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Painting the XII Legion

June 2025·p. 96

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Luke airbrushes warm shaded white armour and paints blue parts separately or masks them on vehicles. Once the main colours are complete, satin varnish protects them from a heavily thinned burnt-umber oil wash; wet and dry ends of a cotton bud remove excess and blend staining into the surface. Separate recipes distinguish white and blue Legion armour, red Inductii, black Destroyers and bronze details, making the oil process a unifying finish across differently marked units.

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Baneblade BrownDawnstoneCorax WhiteLeadbelcherNuln OilStormhost SilverAbaddon BlackKantor BlueLothern BlueWarplock BronzeSycorax BronzeKhorne RedEvil Sunz ScarletCorvus BlackAdministratum GreyBurnt umber oil paint

Named Citadel paints and the explicitly stated, unbranded burnt umber oil colour are indexed. Satin varnish and white spirit are materials rather than colour recipes.

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