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How to paint Tyranids
Carapace and skin Contrast. Swarms batch-paint cleanly. Difficulty 2 / 5. About 8 hours for a Combat Patrol with Contrast. Primer: Wraithbone.
Quick picks
Kits to buy, then paint
Live floors for stores that ship to the US.
Characters
How to paint Tyranids models
Detailed leaves for big kits. Steps, swatches, YouTube links, and paint buy lists.
Recipe
Leviathan-style Tyranids (Contrast)
Primer: Wraithbone
- Method
- contrast
- Difficulty
- 2 / 5
- CP time
- ~8 hrs
- Primer
- Wraithbone
- 01Prime
- 02
- 03
- 04Weapons / claws
- 05Teeth / tongues
- 06
- +Hormagaunts and Termagants are batch-paint gold. Same three colours.
- +Characters get one extra edge highlight. Swarms do not need it.
Buy paints
Tyranids 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 storesWraithbone
- Find storesLeviadon Blue
- Find storesMagos Purple
- Find storesBlack Templar
- Find storesWarp Lightning
- Find storesSkeleton Horde
- Find storesVolupus Pink
- Find storesAstrogranite
- Find storesNuln Oil
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After the first box
Combat Patrol: Tyranids sealed. Add Termagants or a monster kit second. Count bases on used swarm lots.
Full start collecting path →Common questions
How long does it take to paint a Tyranids Combat Patrol?
About 8 hours with the Leviathan-style Tyranids (Contrast) Contrast recipe, batching infantry.
What primer should I use for Tyranids?
Wraithbone. Match the recipe on this page so Contrast colours land cleanly.
Where do I buy paints for Tyranids?
Use the paint shopping list on this page. Each colour opens live marketplace search for that Citadel paint.
Where do I buy Tyranids kits at a fair price?
Open the Tyranids army hub or the linked Combat Patrol box page for live floors, then set a watch under the middle of the sealed band.