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Games Workshop / Warhammer 40000 / Space Marines
These models were bought to be painted up and displayed alongside a set of Chaos (Nurgle) kits as a diorama in my display cabinet.
Note: Instruction sheet scans sourced from https://www.reddit.com/r/WarhammerInstructions
Colour Schemes
Terminators, and Terminator Knights:
- Body: Colour Forge Wightbone base + Army Painter Light Tone Quickshade wash, Army Painter Speedpaint Grim Black for flexible seams (elbows, back of knees etc)
- Terminator motif (shoulder/knee): Army Painter Speedpaint Broadsword Silver + MIG Metal Polished Metal drybrush
- Chest motif: Army Painter Speedpaint Algae Green
- Dark Angels motif on right shoulder pad: Vallejo Xpress Colour Plasma Red
- Cape (inside): Army Painter Speedpaint Dusk Red
- Cape, Hood: Vallejo Skull White drybrush pre-shade highlights, 2:1 mix of Army Painter Speedpaint Algae Green & Occultist Cloak, Army Painter Warpaint Angel Green drybrush
- Chainmail: Army Painter Speedpaint Occultist Cloak, + MIG Metal Polished Metal drybrush
- Purity Seals (Wax seal): Army Painter Speedpaint Moonlake Coral
- Purity Seals (Ribbon): AK Interactive Off-White, Vallejo Xpress Colour Mummy Wash (1:1 mix with water), Chaos Black (writing), Sepia ink wash
- Belt Badges, Crucifix, Winged-skull: Army Painter Speedpaint Hoplite Gold
- Weapons: Vallejo Model Air Gunmetal, Vallejo Gory Red + Bloody Red (60:40 mix) as a base, water-down Vallejo Xpress Colour Plasma Red as a very thin top coat
- Heads: AK Interactive Off White (for white-helmets), Army Painter Warpaint Angel Green base + Vallejo Jade Green edge highlights (for green helmets)
- Tilting shields: Army Painter Warpaint Angel Green base + Vallejo Jade Green edge highlights
Captain in Terminator Armour:
- Body: Colour Forge Wightbone base + Army Painter Light Tone Quickshade wash, Army Painter Speedpaint Grim Black for flexible seams (elbows, back of knees etc)
- Terminator motif (shoulder/knee): Army Painter Speedpaint Hoplite Gold
- Chest motif: Army Painter Speedpaint Algae Green
- Dark Angels motif on right shoulder pad: Transfer in green from Dark Angels upgrade kit
- Cape (inside): Army Painter Speedpaint Dusk Red
- Cape, Hood: Army Painter Warpaint Angel Green base, 2:1 mix of Army Painter Speedpaint Algae Green & Occultist Cloak
- Purity Seals (Wax seal): Army Painter Speedpaint Moonlake Coral
- Purity Seals (Ribbon): AK Interactive Off-White, Vallejo Xpress Colour Mummy Wash (1:1 mix with water), Chaos Black (writing), Sepia ink wash
- Belt Badges, Crucifix, Winged-skull: Army Painter Speedpaint Hoplite Gold
- Weapons: Vallejo Model Air Gunmetal, Vallejo Gory Red + Bloody Red (60:40 mix) as a base, water-down Vallejo Xpress Colour Plasma Red as a very thin top coat
- Heads: AK Interactive Off White (for white-helmets), Army Painter Warpaint Angel Green base + Vallejo Jade Green edge highlights (for green helmets)
- Tilting shields: Army Painter Warpaint Angel Green base + Vallejo Jade Green edge highlights + transfers from Dark Angels upgrade kit
Chaplain in Terminator Armour:
- Body: Army Painter Light Grey base + Army Painter Speedpaint Grim Black
- Right shoulder: GW Wraithbone + Army Painter Light Tone Quickshade wash
- Head: (rear) Army Painter Speedpaint Occultist Cloak, (front/face)
- Skulls: Vallejo Khaki, Vallejo Sepia Ink wash, Vallejo Bone White, Vallejo Bone White + AK Interactive Off-White (2:1), AK Interactive Off-White, Vallejo Xpress Colour Mummy White wash, AK Interactive Off-White highlights
- Purity Seals (Wax seal): Army Painter Speedpaint Moonlake Coral
- Purity Seals (Ribbon): AK Interactive Off-White, Vallejo Xpress Colour Mummy Wash (1:1 mix with water), Chaos Black (writing), Sepia ink wash
- Weapon (Crozius/Mace): Army Painter Speedpaint Hoplite Gold, Army Painter Speedpaint Slaughter Red, Skull as per other skulls on model
- Shield: Army Painter Speedpaint Hoplite Gold
Librarian in Terminator Armour:
- Body: Army Painter Light Grey base + Army Painter Speedpaint Beowolf Blue, edge highlighting in Vallejo Mystic Blue, then Electric Blue, finally Electric Blue + Skull White (50:50)
- Terminator motif (shoulder): Army Painter Speedpaint Hoplite Gold
- Armour Runes: Abteilung Turqoise Lights + Dead Flesh (2:1 mix) oil paints, thinned very thin, allowed to dry and then cleaned up with very light application of thinners
- Armour power cables: Army Painter Speedpaint Slaughter Red, Vallejo Xpress Colour Imperial Yellow
- Cape (inside): Army Painter Speedpaint Dusk Red
- Cape: Army Painter Warpaint Angel Green base, 2:1 mix of Army Painter Speedpaint Algae Green & Occultist Cloak
- Weapons: (Bolter) Vallejo Model Air Gunmetal, Vallejo Gory Red + Bloody Red (60:40 mix) as a base, water-down Vallejo Xpress Colour Plasma Red as a very thin top coat.
- Weapons: (Force Axe) Army Painter Speedpaint Slaughter Red, MIG Polished Metal, Army Painter Speedpaint Hoplite Gold, green glow with Abteilung Turqoise Lights + Dead Flesh (2:1 mix) oil paints
- Face: Vallejo Elf Fleshtone, Vallejo Speedpaint Dwarf Skintone
Apothecary in Terminator Armour:
- Body: Army Painter Matt White base + Vallejo Xpress Colour Templar White
- Terminator motif (shoulder/knee): Army Painter Speedpaint Broadsword Silver + MIG Metal Polished Metal drybrush (+ Plasma Red apothecary symbol + Algae Green Dark Angels sword symbol)
- Chest motif: Army Painter Speedpaint Algae Green
- Dark Angels motif on right shoulder pad: Vallejo Xpress Colour Plasma Red
- Cape (inside): Army Painter Speedpaint Dusk Red
- Cape, Hood: Vallejo Skull White drybrush pre-shade highlights, 2:1 mix of Army Painter Speedpaint Algae Green & Occultist Cloak, Army Painter Warpaint Angel Green drybrush
- Apothecary equipment: Army Painter Speedpaint Hoplite Gold, Army Painter Speedpaint Broadsword Silver, Vallejo Jade Green/Mystic Blue/Bloody Red (cables)
- Weapons: Vallejo Model Air Gunmetal, Vallejo Gory Red + Bloody Red (60:40 mix) as a base, water-down Vallejo Xpress Colour Plasma Red as a very thin top coat
Dreadnought:
- Main body: Colour Forge Wightbone base
Other Things
All the bases used for the above Dark Angels models are from https://www.ebay.co.uk/str/tinyworldswargaming:
Supplied as bare resin, these were sprayed black, and then weathered using increasing ratios of Vallejo 'Cold Grey' to black in subsequent dry-brush coats. Xpress Colour 'Wasteland Brown' was used for the earth, and then sepia ink was applied here and there to darken things down.