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How to paint Solar Auxilia

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

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Solar Auxilia colour palette

The paints a Solar Auxilia 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.

Solar Auxilia signature colours

Beginner · 4 areas

Deep red void-armour plates with brass edging over a black pressure suit, the Auxilia's issued colours and nothing like Guard khaki.

Void armour plates

Brass trim

Void suit

Base

Units

Legatine Command Section High Command Lasrifle Section Troops Tactical Command Section Command Line Command Section Command Veletaris Command Section Command Hermes Command Section Command Armoured Command Section Command Veletaris Storm Section Elites Veletaris Vanguard Section Elites Charonite Ogryn Section Heavy Assault Basilisk Artillery Tank Support Medusa Artillery Tank Support Hermes Veletaris Squadron Support Aethon Heavy Sentinel Squadron War-engine Rapier Section Support Arvus Lighter Transport Dracosan Armoured Transport Heavy Transport Hermes Light Sentinel Squadron Recon Primaris-Lightning Strike Fighter Fast Attack Thunderbolt Heavy Fighter Fast Attack Malcador Heavy Tank Armour Leman Russ Assault Tank Armour Leman Russ Strike Tank Armour Malcador Infernus Special Weapon Tank Armour Valdor Tank Destroyer Armour Stormhammer Super-Heavy Assault Tank Lord of War Artillery Command Section Command Reactions Army Configuration Tech-Priest Troops Legiones Auxilia designation: Army Configuration Thallax Cohort Support Aurox Transport Transport Cohort Doctrine Army Configuration Avenger Strike Fighter Fast Attack Baneblade Super-heavy Battle Tank Lord of War Banehammer Super-heavy Assault Tank Lord of War Carnodon Strike Tank Fast Attack Crassus Armoured Assault Transport Lord of War Cyclops Demolition Vehicle Support Davinite Lodge Priest Command Destroyer Tank Hunter Armour Expeditionary Navigator Command Hellhammer Super-heavy Battle Tank Lord of War Macharius Heavy Tank Lord of War Marauder Bomber Lord of War Marauder Destroyer Lord of War Medicae Section Support Minotaur Artillery Tank Armour Praetor Armoured Assault Launcher Lord of War Shadowsword Super-heavy Tank Destroyer Lord of War Stormblade Super-heavy Tank Lord of War Stormlord Super-heavy Assault Tank Lord of War Surgeon-Primus Aevos Jovan Command Tarantula Section Recon Thunderer Siege Tank Armour Companion Section Retinue Stormsword Super-heavy Siege Tank Lord of War Castellax Battle Maniple Support - Castellax Battle Maniple Only Castellax Destructor Maniple Heavy Assault - Castellax Destructor Maniple only Domitar Battle Maniple Elites - Domitar Battle Maniple Only Thanatar Siege Maniple War Engine - Thanatar Siege Maniple only Vorax Attack Maniple Recon - Vorax Attack Maniple Only Vultarax Stratos Squadron Fast Attack - Vultarax Stratos Squadron Only Dracosan Command Tank High Command Auxilia Combat Technician Section Support Veletaris Raider Section Elites Discipline Master Cadre Command Infantry Troop Troops Levy Troop Troops Militia Medicae Support Fire Support Troop Support Herald of Tzeench Command Horrors of Tzeench Troops Flamers of Tzeench Support Screamers of Tzeench Fast Attack

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