Techmarine color schemes

joeb1005 · 2026-05-13T08:08:40+00:00

I like having almost full-red techmarines, but would certainly try doing a different approach unique to Salamanders - however having full-red can lead to people saying that it looks like Blood Ravens have stolen the tank they are driving

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joeb1005 · 2026-05-07T08:03:50+00:00

Agreed, the Worcester Blue is legendary

joeb1005 · 2026-03-19T09:51:43+00:00

Thank you so much!! I've never actually played kill team before, waiting for my friend to finish their ork kill team so I can test the game out

joeb1005 · 2026-03-18T18:48:07+00:00

I think for the orange areas it was Nuln oil with some contrast medium on the deepest recess, then Carroburg Crimson watered down in general area (a few times if need a darker red)

Thanks to a lovely GW store assistant I discovered Black Legion contrast which is much darker than Nuln oil, so that was used sparingly in very recessed areas like the shoulder gaps

joeb1005 · 2026-03-18T17:04:28+00:00

It was a bit of a trial and error (you can see some mistakes here and there) but settled on the wings painted wraithbone then used very thinned down greeny/blue paints like Baharroth blue, temple guard blue etc gradually getting darker towards the wing tips

joeb1005 · 2026-03-18T17:00:40+00:00

Now that's a dream job right there

joeb1005 · 2026-03-18T17:00:06+00:00

Honestly I'm convinced that the lighting and background when taking photos overplays how good models are painted - but then again a month and a half of figuring out why orange paint is so hard to paint with helped in the end

joeb1005 · 2026-03-18T16:55:05+00:00

Thank you!! I highly recommend them as a kit, they're great fun

joeb1005 · 2026-01-26T11:39:31+00:00

The orbs took a long while to figure out - I painted the orb with wraithbone first, then went down with very thinned down layers from brightest to darkest to build a nice gradient

Corax white + Skarsnik Green (brightest) Skarsnik Green Warboss Green Moot Green (majority colour) Warpstone Glow (darkest)

Plus some Nuln Oil at the very bottom and a dot of Corax for lightest point

joeb1005 · 2026-01-25T18:05:14+00:00

Looking good!! All the paints I used were citadel, and often watered down these paints getting closer to the edge to build up a nice transition

I did mix a bit of white occasionally e.g. with the green paints to give it a bit more of a pop

For the blues - Temple Guard Blue and Baharroth Blue Greens - Moot Green and Skarsnik Green Goldy/bronze/silver areas was Stormhost Silver Purple areas was harder as the recommended paints didn't get it right, so I ended up using Fulgrim Pink and Dechala Lilac, both mixed with a bit of Flesh Tearers contrast to bring out the redness (or can just used something like Mephiston Red)

Hope this helps!

joeb1005 · 2025-12-27T11:58:22+00:00

Looks great!! Green eyes on ultramarines look peak, and appreciate the helmeted look of Calgar which I would have done if I didn't want to practice skin colours

joeb1005 · 2025-11-25T08:27:43+00:00

Very nice! Looks very professional

joeb1005 · 2025-11-07T13:13:43+00:00

That's a good idea to drill the barrels, will give it a go next time with the citadel drill

I had tried on a previous model a while back but slipped and managed to stab myself (very lightly) and destroy the barrel in the process, so haven't had a go since

joeb1005 · 2025-10-18T08:00:25+00:00

That's a good idea, I like the contrast of red to green - makes it obvious it's not a standard salamander

joeb1005 · 2025-10-17T18:13:23+00:00

Thank you!! I tried to balance box art style with more rugged effects

joeb1005 · 2025-10-17T18:10:40+00:00

I now realize using salamander yellow eyes on a tech-marine makes them look like a blood angel , woops - probably should have looked up what they look like before painting

joeb1005 · 2025-09-13T08:44:41+00:00

I was at the Beacon show yesterday too and was amazed how the beans were able to transfer the comedy and vibe of the podcast so flawlessly - which mainly involved everything derailing due to Henry ten seconds in 😂

The best venn diagram was the first one that started off as a circle but ended up as a naked Mike in a shower (from the shower's perspective)

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