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How to paint State Troops

Reference photos, colour schemes with the exact paints for every area, and finished models from other painters — everything you need to start State Troops for your The Empire of Man force.

Role CorePoints 5Faction The Empire of ManSystem Warhammer: The Old World

Units (not including units whose troop type is 'swarms', 'war beasts' or 'war machines')

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What State Troops looks like

State Troops reference photo

Colour schemes

The Empire of Man — State Troops

Beginner · 6 areas

Reikland red and cream, the provincial uniform that makes a rank of halberdiers look like an army rather than twenty separate models. Written for batch painting: every step is one colour across the whole regiment.

Uniform — red

  1. Basecoat the red panels Basecoat — Pick the sleeves and one trouser leg. Keeping the same panels red on every model in the unit is what makes the regiment read; which panels you chose matters far less.
  2. Shade the slashes Recess shade
  3. Highlight the puffs Layer

Uniform — cream

  1. Basecoat the cream panels Basecoat — Zandri Dust covers in one coat where an off-white would need three.
  2. Shade the cloth Recess shade
  3. Lift the cream Layer — Karak Stone over most of the panel, then Screaming Skull on the raised slashes alone.

Armour and helmet

  1. Basecoat the steel Basecoat
  2. Shade the plate All-over shade
  3. Highlight the helmet brim Edge highlight

Halberd and leather

  1. Basecoat haft and belts Basecoat
  2. Shade both All-over shade
  3. Highlight the haft Layer
  4. Halberd head Detail — Leadbelcher, Nuln Oil, then a Runefang Steel line along the cutting edge only.

Skin

  1. Basecoat the face and hands Basecoat
  2. Shade the features All-over shade
  3. Highlight Layer

Base

  1. Texture the base Texture — Astrogranite Debris reads as broken cobble, which is where most Empire regiments are photographed.
  2. Drybrush the stone Drybrush
  3. Rim the base Detail

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