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Tau Empire: Commander Shadowsun

I personally found it easier to paint this model as seven subassemblies: Legs and hips, torso, head, the two small arms, and the two gun-wielding arms. The legs and hips are mounted on the base. I drilled a 1mm hole in the connecting surfaces of the other subassemblies and glued in a bent paper clip.

Ingredients:

• Citadel Contrast Paint Apothecary White

• AP Warpaints Matt White

• AP Warpaints Matt Black

• AP Warpaints Dungeon Grey

• AP Warpaints Necromancer’s Cloak

• AP Warpaints Skeleton Bone

• AP Warpaints Greedy Gold

• AP Warpaints Weapon Bronze

• AP Warpaints Space Ship Exterior

• AP Warpaints Crusted Sore

• AP Warpaints Vampire Red

• AP Warpaints Abomination Gore

• AP Warpaints Purple Tone

• AP Warpaints Flesh Wash

• AP Warpaints Strong Tone

• Glaze 1:1 AP Warpaints Fog Grey:AP Airbush Medium

• Glaze 1:1 AP Warpaints Crusted Sore:Citadel Lahmian Medium

• Glaze 1:1 AP Warpaints Space Ship Exterior:AP Airbush Medium

• Glaze 2:3 AP Warpaints Space Ship Exterior:AP Airbush Medium

Instructions:

1. Prime all subassemblies with Spaceship Exterior
2. Apply Apothecary White to all parts, being careful to avoid pooling on the surfaces.
3. Paint the undersuit, Tau symbols, and parts of the limbs Matt Black according to the box art.
4. Paint Greedy Gold on the circles and appropriate symbols according to the box art.
5. Paint the lines of the Tau symbols with the 2:3 Space Ship Exterior:Airbrush Medium.

Head and Hair

1. Apply the Purple Tone to the entire face. Cover the whole surface but ensure it collects in the lips and nasal slit, and below the cheeck bones. Let dry completely.
2. Paint the 1:1 Fog Grey:Airbrush Medium glaze to the entire face. Let dry completely.
3. Paint a second layer of the 1:1 Fog Grey:Airbrush Medium glaze to the entire face. Let dry completely.
4. Paint the hair with the 1:1 Crusted Sore:Lahmian Medium glaze.