{"id":30042,"date":"2019-07-12T13:52:25","date_gmt":"2019-07-12T13:52:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thewaaaghstudios.com\/articles\/?p=30042"},"modified":"2023-02-02T20:17:18","modified_gmt":"2023-02-02T20:17:18","slug":"tutorial-alpha-legion-armour","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thewaaaghstudios.com\/content\/articles\/tutorial-alpha-legion-armour\/","title":{"rendered":"Tutorial: Painting Alpha Legion Armour"},"content":{"rendered":"
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We’ve received a ton of requests asking how we paint our metallic blue Alpha Legion so for this tutorial we’re going to show you just that. Lets get started!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Paints used:<\/strong>

Grey Primer
Army Painter Plate Mail Metal<\/a>
Army Painter Shining Silver<\/a>
Tamiya Clear Green<\/a>
Tamiya Clear Blue<\/a>
Nuln Oil<\/a>
Guilliman Blue
Tamiya X-20A Thinner <\/a>

Equipment used:<\/strong>

H&S Evolution AL Plus Airbrush<\/a>
Windsor and Newton Series 7 Size 0 Brush<\/a>

Techniques used: <\/strong>

We’ll be using an airbrush for this tutorial running at 25 Psi. While it’s possible to apply the Tamiya Clears with a brush it will be much more difficult to achieve a smooth result so I wouldn’t recommend it.

We’ll also be using a technique called zenithal highlighting. To do this you spray the model from a top down view in a 90\u00b0 cone. This creates a gradient where you can see the highlight colour from above while keeping the previous colour visible from below.
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1.<\/strong> After undercoating with a Grey Primer basecoat the model with Army Painter Plate Mail Metal.
2.<\/strong> Airbrush a zenithal highlight of Army Painter Shining Silver.
3.<\/strong> Airbrush a zenithal highlight of 50\/50 Tamiya Clear Green\/Tamiya Thinner
4.<\/strong> Airbrush an all over layer of 50\/50 Tamiya Clear Blue\/Tamiya Thinner
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5.<\/strong> Highlight the edges of the armour panels with Army Painter Shining Silver.
6.<\/strong> Airbrush an all over layer of 50\/50 Tamiya Clear Blue\/Tamiya Thinner. Be careful not to go too heavy with this as you want to tint the highlights but not cover them up completely.
7.<\/strong> Wash the recesses with Nuln Oil.
8.<\/strong> Glaze the whole model with Guilliman Blue. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With that the armour’s finished. All that’s left to do is pick out the other details, finish the base and then your Alpha Legionnaire is ready for battle!
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Was this tutorial helpful? Will you be using it to paint your own Alpha Legion? Let us know in the comments.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you enjoyed this article here’s a few ways you can support us: Check out our commission service<\/a> and let us get your army painted and ready for battle. Place your next order with our affiliates Element Games using our referral link here<\/a>. Share our posts and tell your friends. Thanks very much!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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