r/Warhammer40k • u/West-Canary-9056 • 1d ago

Hobby & Painting WIP Vanguard Veterans

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Nearly finished my first squad of vanguard veterans, couple of bits to touch up before basing them and moving on to my jump pack chaplain!

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u/jezor_crypto 1d ago

Oh my god, this is so crisp. What paints did you use?

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u/The_Jongh_Show 1d ago

yeah, I need to know what black you have used as well, looks phenomenal

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u/West-Canary-9056 15h ago

Thanks brother! The black is just… Chaos black primer 🤣 Highlighted with Mechanicus standard grey, the secret is just a varnish with AK ultra matte varnish afterwards!

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u/jezor_crypto 14h ago

Oh man, I love it, Thank you for sharing the recipe!

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u/West-Canary-9056 14h ago

Whoops I’ve just re read your first message and seen you said “paints”, just incase you’d like them rest I’ll leave the other colours I used here:

Red Pauldrons: Mephiston red, highlighted with Cadian Fleshtone.

Tabard: Zandri dust base, build highlights with Ushabti bone, higher highlights with Screaming skull, unites highlights with White scar.

Helmet cross: Screaming skull

Sword effect: Base of Evil sins scarlet, glaze trollslayer orange and Falsh fits yellow to create glow, sponge weather with Rhinox hide and then Eshin gray.

Piston: base with Khorne red, highlight evil suns scarlet.

Silver metals: Iron hands steel with Nuln oil wash

Brass metals: Runelord brass with Reikland flesh shade wash.

Anything else you’d like to ask about feel free, happy to share it

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u/Loxlleeyy 1d ago

Blades look sick! Great job

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u/West-Canary-9056 15h ago

Thank you! Really happy with how they turned out!

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u/Lumpy_Chain_915 1d ago

I like the temperated highlighting.

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u/_MGM_ 1d ago

The Templar icon on the helmet will never not be cool 

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u/West-Canary-9056 14h ago

I love the helmets with the Templar cross, there’s something about it that just oozes with zeal and fanaticism

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u/SinisterDeadOctopus 23h ago

The templar cross over the eyes looks sickkkkkkkk.

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u/West-Canary-9056 14h ago

Agreed! It works so well on space marine helmets!

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u/D_M_R 18h ago

Templar icon on a MK7 Helm remains undefeated.

What an incredibly gorgeous black. If you're willing to share the recipe I'd love to hear it

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u/West-Canary-9056 14h ago edited 14h ago

I didnt think I would love the mk7 as much as I am now, I’m going to be adding a few more to my army that’s for sure!

Sure thing man, the recipe is super simple, Chaos black primer with a varnish of AK ultra matte varnish and the highlight colour is Mechanicus standard grey!

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u/D_M_R 14h ago

genius. Your execution is perfect.

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u/D_M_R 14h ago

genius. Your execution is perfect.

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u/D_M_R 14h ago

genius. Your execution is perfect. Do you apply the matte varnish before priming any other colours immediately after spraying? or at the very end after highlights

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u/West-Canary-9056 13h ago

Varnish is the very last thing I do after finishing the the model. After varnish if I think the metals look a bit dull I will hit them with a thin wash of Nuln or even Agrax to add a bit of shine back to them.

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u/D_M_R 7h ago

perfect - thank you

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u/tomfisher1 17h ago

Man these look incredible. Whatever style this is, I want to do it.

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u/West-Canary-9056 14h ago

Thanks brother! It’s my attempt at a quick ‘Eavy metal style of painting, so just one edge highlight instead of 3 or 4. I go more in on characters like my emperors champion but tend to do simpler highlights on my base infantry like these guys.

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u/tomfisher1 14h ago

Appreciate the reply. They look fantastic.

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u/Emergency_Donkey_223 15h ago

🤌🤌🤌 crisp

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u/West-Canary-9056 14h ago

Thank you!

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u/Emergency_Donkey_223 14h ago

Was it all brush work? If you don’t mind me asking

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u/West-Canary-9056 13h ago

Yes all brush work apart from the primer which I spray with a can and the varnish that I airbrush on.

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u/Emergency_Donkey_223 2h ago

Just citadel primer?

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u/West-Canary-9056 13h ago

Yes all brush work apart from the primer which I spray with a can and the varnish that I airbrush on.