Getting Table Ready – How to Paint Space Marines Assault Intercessors
I’m going all in with Space Marines and Warhammer 40K in 2024 – here are some painting tips I’ve learned along the way.
Normally, I’m the guy who covers gaming systems other than Warhammer 40K on BoLS and MCM. Warhammer 40K 10th Edition had me so excited that I jumped in deep with Space Marines. About 3000 points worth!
Today, I am going to show you what has been painted (or is in the process of being painted) so far.
Looking at the army above, you will see two styles of painting. The completed models were painted with the base color followed by the Agrax Earthshade method, which is quick and beginner-friendly. The new models I started painting in a method that involves edge highlighting.
Style One of Painting… Beginner
I painted my first marines using the colors from a 9th Edition Assault Intercessors + Paints set. The 10th Edition Infernus Space Marine + Paints set has the exact same colors except for the technical paint used to paint the base of the model. This means you can follow the tutorial below to quickly paint up new Space Marines using the new Infernus Space Marine + Paints set, too!
Style Two… Intermediate
For my new models, I followed the method out of the new Space Marine Codex.
I started this new round of miniatures by attaching them to paint sticks and spray priming them with Macragge Blue.
I then used the Base paint of the same color to paint in any areas that were missed during the priming.
In it, they have you prime and base coat your mini in Macragge Blue, fill in the recesses with Nuln Oil, and highlight the model with the edge of a brush using Calgar Blue.
The model on the right has just Macragge Blue applied. The model in the middle has Nuln Oil placed in just the recesses of the model. You can see it in the legs fairly nicely. The model to the left has some of the Calgar Blue applied (although it is a Work in Progress).
Above is a closer shot of the same three marines. You can see the differences better here.
Here are the models after the highlighting work and a round of black paint to the weapons.
I like the look of this new (to me) method of painting Space Marines. I am looking forward to seeing how the models will look when I am finally completed!
Wrapping it up…
The miniatures above are my first batch of Space Marines for 2024. For more on my painting process or images of these models, check out my two related Work in Progress Articles on Must Contain Minis. I have one about priming the miniatures and one that goes deeper into this first step of the edge highlighting paint process. That second article also outlines the three Sci-Fi armies that I currently collect that would fit into 40K.
As a reminder, the recipe I am using for these new Space Marines is the one in the Space Marine Codec. Right now, I am following the guide in that book verbatim. It is a slower process than the first method I outlined in this article, but I find that this new (to me) method is easier to correct mistakes on, and it looks really sharp so far.
Do you follow either of these processes when you paint your minis?
Until next time, Happy Gaming, Everyone!!!
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