching a whole unit.

Miniature Painting Tips

For best results with Rhinox Hide on Warhammer and other miniature projects:

  • Use the same primer across the project to keep tonal consistency
  • Test on a spare part before applying to a full unit
  • Compare after shading and highlights, not just the base coat

Even small differences can become visible on a finished miniature. This match may behave differently on textured surfaces like cloth, fur, and metal trim once the full recipe is applied.

Conclusion

Choosing the right Rhinox Hide equivalent ensures consistent results across your painting workflow. Use this page as a paint conversion chart to compare the Vallejo equivalent, the Army Painter equivalent, and other close options before committing to a full army.

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💡 Tip

Use Rhinox Hide as your main base colour and build it up with thin, controlled coats. It has excellent coverage. It works best over most primers. Thin it lightly. Good companion colours include Agrax Earthshade, Jokaero Orange, Skrag Brown and Ushabti Bone.

Do not force the basecoat into an NMM-style finish. It behaves much better in a standard layered workflow.

✅ Techniques
Base coat Lining Drybrushing
Direct answer
How should you use Rhinox Hide on miniatures?

Use Rhinox Hide as your main base colour and build it up with thin, controlled coats. It has excellent coverage. It works best over most primers. Thin it lightly. Good companion colours include Agrax Earthshade, Jokaero Orange, Skrag Brown and Ushabti Bone.

  • Citadel (Games Workshop) · Base
  • Base · #462F30
  • Best for Base coat, Lining, Drybrushing
  • Pairs well with Agrax Earthshade, Jokaero Orange, Skrag Brown

Method

This summary is built from the local usage notes, structured paint detail data, and the same Delta-E matching system used across ChromaStack.

Limits

Do not force the basecoat into an NMM-style finish. It behaves much better in a standard layered workflow.