With the last of my 2nd Edition Chaos Marines finished (for now...) I've moved on to the modern Chaos Space Marine miniatures however I wanted to do something a little different with them so decided on painting an alternate Black Legion scheme, something a little more "Grimdark" than their 2nd Edition brethren.
I started off with a standard squad of Marines to try the scheme out and though I was a tad sceptical while painting them once I had finished them I was very happy with the results and so ploughed on with them.
What has really helped with the paint scheme is the Scale 75 metallic paint, namely Black Metal and Necro Gold, as these have allowed me to paint a really desaturated scheme.
One thing that isn't really noticeable in these pictures is that I finished all the lenses and eyes off with Tamiya Clear Red that adds some real depth and shine to them, adding a little pop to the miniatures.
As I was enjoying painting these so much I just cracked on and ended up doing both ten man squads and The Executioner in pretty quick time for me (I have also started working on two Havoc squads as well), I just hope the rest of the army goes as well.
I've been looking for an all black CSM scheme to get inspiration for my 2nd army and this is the best one i have seen! Could you let me know what colors you used on the base armor and trim?
ReplyDeleteI've never used Necro Gold or Black Metal so i'd love to try them.
Thanks, here's the full paint scheme: Heavy dry brush Vallejo Heavy Charcoal, light dry brush Vallejo Basalt Grey, weapons/vents/cables painted Scale 75 Black Metal, blades painted Army Painter Gun Metal, the gold is then painted Scale 75 Necro Gold and red is the old Mechrite Red. The skin is Rakarth flesh with a drybrush of Pallid Witch Flesh.
ReplyDeleteWash everything with Army Painter Dark Tone with a small amount of medium added.
Then wash the skin with a watered down purple wash, almost glaze consistency.
The for characters you can highlight up with the base colours.
Thank you so much! I cant wait to pick up a box to try this!
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