Horus Heresy: Hobby Highlight – Solar Auxilia Legate Marshal
It’s time for the new Solar Auxilia to get some painting attention this Hobby Highlight!
Today I am showing one of the new Solar Auxilia models for Horus Heresy.
The new plastic Solar Auxilia kits for Horus Heresy are a great continuation of the line that started in pure Forge World resin. Design-wise, they are almost identical to their resin counterparts, although plastic has increased both the number of available options and potential posability. I built up a nice Legate Marshal using the Tactical Command Section kit.
Legate Marshal Assemble!
This kit is surprisingly easy to put together and track parts during assembly, and nothing is too busy. While each model is composed of many parts, it isn’t too many. My only complaint overall is the fiddliness of some bits. The should pads, in particular, require a deft hand for placement. I’m sure the attendants of the Solar Auxilia have become skilled at it.
Solar Auxilia Paint Scheme
My thoughts for my Solar Auxilia forces actually ended up centering around ancient Tallarn. A force of lumbering desert tanks, loyalist or not? So I wanted nice desert armour that would look good on my infantry and vehicles. Fortunately, the models present a lot of armour but also a nice mix of textures.
Painting Recipe
Armour
Wraithbone Primer
Skeleton Horde
Add Scratches
Lower leg gets Burnt Sienna pigment from base.
Scratches
Stipple in Dryad Bark
Stipple in Leadblecher
Fatigues
Black Templar
Corvus Black
Skavenblight Dinge
Weapons
AP Matte Black casing with Scratches from above.
Leadbelcher
Nuln Oil
Base
Sand
Black Templat
Drybrush Zandri Dust
Drybrush Karak Stoe
Burnt Sienna Pigment w/ water
As you can see, the new Solar Auxilia kits actually paint up surprisingly simply. I think you’ll find them a real joy to paint. Personally they have topped my list of “basic human space dude” models!
Happy Hobbying!
