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My most recent batches of models have been painted with the following method

Undercoat in Chaos Black spray
Apply a basecoat of Khorne Red (whilst risking the detail, avoid using water to thin else it becomes very pink)
Wash with Carroberg Crimson to pick out the detail. This generally turns the red areas black where it pools.
Now apply Mephiston Red to almost all the areas of armour, avoid the very edges
Highlight using Evil Sunz Scarlet, again not at the very edges, and I've been experiementing with blending in the highlight with a clean brush.

Some of my earlier models had Blood for the Blood God applied over their entire model, but I wasn't massively happy with the brighter colours.


The metal areas are Warplock Bronze base, with Golden Griffon painted on with a fine detail brush, not quite coating all the area, and the larger metallic areas washed with Nuln Oil.

Mephiston Red would work, id prefer Khorne Red if I was choosing myself.

 

I would also say Mephiston Red from what I've seen in the supplament & White Dwarf.  Try the spray cans that Games Workdshop release with the Blood Angels.  Then use brown wash in the recess/joint in the armour. 

 

Tale of Painted blog has a step by step painting guide if this is any help?

 

http://taleofpainters.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/tutorial-how-to-paint-chaos-helbrute.html

I would also say Mephiston Red from what I've seen in the supplament & White Dwarf.  Try the spray cans that Games Workdshop release with the Blood Angels.  Then use brown wash in the recess/joint in the armour.

I've tried the Mephiston Red spray, it's too light to give much of a depth to the colours. Far more useful for painting the Pink Horrors and my upcoming Noise Marines than standard Crimson Slaughter troops IMO.

http://www.games-workshop.com/en-GB/Crimson-Slaughter-Paint-Bundle The Official GW Crimson Slaughter paint bundle has only Khorne Red and no Mephiston Red. Id say look at the bundle colours if you want an official colours look but as I said Mephiston Red would work too

From the Dark Vengeance Painting Guide:

 

Chosen/Helbrute/Kranon:

 

Red Armor Part 1:

 

- Mephiston Red - basecoat (Spray)

- Brass Scorpion 

- Agrax Earthshade

- Mephiston Red - layer

 

Red Armor Part 2:

 

- Evil Sunz Scarlet

- Wild Rider Red

- Sycorax Bronze 

 

Bone:

 

- Rakarth Flesh

- Agrax Earthshade

- Pallid Wych Flesh

- White Scar

 

Metal:

 

- Leadbelcher

- Nuln Oil

- Runefang Steel

 

 

Cultists:

 

Red Cloth:

 

- Khorne Red

- Agrax Earthshade

- Wazdakka Red

- Squig Orange

 

Black Cloth:

 

- Abbadon Black

- Skavenblight Dinge

- Stormvermin Fur

- Steel Legion Drab - drybrush

 

Grey Cloth:

 

- Skavenblight Dinge

- Agrax Earthshade

- Stormvermin Fur

- Administratum Grey

 

Light Brown Cloth:

 

- Steel Legion Drab

- Agrax Earthshade

- Tallarn Sand

- Karak Stone 

 

Dark Brown Cloth:

 

- Rhinox Hide

- Nuln Oil

- Gorthor Brown

- Baneblade Brown

 

Cream Cloth:

 

- Zandri Dust

- Seraphim Sepia

- Ushabti Bone

- Screaming Skull

 

Cultist Skin:

 

- Bugmans Glow

- Reikland Fleshshade

- Bugmans Glow

- Cadian Fleshtone

- Kislev Flesh

 

Other:

 

Fur:

 

- Steel Legion Drab

- Seraphim Sepia

- Agrax Earthshade

- Zandri Dust - drybrush

- Screaming Skull - drybrush

 

Sword Part 1:

 

- Leadbelcher

- Nuln Oil

- Caledor Blue

- Ironbreaker

 

Sword Part 2: 

 

- Runefang Steel

- Teclis Blue

- Lothern Blue

- Pallid Wych Flesh

 

Tentacles:

 

- Daemonette Hide

- Druchii Violet

- Slaanesh Grey

- Pallid Wych Flesh

 

Blue "Eye":

 

- Stegadon Scale Green

- Sotek Green

- Temple Guard Blue

- White Scar

I would offer you advice, but my recipe changes so much.....

 

As I am getting closer to nailing it down, I hope to do a little post on the process in my crimson blog thread. But there's lots of great advice here already to be honest.

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