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How to paint Thousand Sons
Blue and gold. Trim time is the real cost. Difficulty 3 / 5. About 10 hours for a Combat Patrol with Contrast. Primer: Grey Seer.
Quick picks
Kits to buy, then paint
Live floors for stores that ship to the US.
Characters
How to paint Thousand Sons models
Detailed leaves for big kits. Steps, swatches, YouTube links, and paint buy lists.
Recipe
Thousand Sons Rubric (Contrast)
Primer: Grey Seer
- Method
- contrast
- Difficulty
- 3 / 5
- CP time
- ~10 hrs
- Primer
- Grey Seer
- 01Prime
- 02Blue armour
- 03Gold trim
- 04Cloth / tabs
- 05Weapons / gems
- 06Base
- +Gold trim takes longer than blue. Budget for it.
- +Rubrics batch; Sorcerers get extra care.
Buy paints
Thousand Sons paint shopping list
Colour chips are approximate. Buy links open live marketplace search for that Citadel paint across Shopify catalog stores and other sources.
- Find storesGrey Seer
- Find storesAhriman Blue
- Find storesRetributor Armour
- Find storesIyanden Yellow
- Find storesBlack Templar
- Find storesWarp Lightning
- Find storesAstrogranite
More schemes
Other Thousand Sons recipes
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After the first box
Start with Combat Patrol: Thousand Sons. Add Rubric Marines or a named sorcerer next. Compare Scarab Occult sealed floors before paying premiums.
Full start collecting path →Common questions
How long does it take to paint a Thousand Sons Combat Patrol?
About 10 hours with the Thousand Sons Rubric (Contrast) Contrast recipe, batching infantry.
What primer should I use for Thousand Sons?
Grey Seer. Match the recipe on this page so Contrast colours land cleanly.
Where do I buy paints for Thousand Sons?
Use the paint shopping list on this page. Each colour opens live marketplace search for that Citadel paint.
Where do I buy Thousand Sons kits at a fair price?
Open the Thousand Sons army hub or the linked Combat Patrol box page for live floors, then set a watch under the middle of the sealed band.