Finally there are the edge highlights – I hit pretty much the entire model with edge highlights of Reaper Ghost White, a nice very light off-white which goes well here without being as overpowering as pure white. We are a small team of Warhammer Enthusiasts and miniature collectors, hoping to support and further promote the hobby.

There’s a fair bit of wet-blending on the fur, which is much less complicated then it sounds. Basically, every paint I used got mixed with some drying retarder to give me lots of working time and make it easy to blend from one color to the next. Warhammer 40K is usually played with 2,000 points, but the Warhammer 40K Combat Patrol boxes make the game far more accessible notwithstanding some minor balance complaints. Even those qualms about balance have been ironed out in the 10 th edition of the game.The armor highlights are of course the most important and for this I used Scale75 Bering Blue and Artic Blue which helped create some really sharp definitions. I don’t really play Space Wolves myself, but I’ve painted more than a few wolves in my time, both for my Deathwatch and for my friend SD47. This particular model was painted just for this article with an updated version of the scheme I used for Krom. I then mixed up a dark brown wash (Agrax is fine) and applied that liberally to help unify everything further. After basecoats, I applied some drybrushing to the various areas, a dark blue grey for the darkest areas and then lighter colors for the lighter areas (Vallejo Iraqi Sand and Pale Sand). I did about two of the darker colors and three of the lighter colors. I applied every color while the previous one was still wet and basically just feathered the transitions to blend everything together.

The 40K Combat Patrol Adeptus Custodes is a great way to get started with this army and get a lot of excellent miniatures at a bargain. The box includes 1 Shield Captain, 1 Vexilius Praetor, 3 Custodian Guard, 3 Vertus Praetors, 10 Sisters of Silence Prosecutors, and 2 Burning of Prospero transfer sheets. The set is quite versatile, and you can combine and build the miniatures in multiple ways to get maximum value. Image credit: Games Workshop We independently review everything we recommend. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more Of the 25 miniatures in the Orks Combat Patrol, 24 were brand new on the set’s release, including 20 new Ork Boyz, three Deffkoptas, and a Warboss in mega-armour. The Deff Dread isn’t a new sculpt, but is as shooty and stompy as ever.

Assembly Instructions for Combat Patrol Space Wolves – Warhammer 40’000 (40K).

Everything else was fairly standard, I wanted a reddish gold to contrast with the grey-blue of the armor so chose Scale75’s Viking Gold. My two other areas of spot color were going to be the frost axe and the weapon handles. Since the axe was going to be a greenish-blue, I went with orange-y leather for the weapon handles, using Vallejo’s Red Leather. The General Process If you seek to earn yourself a glorious saga in battle, then Combat Patrol: Space Wolves will provide you with the heroic warriors you need! The contents of this set have been specifically chosen to provide you with an ideal Space Wolves force for Combat Patrol sized games – approximately 25 Power Level’s worth of miniatures. The shoulderpads need their own colors. I do the left shoulderpad with Averland Sunset and then blend that up to Flash Gitz Yellow. The right shoulderpad is painted Mephiston Red, shaded around the edges with Carroburg Crimson, and then blended up to Evil Sunz Scarlet. The Warhammer 40K Combat Patrol: Blood Angels is a boxed set of 15 miniatures of collective 500-point value. The Blood Angels are another Space Marines Chapter, and they are direct descendants of the primarchs, the genetically-engineered sons of the Emperor of Mankind. In the story of the game, the Blood Angels have suffered heavy defeats, leading the vanguard against xenos across the universe and facing countless foes. I’ve noted before that fur is a big characteristic of Space Wolves models so it’s worth taking care when painting it and going beyond the typical basecoat one color then wash then drybrush approach you sometimes see. It is nevertheless relatively simple and forgiving.

Leading the way is a Primaris Lieutenant. Under his command are ten Primaris Intercessors, five Primaris Reivers (which can be assembled as Hounds of Morkai instead) and an Invictor Tactical Warsuit. The box is complete with two Space Wolves Primaris upgrade frames/sprues to help set your Wolves apart from the run-of-the-mill Space Marines. Fragstorm Grenade Launcher, Heavy Bolter, Twin Ironhail Autocannon, Invictor Fist & Twin Ironhail Heavy Stubber Our goal is to build upon and consolidate the great work already being done by other community members across various forums, reddit threads, and hobby blogs, and bring together a comprehensive library of all these useful Build Instruction booklets. After basecoats, I applied some drybrushing to the various areas, a dark blue grey for the darkest areas and then lighter colors for the lighter areas (Vallejo Iraqi Sand and Pale Sand). I then mixed up a dark brown wash (Agrax is fine) and applied that liberally to help unify everything further.Well once you’ve got that lot painted and have a few games under your belt, you may want to think about another HQ unit at the very least. Bjorn the Fell-handed could be good for this, or any of the other great Space Wolf special characters. Even if you choose not to get Bjorn, perhaps consider purchasing a Wulfen Dreadnought……. Alfredo: Fur is a big characteristic of Space Wolves models so it’s worth taking care when painting it and going beyond the typical “basecoat one color, then wash, then drybrush” approach you sometimes see. It is nevertheless relatively simple and forgiving to paint, even with a more complex approach.

This is where I do any additional blending and start to apply some washes. I use Drakenhof Nightshade to do washes in all the major recesses and then use Snow Shadow to clean them up any edges where I go over. Ah, the Blood Angels– noble and civilised sons of Sanguinius, most handsome, tragic, star-crossed and pretty of all the Emperor’s ‘Primarch’ sons. These renaissance Italy-themed space marines are among the most storied and popular chapters of the Adeptus Astartes. Going in, I decided I didn’t want to do the typical baby blue armor scheme for Space Wolves. I’ve seen people do the Heresy Scheme on primaris before and like that but wanted something in between. So I settled on a dark blue grey for my primary armor color and chose Scale75 Anthracite Grey for that. Hey everyone! New to Space Wolves and just wondering if anyone has any good 500 point lists for Combat Patrol? Me and a few friends are putting some armies together (Grey Knights, Tsons, T'au, and Tyranids) and I'm trying to put together a list that can hold its own against these factions. Here is what I have so far: Werewolves in space! The Space Wolves are renowned for their savage combat style, embodying the warrior spirit of their Primarch, Leman Russ. They are often referred to as “Vlka Fenryka,” which means “Wolves of Fenris” in their native tongue.Brave, honest and true, they only very occasionally indulge in macabre vampiric rituals with goblets of suspiciously viscous red ‘wine’– and it really is only once in a blue moon that one of them slips into an insane, suicidal killing frenzy fuelled by the overwhelming psychic grief imprinted in his DNA.