House Taranis Paint Recipe

This page captures the paint recipe for my House Taranis Imperial Knights. While I intend to follow the stock GW paint scheme, I use enough third party colors that it is worth capturing the recipe here so I can be consistent across all of the House Taranis knights.


Primer: Vallejo Black Surface Primer (74.602)

Final seal coat: Model Master Lusterless (Flat) lacquer

Red Armor:

• Base - GW Mephiston Red
• Shade - GW Nuln Oil
• 1st Highlight - GW Evil Sunz Scarlet
• 2nd Highlight - GW Wildrider Red

White Armor:

• Base - GW White Scar
• Pin Wash - GW Nuln Oil
• Highlight GW White Scar

Black Armor:

• Base - GW Abaddon Black

Eyes/Lenses:

• Base - GW Warpstone Glow
• Highlight - GW Moot Green
• Shade - GW Biel-tan Green
  

Armor Trim:

• Base - Vallejo Steel
• Shade - GW Nuln Oil
• Highlight - Vallejo Silver

Metal Skeleton:

• Base - Vallejo Gunmetal heavy dry brush over primer
• Highlight - Vallejo Oily Steel normal dry brush 
• 2nd Highlight - Vallejo Steel light dry brush top - down. 
• Shade - GW Nuln Oil

Other Metal:

• Base - Vallejo Oily Steel
• Shade - GW Nuln Oil
• Highlight - Vallejo Steel
• 2nd Highlight - Vallejo Silver

Exhaust Stacks:

• Base - Army Painter Copper?
• Shade - GW Agrax Earthshade
• Highlight - Vallejo Brass

Bronze Details:

• Base - GW Tin Bitz
• Shade - GW Agrax Earthshade
• Highlight - Vallejo Brass?

Skulls:

• Base - Vallejo Brass
• Shade - GW Agrax Earthshade
• Highlight - Vallejo Gold
• 2nd Highlight - Vallejo Silver

Hatch Window:

• Base - Vallejo Periscope
• Shade - GW Nuln Oil
• Highlight - Vallejo Periscope
• Pin Wash Around Rim - GW Nuln Oil

 Bases: 

• Base - Vallejo Dark Earth (71.029)
• Highlight - Vallejo Khaki Brown (71.024)
• Shade - GW Athonian Camoshade (random biomass)
• Shade GW Biel-tan Green (spot biomass color)
• Shade - GW Carroburg Crimson (spot blood)