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How to paint Mechanicum

Every Mechanicum unit, and the colour schemes and paint lists other painters have published for them.

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Mechanicum colour palette

The paints a Mechanicum force is built from, by area and by role — base, shade, layer and highlight. A starting point for every unit below.

Every paint below links to its equivalents in other brands.

Mechanicum signature colours

Beginner · 4 areas

Ash-grey robes under Mars-red cloaks beside brass automata chassis, the Taghmata's forge colours on the same grey the 40K palette leads with.

Robes

Mars-red cloaks

Automata brass

Base

Units

Archmagos High Command Archmagos on Abeyant High Command Magos Command Magos on Abeyant Command Arcuitor Magisterium Command Scyllax Guardian Maniple Retinue Echidnax Servo Maniple Retinue Domitar Battle Maniple Elites Myrmidon Secutor Host Elites Myrmidon Destructor Host Elites Castellax Destructor Maniple Heavy Assault Ursarax Cohort Heavy Assault Tech-Priest Troops Tech-Thrall Covenant Support Thallax Cohort Support Castellax Battle Maniple Support Thanatar Siege Maniple War-engine Armiger Moirax War-engine Triaros Armoured Conveyor Heavy Transport Vorax Attack Maniple Recon Vultarax Stratos Squadron Fast Attack Karacnos Assault Tank Armour Krios Battle Tank Armour Krios Venator Armour Decimator Elites Blood Slaughterer Heavy Assault Brass Scorpion Lord of War Kytan Daemon Engine Lord of War Anacharis Scoria High Command Archmagos Draykavac High Command Tech Thrall Defence Covenant Support Arlatax Battle Maniple Elites Mechanicum Termite Transport Mechanicum Tarantula Battery Recon Mechanicum Macrocarid Explorator Heavy Transport Mechanicum Ordinatus Ulator Lord of War Mechanicum Ordinatus Sagittar Lord of War Mechanicum Ordinatus Aktaeus Lord of War Carnage and Pandemonium Army Configuration Castellax Infernus Maniple Support

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