PaintPickerA full Adeptus Mechanicus paint scheme, generated and ready to test: the armour ramp from basecoat to edge highlight plus metals, skin, lenses and basing — every colour matched to real paints from Citadel, Vallejo, Army Painter and 35+ more ranges, with live prices. Use it as a planner, tweak any colour, or take it into the full generator.
The cheapest box we can price for this faction, and the paint set that covers most of the recipe below.
20% off RRPAdeptus Mechanicus · 19 models · 4 kits
1× Tech-Priest Manipulus · 3× Serberys Sulphurhounds (can be built as Serberys Raiders) · 5× Pteraxii Sterylizors (can be built as Pteraxii Skystalkers) · 10× Skitarii Vanguard (can be built as Skitarii Rangers)
Covers 6 of 12 colours in this scheme
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Lay the foundation colour down over primer, slightly darker than the final tone.
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Wash the recesses to add depth and separate the details.
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Rebuild the main colour on the raised areas, leaving the shade in the cracks.
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Pick out the upper edges and surfaces that catch the light.
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Sharpen only the sharpest edges for a crisp, finished look.
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Everything else on the model - metals, skin, leather, lenses, basing and this faction's signature accents.
Trim and bare plate. Basecoat steel, wash dark, then edge bright silver.
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Bolters, blades and casings. Dark gunmetal, washed black, edged with bright steel.
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Straps, holsters and bare wood. Mid brown, shaded, then drybrushed a lighter tan.
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Faces and hands. Basecoat, a flesh wash into the recesses, then build the highlights back up.
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Lenses, eyes and energy. A bright spot colour that pops against the armour - dot it on and add a white glint.
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Groundwork. Earth basecoat, drybrushed bone, finished with your choice of grass, sand or snow.
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Mechanicus brass on cog-work and trim, with bundles of ribbed cabling.
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12 paints in this scheme
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Word Bearers Red
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
Gemstone Red
Army Painter
Squig Orange
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
Moonstone Skin
Army Painter
Iron Wolf
Army Painter
Owlbear Brown
Army Painter
Bestigor Flesh
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
Amulet Aqua
Army Painter
Graveyard Earth
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
Tausept Ochre
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
The fastest way to start a Adeptus Mechanicus army — a boxed force to paint with this scheme.
1× Tech-Priest Manipulus · 3× Serberys Sulphurhounds (can be built as Serberys Raiders) · 5× Pteraxii Sterylizors (can be built as Pteraxii Skystalkers) · 10× Skitarii Vanguard (can be built as Skitarii Rangers)
Best price
priced 28 Aug
Buy at Loaded Dice · eBaycheapest of 4 Australian sellers · save A$104.35 vs the most expensive · excl. delivery
Want the codex too? At Loaded Dice (UK):Adeptus Mechanicus: Combat Patrol + Codex · £119.99save £23.01 vs RRP
Shopping from the US?Combat Patrol: Adeptus Mechanicus · $144.50 (US)save $25.50 vs RRP
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