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The paints and steps behind each finished model, and the recipes I come back to.

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58 painted schemes 300 photos 44 recipes 162 paint matches

Ironhead Squat - Kronus Hegemony, Squats, painted miniature Ironhead Squat - Kronus Hegemony Deimos Pattern Predator Tank, Iron Warriors, painted miniature Deimos Pattern Predator Tank Vashtorr The Arkifane, Iron Warriors, painted miniature Vashtorr The Arkifane

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Fresh off the bench

The newest finished schemes, each with every paint and step.

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Ironhead Squat - Kronus Hegemony, Squats, painted miniature6 photos

Ironhead Squat - Kronus Hegemony

Squats · NecromundaNov 2026Deimos Pattern Predator Tank, Iron Warriors, painted miniature9 photos

Deimos Pattern Predator Tank

Iron Warriors · 30k / HHNov 2026Vashtorr The Arkifane, Iron Warriors, painted miniature10 photos

Vashtorr The Arkifane

Iron Warriors · 30k / HHNov 2026Flesh Tearers - Terminators, Blood Angels, painted miniature3 photos

Flesh Tearers - Terminators

Blood Angels · 40kOct 2026

Find your army

Paint schemes for Warhammer 40k, Blood Bowl, Necromunda and Horus Heresy and more. Pick a game or an army to see how I painted it.

Warhammer 40k30 Blood Bowl6 Necromunda5 Horus Heresy5 Age of Sigmar5 Kill Team2 One Page Rules1 Other4
Blood Angels11 Orks11 Astra Militarum9 Squats4 Iron Warriors4 Orruks3 Gloomspite Gitz2 Free Blade2 Goliath2 Dark Angels1

Learn a part

Miniature painting recipes for one part at a time, like armour, flesh and weapon, each a short list of steps you can follow at the desk.

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Armour14 recipes Flesh11 recipes Weapon4 recipes Leather3 recipes Metal3 recipes Cloth2 recipes

Switching paint brands?

162 Citadel colours matched to Vallejo, Pro Acryl and Two Thin Coats, by eye, with how close each match really is. Search any name from any brand.

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Abaddon Black Citadel VallejoBlack (72.051) Pro AcrylCharcoal Black Two Thin CoatsDoom Death Black Mephiston Red Citadel VallejoGory Red (72.011) Pro AcrylRed Two Thin CoatsSanguine Scarlet Retributor Armour Citadel VallejoPolished Gold (72.055) Pro AcrylRich Gold Two Thin CoatsDragon's Gold

New to painting? Start here

Four short recipes, in this order. Each one adds a single new skill.

Gold, metal painting recipe1

Gold

4 stepsThe basecoat, wash, highlight sequence most metal is built on. Ultramarine Armour, armour painting recipe2

Ultramarine Armour

4 stepsThe same idea with an edge highlight, which is what makes armour read as armour. Rust, metal painting recipe3

Rust

3 stepsStippling and drybrushing, and hard to get wrong. Ork Flesh, flesh painting recipe4

Ork Flesh

9 stepsThe whole ladder: a basecoat, two layers, a highlight, then glazes to blend it together.
How I paint a Space Marine, the finished model Start to finish How I paint a Space Marine 10 stages, from the box to the table, with a photo at each step and the paints and recipes for each. How I paint an Ork, the finished model Start to finish How I paint an Ork 11 stages, from the box to the table, with a photo at each step and the paints and recipes for each.
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Iron Warriors Infantry, Iron Warriors, painted miniature, photo 1 of 4

Iron Warriors Infantry

Iron Warriors30k / HHFebruary 2026 · 16 models
FinishHeavy industrial, worn
PrimaryDarkened metallics
ContrastHazard stripes, overly bright helmet brushes
TechniqueGlazed steel, silver chips, oily purple recesses

What went where

BASE (Armour)
BaseLeadbelcher
ARMOUR (Tone Down)
GlazeWyldwood + medium
ShadeBlack Templar (recesses)
HEAD BRUSH
RecipeIron Warrior Helmet Brush Thingy
WEAR / EDGES
HighlightBright Silver (chips, scratches)
OIL TINT
GlazeShyish Purple (light)
Re-establishSilver where needed
RUST / CORROSION
RecessRhinox Hide
VariationDoombull Brown / Mournfang Brown
TRIM
BaseRunelord Brass
WashAgrax Earthshade
BLACK ELEMENTS
BaseMatte black finish (clean, non-reflective)
EdgeMechanicus Standard Grey
HAZARD STRIPES
RecipeIron Warrior Hazard Stripes
VARNISH
BaseTamiya Extra Matte - there is no substitute

Recipes used

3 recipes, 18 steps
Iron Warrior ArmourArmour · 9 steps
  1. 1
    basecoatLeadbelcherCitadel
    Base all armour·Golden Maple WC32 Arrow Point 2
  2. 2
    glazeWyldwoodCitadel
    Thinned and concentrated to base of plates·Golden Maple WC32 Arrow Point 2
  3. 3
    shadeShyish PurpleCitadel
    In the deepest recesses for that oily look·Artis Opus Series S 1
  4. 4
    shadeDoombull BrownCitadel
    Dirty up some deep recesses·Artis Opus Series S 1
  5. 5
    basecoatRunelord BrassCitadel
    Base all trim·Artis Opus Series S 1
  6. 6
    washAgrax EarthshadeCitadel
    Wash all brass·Artis Opus Series S 1
  7. 7
    highlightMechanicus Standard GreyCitadel
    Inside all black plates·Artis Opus Series S 1
  8. 8
    shadeDoombull BrownCitadel
    Run into armour seams·Artis Opus Series S 00
  9. 9
    specialNihilakh OxideCitadel
    Few oxide spots on brass·Artis Opus Series S 00

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Iron Warrior Hazard StripesArmour · 6 steps
  1. 1
    basecoatSC00 (Matte Black)Scale75
    Base plate·Artis Opus Series S 3
  2. 2
    basecoatDeck Tan (70.986)Vallejo
    Freehand in stripes·Artis Opus Series S 1
  3. 3
    shadeImperial FistCitadel
    Use as a wash over Deck Tan·Artis Opus Series S 1
  4. 4
    layerSC00 (Matte Black)Scale75
    Touch up if necessary, weather into yellow·Artis Opus Series S 00
  5. 5
    edgeIce Yellow (70.858)Vallejo
    Edge all stripes, around weathering too·Artis Opus Series S 00
  6. 6
    washFuegan OrangeCitadel
    Mix with medium, fade up to middle from bottom of stripe·Artis Opus Series S 1

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Iron Warrior Helmet Brush ThingyCloth · 3 steps
  1. 1
    basecoatBold Pyrrole RedPro Acryl
    Entire brush·Artis Opus Series S 3
  2. 2
    basecoatOrange RedPro Acryl
    Top half blended in·Artis Opus Series S 3
  3. 3
    basecoatWarm YellowPro Acryl
    Tips·Artis Opus Series S 3

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Paints

Runelord BrassCitadel⇆Deck Tan (70.986)Vallejo⇆Sun Yellow (72.006)Vallejo⇆Ice Yellow (70.858)Vallejo⇆SC00 (Matte Black)Scale75Agrax EarthshadeCitadel⇆Rhinox HideCitadel⇆Doombull BrownCitadel⇆Dark SilverPro AcrylWyldwoodCitadel⇆LeadbelcherCitadel⇆Black TemplarCitadel⇆Shyish PurpleCitadel⇆Lahmian MediumCitadel⇆Extra Matte VarnishTamiya

More 30k / HH schemes

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Deimos Pattern Predator Tank, Iron Warriors, painted miniature9 photos

Deimos Pattern Predator Tank

Iron Warriors · 30k / HHNov 2026Vashtorr The Arkifane, Iron Warriors, painted miniature10 photos

Vashtorr The Arkifane

Iron Warriors · 30k / HHNov 2026Saturnine Praetor, Iron Warriors, painted miniature3 photos

Saturnine Praetor

Iron Warriors · 30k / HHAug 2026Legions Imperialis, Blood Angels, painted miniature4 photos

Legions Imperialis

Blood Angels · 30k / HHApr 2025 · 72 models

Recipes

Methods I reuse across models - skin, metal, armour, cloth and the rest. Each step is one named paint, one technique and a note. Unless a step says otherwise, every recipe here starts on a primed model - the scheme that uses it usually says which colour.

Paint Inventory

The paints I actually own - every pot on my shelf, not a catalogue of what exists. This is what the schemes and recipes are painted with.

PaintBrandTypeHueUsed in

Paint Conversion Chart

Citadel colours matched to their closest Vallejo, Pro Acryl and Two Thin Coats equivalents, by eye, over time. Nothing here is a measured colour match - the dots say how close each one really is.

Still filling this in: 8 of the 112 colours used in the recipes here have no row yet. Mostly Vallejo. A blank means not mapped, not that no equivalent exists.

How close the match is: near identical usable avoid
4 how many of my recipes and schemes use it - tap one to see them

CitadelVallejoPro AcrylTwo Thin Coats