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How to paint Combat Patrol: Tyranids

Contents-aware Contrast recipe for this box. Buy at a fair floor, paint the kit, then expand the army.

Updated 2026-07-10

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Combat Patrol: Tyranidsfrom $5.99

Contents

What you are painting

+Follow the current box contents list on the product packaging.

Recipe

Leviathan-style Tyranids (Contrast)

Method: contrast
Difficulty: 2 / 5
CP time: ~8 hrs
Primer: Wraithbone

01
Prime
Wraithbone
02
Carapace
Leviadon Blue
Or Black Templar for darker swarms.
03
Skin
Magos Purple
Keep skin lighter than carapace.
04
Weapons / claws
Black Templar · Warp Lightning
05
Teeth / tongues
Skeleton Horde · Volupus Pink
06
Base
Astrogranite · Nuln Oil

+Hormagaunts and Termagants are batch-paint gold. Same three colours.
+Characters get one extra edge highlight. Swarms do not need it.

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Common questions

How do I paint Combat Patrol: Tyranids?

Use the Leviathan-style Tyranids (Contrast) recipe on this page. Prime with Wraithbone, then follow the Contrast steps. About 8 hours for a full Combat Patrol-sized box.

What is a fair price for Combat Patrol: Tyranids?

Open the box price page for the live sealed floor and sold comps. Set a watch under the middle of that band before you buy.

Are these official Games Workshop instructions?

No. Unofficial fan recipes that name Citadel paints and kits as products. Not affiliated with Games Workshop.