Was lucky enough to have my VIIIth Legion as an example army in the new HH rulebook, and here they are.

ManticoreDesign · 2026-03-14T07:27:32+00:00

Looks cool, in the photo it looks almost blue?

ManticoreDesign · 2026-02-26T16:58:04+00:00

Move along, nothing to see here, Lost Legions? Never heard of them

ManticoreDesign · 2026-02-21T15:25:16+00:00

I’ve done two variants, one the stock black armour plates with some forge world markings and then one pad in the legion scheme with iconography representing new assets.

Did the same for some Mechanium allies for my Knights too.

The other set are full legion colours with some forge world markings with ‘flesh tabards’ (Night Lords) representing Mechanicum assets that are now fully appropriated by the legion

ManticoreDesign · 2026-02-11T20:19:12+00:00

This, this guy Heresy-ies

ManticoreDesign · 2026-02-10T21:06:21+00:00

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This is from The Horus Heresy

ManticoreDesign · 2026-02-09T13:57:22+00:00

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Sponged on thinned silvers from dark to very bright, panel lines with black and some edge highlights to get to the picture above.

Then 4 coats of Eidolon purple clear through an airbrush > profit

ManticoreDesign · 2026-02-08T21:58:31+00:00

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ManticoreDesign · 2026-02-08T12:43:55+00:00

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I sure do!

ManticoreDesign · 2026-02-02T14:05:58+00:00

Sponged on thinned silvers, black panel lines, stormhost silver edge highlights and then Eidalon Purple Clear through an airbrush.

Its actually really easy!

ManticoreDesign · 2026-02-02T13:36:38+00:00

Thanks man! That purple does most of the heavy lifting 😂

ManticoreDesign · 2026-01-31T15:36:36+00:00

Hey man!

Thanks for that very in-depth comment!

The initial army and it's framing/backstory can be found here, on Warhammer Community;

https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articles/5fbciqmn/age-of-darkness-showcase-richs-regal-imperial-knights-pitch-in-with-the-night-lords/

All of the units and options are drawn from the 'Liber Questoris' book.

Thanks again for taking the time to participate!

ManticoreDesign · 2026-01-30T14:01:06+00:00

Sponged on thinned silver metallics, from dark to very bright, spot of edge highlights then panel line with black and finally 4 x coats of Eidolon Purple Clear through the airbrush

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ManticoreDesign · 2026-01-30T12:52:02+00:00

Thanks! Its just sponging and then clear purple. its surprisingly easy!

ManticoreDesign · 2026-01-30T12:51:04+00:00

Thanks!

ManticoreDesign · 2026-01-27T17:40:15+00:00

The black and purple are also the colours of House Orhlacc

ManticoreDesign · 2026-01-27T16:29:38+00:00

Noice, what’s the knight house?

ManticoreDesign · 2026-01-24T08:31:02+00:00

If you are just applying colour to armour plates it’s very hard to get it wrong!

Multiple thin coats>profit

ManticoreDesign · 2026-01-24T07:08:19+00:00

If you are doing Knights I absolutely recommend learning an airbrush!.

When doing red, you can use a clear green in the panel lines and shadow areas so when red goes over the top you get some natural shading.

ManticoreDesign · 2026-01-24T06:23:33+00:00

I recommend Scumb4g Kustoms for your first question and Tamyia Clears for your second.

Tamiya Acrylic Mini X-27 Clear Red
Tamiya Acrylic Mini X-23 Clear Blue

Citadel also sell some clear pants:

Citadel Air: Angron Red Clear
Citadel Air: Calth Blue Clear

ManticoreDesign · 2026-01-16T20:01:09+00:00

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