The Thousand Sons are one of the Traitor Legions of Chaos Space Marines who are sworn solely to the service of Tzeentch, the Chaos God of change, intrigue and sorcery, though they were once the Imperium of Man's XV th Legion of Space Marines. Shade the gold and all the rivets with Guilliman Flesh, then highlight with Liberator Gold and White Aluminium (or Stormhost Silver) on the edges.īrush on some ‘Ardcoat towards the high points of the red armour panels to make the red shine – if you prefer a matte metallic finish you can skip this, but use some matte varnish anywhere you’ll be placing transfers.įor character models, I’ve been putting some diluted Flesh Tearers Red in the recesses and dark areas of the armour before the ‘Ardcoat.Red, Bronze, and White (Pre-Heresy) Azure, Yellow and Gold (Post-Heresy) Paint any silvers in to break up the Red and Gold, and pick out any black areas. Take your time picking out all the gold details with your base gold colour. You could use Retributor Armour for this.Ĭoat the entire model again with Blood Angels Contrast. I’ve been using Vallejo Mecha Grey Primer for these.īasecoat the entire model with Metal Color Gold. Vallejo Metal Color White Aluminium (or Stormhost Silver)Īssemble your mini and prime with a light Primer.Vallejo Metal Color Dark Aluminium (or Leadbelcher).Vallejo Metal Color Gold (or Retributor Armour).

A quick scheme to paint up Pre-Heresy Thousand Sons, using an airbrush for basecoats.

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