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How to Paint Marble Bases

This is a full step‑by‑step painting tutorial showing how I paint marble chessboard bases for Warhammer Horus Heresy and 40K. In this guide, I cover the complete painting process used on my Golden Demon Vampire Blood Bowl entry, including smooth marble veining, color variation, and optional weathering for a more battle‑worn look.

The miniature featured here is from my Sons of Horus AOP 2023 entry, and this base style will return soon for a III Legion project. If you want a separate sculpting guide for the tiles themselves, let me know in the comments.

Brand	Name
Artis Opus	Series D – Brush Set, Series S – Brush Set GET 5% Discount on Artis Opus Brushes ! Discount Code: PLAGUENARR
Citadel	Abaddon Black, Sons of Horus Green, Sybarite Green, Gauss Blaster Green, Stegadon Scale Green
P3	Morrow White
Vallejo	Premium Satin, Pale Grey Blue
Gaahleri	Premium Series GHPM-Mobius 0.2mm Airbrush GET 10% Discount on Gaahleri products! Discount Code: Plaguenarr

Mechanicum Grimdark Color Scheme

This video is a quick overview of how I paint a Warhammer Horus Heresy Mechanicum Thallax battle automata. It includes a full voice description of all the necessary steps and color mixtures. There is also a green OSL Plasma guide included
For the whole mini including the base the process took around 4 hours.

Brand	Name
Artis Opus	Series D – Brush Set, Series S – Brush Set GET 5% Discount on Artis Opus Brushes ! Discount Code: PLAGUENARR
Citadel	Ironbreaker, Khorne Red, Mephiston Red, Evil Sunz Scarlet, Abaddon Black, Black Templar, Contrast Medium
Vallejo	Gunmetal Grey, Premium Satin Varnish,Neutral Grey, Basalt Grey, Pale Grey Blue
Monument Hobbies Pro Acryl	Pro Acryl Base Set, Pro Acryl Expansion Set Metallics GET 5% Discount on Monument Hobbies products! Discount Code: PLAGUENARR

Simple epic Mars Base Guide

Here a quick Video how i create my simple buts still epic Mars Bases.

I used this Bases on several Projects. The biggest one was my Armies on Parade 2023 Sons of Horus entry.

I also use them on the ongoing Time vs. Result category where i started to paint every Horus Heresy Legion by mixing multiple speed painting techniques.

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Artis Opus	Series D – Brush Set, Series S – Brush Set GET 5% OFF on ALL Artis Opus products and Brushes ! Link: SHOP NOW Discount Code: PLAGUENARR
PK-PRO	GET 5% OFF on selected products Link: SHOP NOW Discount Code: Plague2025
Monument Hobbies Pro Acryl	Pro Acryl Base Set, Pro Acryl Expansion Set Metallics, Pro Acryl Expansion Set Transparents GET 5% Discount on Monument Hobbies products! Discount Code: PLAGUENARR