Painting Guides

IMPERIAL ROMAN LEGIONARY

 

 

 

UNDERCOAT: Black

 

Armour and Helmet

Base: Gunmetal grey (vallejo model air)

Wash: Dark Tone (army painter)

Layer: Natural steel vallejo 864 (on the edges of the armour and helmet)

 

FLESH

Base: Red leather (vallejo 818)

Layer: Flesh base (vallejo Panzer Aces)

Layer Flesh base + highlight flesh (Panzer aces)  3:1

Lip: Tan (vallejo game color)

 

PILUM

wood

Base: Chocolate brown vallejo 872 + beige brown vallejo 875  3:1

Layer: beige brown

Layer: beige brown + tan yellow vallejo 912  2:1

 

Metal

Base: gunmetal grey (vallejo model air)

Wash: dark tone (army painter)

layer: natural steel vallejo 864

 

BRONZE

Base: brass vallejo 801

Wash: strong tone (army Painter)

Layer: gold base (andrea gold paint set)

 

TUNIC

Base: black red vallejo 859 or burnt cad.red vallejo 814

Layer: red vallejo 926

Layer: dark vermillion vallejo 947 + red 926  3:1

 

GLADIUS BELT

 Base: hull red vallejo 985

 Layer: mahogany brown vallejo 846 or cavalry brown 982

 

GLADIUS SCABBARD

 

A) Base: red vallejo 926

     Layer: vermillion vallejo 909

 

B) Base: dark rust (Panzer Aces)

     Layer: flat brown vallejo 984

     Layer: flat brown + orange brown vallejo 981  1:1

 

SANDALS

Base: hull red

layer: saddle brown vallejo 940