40k and 30k Projects: Dark Angels on the Horizon WIP

With the incoming new Horus Heresy Thramas campaign coming and having already done a Night Lords army years ago it feels the best time to start up a side project of Dark Angels. The biggest question is of course how to do the black for the old Heresy style armor!

I decided on a dark silky midnight blue for the "black" of the armor. This contrasting with the red stripes and eventual checks/transfers on the armor should pop well. The deep dark blue was achieved in the following steps:

- Undercoat black with airbrush primer

- Airbrush heavy zenith highlight with dark grey

- Airbrush light zenith highlight with grey blue

- seal with gloss varnish

- wash with Drakenhof Nightshade

- sliver edging with Leadbelcher

- Reds with Khorne Red

I hope this was helpful to anyone looking to replicate and I have included a pic of the paints used.

Now I am working on some armor and heaps of infantry while I wait for some transfers to arrive.