I’ve recently finished painting two squads of the great new plastic Death Korps of Krieg veteran guardsmen. It’s a great kit and was very fun to both assemble and paint. I’m looking forward to using them in some games of Kill Team, and potentially might even get a few more boxes to form the start of an Imperial Guard army.
To build them I followed this guide – allowing me to build virtually all the Kill Team options from two boxes. I think this might cause a few issues down the line if I want to use them as two Imperial Guard squads for 40k, but I’m sure I’ll be fine.
Here is how I painted them. Unless otherwise specified, all paints are from GW/Citadel (mostly contrast paints).
Basing Texture
AK Interactive Neutral Texture for Rough Terrain
and a few blobs of Citadel Agrellan Earth on each base
Undercoat
Rustoleum Flat Black spray
Zenithal highlight with Vallejo Game Air Cold Grey (72.750) – this could easily be replaced by Citadel Grey Seer
Base Colours
Boots – Wyldwood
Leg wraps above the boots – Wraithbone
Trousers – Space Wolves Grey
Greatcoat – Ultramarines Blue, later highlighted slightly with Kantor Blue and Hoeth Blue
Leather (belts, backpacks etc) – Snakebite Leather
Gas masks – Basilicanum Grey
Goggles – Blood Angles Red
Metal – Army Painter Gun Metal, then shaded with Nuln Oil and then highlighted with Army Painter Plate Mail Metal
Gun casings, barrel things under the backpacks – Black Templar
Bases
Mechanicus Standard Grey base coat, Nuln Oil wash, dry brush with a mix of Mechanicus Standard Grey and Grey Seer.
Final Step
Oil wash with a roughly 70/30 mix of Burnt Uber and Ivory Black (both Winsor & Newton Winton Oil Colour)