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Fulgrim the Phoenician, was the primarch of the Emperor’s Children legion of Space Marines. He played an important role during the Horus Heresy and eventually became a daemon prince of Chaos. This model depicts him in his more loyal version.

Some time ago I got a request to paint Fulgrim the Phoenixian. A part of the request was to include two modifications to the ForgeWorld model – change his head and his sword. The idea was that the customer didn’t want him to look like a crazed madman, but more like a confident swordsman. One that is worthy of wielding the Emperor’s sword.

We looked up some reference images depictumg Fulgrim the Phoenician, and I must say there were many interesting images, but we needed one that would look good in the smaller scale, so we went with this image from

“Roses of Fulgrim” by Nephilim Amriagiath

The face had features which could look good enough even on a small-scale model, here’s a closeup of the face from the artwork:

Fulgrim's face detail from the "Roses of Fulgrim" picture by Nephilim Amriagiath — Fulgrim’s face detail from the “Roses of Fulgrim” picture by Nephilim Amriagiath

We designed and sculpted the custom head sculpted. And after 3d-printing it, we used it for the model, just like the requested sword. The base is removable, which allows to use the model both for gaming and for display purposes.

Working on this model was really enjoyable, especially because we managed to collaborate on it with Kacpero. I hope we get a chance to do something interesting together again! 🙂

I hope you like my version of Fulgrim. 🙂 And if you would like us to paint something for you, just send us a message with your request. 🙂

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Salamanders Space Marine bust

August 6, 2021 Ańa Leave a comment

Do you remember the Space Marines busts we made? Now it’s time to post another one of them, a Salamanders Space Marine bust.

I loved those busts for how they allow to have fun painting and try different approaches. Not being limited by the restrictions usually applied to commissioned projects.

This time I decided to paint my Salamanders Space Marine bust in a more cartoony style. My inspiration was modern superhero comics with their bright colors, strong contrasts and gradients.

I had a lot of fun, playing with different light sources and testures. I didn’t even try to paint in a realistic way. Not being an expert in Warhammer 40K lore, I learned a bit about Salamanders from the Lexicanum website. It was just enough to give me some inspiration for this model.

If you want to see more photos of my Salamanders Space Marine bust, here they are

And if you would like to have this bust or to commission something cool painted by me or other members of our team, why don’t you simply contact us and tell us about your idea. We will get in touch to discuss the project with you.
In the meantime, I still have some ideas for more Space Marines busts, but it’s not easy to squeeze a hobby project into my schedule.

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Darmowe warsztaty z techniki NMM w najbliższy weekend! / Free NMM workshops this weekend!

Aside May 17, 2017 CofC Admin Leave a comment

W najbliższy weekend organizujemy wraz z ScaleColor warsztaty na temat malowania techniką NMM.

Zainteresowanych zapraszamy na stronę informacyjną o wydarzeniu i prosimy o zadeklarowanie tam uczestnictwa.

Wstęp darmowy, liczba miejsc mocno ograniczona – decyduje kolejność zgłoszeń.

On this weekend we’ll have NMM painting workshops in cooperation with ScaleColor.

Please check the webpage about the event and declare your participation there in case you want to attend.

Free admission, number of participants very limited – on a fist come first served basis.

Painting, Tutorials

How to paint NMM gold – Recipes

November 12, 2012 CofC Admin 1 Comment

We keep receiving questions how some of your favorite works were created or about some aspects of their creation – like NMM gold recipes. Recently painted Black Templars terminators from Irkuck and Benathai caused another wave of such questions.

To respond to popular interest, we asked both authors of these miniatures how to paint NMM gold the way they do. They answered and here are the recipes they shared:

Benathai’s NMM gold recipe

Basecoat: P3 Bloodtracked Brown (or Citadel Bestial Brown)
Highlight #1: basecoat mixed 1:1 with Sunburst Yellow
Highlight #2: Sunburst Yellow + a little white
Shadow: Devlan Mud or Black Wash
Glaze: Yellow Glaze (or P3 Yellow Ink)
Finishing touches: final white highlights

Irkuck’s NMM gold recipe

Chaos Black
Snakebite Leather
Sunburst Yellow
Skull White
Wash of Badab Black
Wash of Gryphonne Sepia

Final effects

Now here is the finished unit – some miniatures were painted by Benathai and some by Irkuck. Do you think they blend together well enough to make a coherent unit?

If you would like to know more, feel free to let us know or ask your questions in the comments section.

Painting, Tutorials

NMM gold made fast and easy

February 25, 2012 JerzyK 2 Comments

Following Mahon‘s suggestion I decided to write my first miniature painting tutorial on Chest of Colors website. It is a tutorial about painting NMM gold my way – fast and pleasant.

Contrast is the most important thing in NMM technique.

This technique is intended for using mainly on tabletop quality figures, but with more layers (I used just 7-8 here, including base color and a wash) it can look quite well even on display miniatures.

I will show my technique on terminator librarian shoulder pad. It is hard for me to give precise proportions, as I use mostly my intuition while mixing the colors.

NMM gold – JerzyK’s way

I start with base color (pic. 1) by mixing yellow with little brown and blue, ending in dirty yellow – it is just the way it should be 😉

Then I make wash color by adding more brown to the mix and diluting it to dirty water consistency and apply it to the surface (pic. 2) – it helps to mark various hollows on the surface, which are afterwards emphasized with more precise application of another layer, which is basically wash color with addition of a little black.

The next step is cleaning everyting a little bit with basic color (pic. 3) – washes can sometimes leave messy areas.

I add a little white and blue to the basic color and focus on areas which would collect more light (pic. 4).

From this step I will be creating more and more contrast, which is the most important thing in NMM technique. Another layer of lighter color (more white and blue) is applied within the limits of the first highlight (pic. 5).

Finaly I use almost white highlight with pure white blicks on highest places (pic. 6).

Sometimes before the last step (white and almost-white highlights) I apply blue or green strongly diluted layer if overall color is too yellow.

You can easily evolve my techniqe to get better results, but even now with just a few layers and little time you can achieve effect which look well on gaming miniatures (pic. 7).