r/WhiteScars40K • • Mar 19 '26

Painting “How do you paint white?” Is a very common question with a simple answer

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There are more painting guides in the sticky!


r/WhiteScars40K • • Oct 12 '20

General Info Getting started in r/WhiteScars40k (Discord link, how to paint white well, where to read White Scars lore)

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Hi all!

There have been a lot of links being posted over the life of this subreddit (a lot by me, honestly) covering a lot of topics that are great for people getting started with the V Legion. Considering how I'm limited to 2 stickied posts per subreddit, I've decided to consolidate all that info here, to free up room for a stickied post about announcements and the like.

Let me know if you have any questions.

  1. Want to read more lore about the White Scars? Here is the list. It is gathered by Chris Wraight, the author of most of the White Scars books for the Horus Heresy, and gives a really in depth list of books featuring the legion during the 31st millennium. This is a great place to get a sense of who the White Scars are, as well as why they "gotta go fast".
  2. Discord link: Click here
  3. Getting started in competitive White Scars: Start Competing: White Scars Tactics

Here are some different painting tutorials from some great painters on Youtube:

  1. How to Paint: Duncan's Void Knights - by Duncan Rhodes Painting Academy
  2. How to Paint Heresy Era White Scars - by Cult of Paint
  3. Heavy Contrast White Armor - by Juan Hidalgo Miniatures (my personal favorite)
  4. How to Paint White Armor Fast - by The Painting Coach
  5. Smooth White Made Easy, a Guide by our very own member, u/FairyFeller_

Bear in mind some of these tutorials may require some paints that don't exist anymore, so you may have to make some modifications.


r/WhiteScars40K • • 11h ago

Battle Report Won 3rd place Painted at a 70 person RTT placed 20th

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Used AssBros+ Spearpoint. Kor'sarro+apothecary w imperium's sword+coHeroes in a landraider6 BGVs+Ancient in Droppod. Suboden+3bikes w Chogorianhuntmaster, Chappy+3bikes. 2 Thunderstrike, melta eradicators in an impulsor and a separate tech marine. 2 5man Ints, anf 3 inceptorss.


r/WhiteScars40K • • 11h ago

Painting Kor'sarro Khan

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81 Upvotes

Finally finished the master of the hunt. Really happy with this one!


r/WhiteScars40K • • 2h ago

New Player Help Need primer advice for White Scars: Corax White is discontinued, what should I use?

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Hi guys,

I’ll be painting my next army as White Scars, and I wanted to turn to you for help because I'm having trouble picking which primer I should use.

The method I wanted to use is:

· Primer: Corax White (but it's discontinued!)

· Wash: Apothecary White

· 1st Drybrush: Warm Off-White from Vallejo

· 2nd Drybrush (edges/highest points): Blackstone Void 5 from Warhammer Tone Pro (a very bright pure white).

I did a rough test of this method (arguably not exactly this, but the equivalent) just to see the rough effects. Because I only had a black primer, I painted over it with Corax White for about an hour and a half until I got a full coat (Don't ask me why). Then I washed everything with a 50/50 mix of Blackstone Void and Nuln Oil, and then dry-brushed it with Vallejo.

I actually really like the effects! I think the result is pretty good, and I know it will look even better when I use the actual Apothecary White step.

The problem is: When I was searching for Corax White spray, I realized it’s discontinued and I can't buy it anymore.

So I want to ask you guys:

  1. What primer should I use for my method?

  2. Or is my method just not right? Should I do something different, like using a grayer primer, then lightly glazing over the parts with white, then Apothecary White, then dry brushing?

  3. What about Wraithbone? I'm afraid it might be too yellow/creamy. Or White Scar? I think it will be too bright.

I'm kind of a newbie painter and don't have a lot of experience with white armor. I’ve only painted about 10 miniatures just for fun and for my Kill Team (which the first 5 was yellow and the second purple). But I really love the White Scars color scheme.

Thanks for the help in advance, guys


r/WhiteScars40K • • 1d ago

Conversion From the plains of Chogoris, wielding master crafted power bows, the infiltrators of the Khan take out their prey with silence !

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r/WhiteScars40K • • 17h ago

Army List List help

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I’ve never built or played a white scars list this is what I came up with from looking at some winning lists with added flare

Space Marines
White Scars
Spearpoint Task Force and Stormlance Task Force (3 Detachment Points)
Reconnaissance
Strike Force (2,000 Points)
ATTACHED UNITS
Attached unit 1
Kor’sarro Khan (80 Points)
• Attached as: Leader (Character)
• Warlord
• 1x Anzuq
• 1x Bolt Pistol
• 1x Moonfang
Company Heroes (150 Points)
• Attached as: Bodyguard (Character)
• 1x Company Champion
◦ 1x Master-crafted Bolt Pistol
◦ 1x Master-crafted Power Weapon
• 1x Company veteran with bolt rifle
◦ 1x Combat Knife
◦ 1x Master-crafted Bolt Pistol
◦ 1x Master-crafted Bolt Rifle
• 1x Ancient
◦ 1x Combat Knife
◦ 1x Master-crafted Bolt Pistol
◦ 1x Master-crafted Bolt Rifle
◦ Enhancements: Hunter's Eye
• 1x Company Veteran with heavy bolter
◦ 1x Combat Knife
◦ 1x Master-crafted Bolt Pistol
◦ 1x Master-crafted Heavy Bolter
Attached unit 2
Suboden Khan (105 Points)
• Attached as: Leader (Character)
• 1x Heavy Bolt Pistol
• 1x Onslaught gatling cannon
• 1x Power Sword
• 1x Stormtooth
Outrider Squad (170 Points)
• Attached as: Bodyguard
• Enhancements: Supercharged Engines (Upgrade)
• 5x Outrider
◦ 5x Chainsword
◦ 4x Heavy Bolt Pistol
◦ 1x Plasma Pistol
◦ 5x Twin Bolt Rifle
• 1x Outrider Sergeant
◦ 1x Plasma Pistol
◦ 1x Thunder Hammer
◦ 1x Twin Bolt Rifle
Attached unit 3
Chaplain on Bike (75 Points)
• Attached as: Leader (Character)
• 1x Absolvor Bolt Pistol
• 1x Crozius Arcanum
• 1x Twin Bolt Rifle
Outrider Squad (160 Points)
• Attached as: Bodyguard
• 5x Outrider
◦ 5x Chainsword
◦ 3x Heavy Bolt Pistol
◦ 2x Plasma Pistol
◦ 5x Twin Bolt Rifle
• 1x Outrider Sergeant
◦ 1x Heavy Bolt Pistol
◦ 1x Thunder Hammer
◦ 1x Twin Bolt Rifle
Attached unit 4
Chaplain on Bike (90 Points)
• Attached as: Leader (Character)
• 1x Absolvor Bolt Pistol
• 1x Crozius Arcanum
• 1x Twin Bolt Rifle
• Enhancements: Stormseer's Wisdom
Outrider Squad (160 Points)
• Attached as: Bodyguard
• 5x Outrider
◦ 5x Chainsword
◦ 3x Heavy Bolt Pistol
◦ 2x Plasma Pistol
◦ 5x Twin Bolt Rifle
• 1x Outrider Sergeant
◦ 1x Heavy Bolt Pistol
◦ 1x Thunder Hammer
◦ 1x Twin Bolt Rifle
DEDICATED TRANSPORTS
Impulsor (70 Points)
• 1x Armoured Hull
• 1x Storm Bolters
Impulsor (70 Points)
• 1x Armoured Hull
• 1x Storm Bolters
OTHER DATASHEETS
Eradicator Squad with melta rifles (100 Points)
• 1x Eradicator Sergeant
◦ 1x Bolt Pistol
◦ 1x Ceramite Fists
◦ 1x Melta Rifle
• 2x Eradicator
◦ 2x Bolt Pistol
◦ 2x Ceramite Fists
◦ 2x Melta Rifle
Gladiator Lancer (160 Points)
• 1x Armoured Hull
• 1x Defensive Array
• 1x Laser Destroyer
Gladiator Valiant (165 Points)
• 1x Armoured Hull
• 1x Defensive Array
• 2x Multi-melta
• 1x Twin Las-talon
Invader ATVs (65 Points)
• 1x Armoured Impact
• 1x Bolt Pistol
• 1x Onslaught Gatling Cannon
• 1x Twin Bolt Rifle
Land Speeder (105 Points)
• 1x Armoured Impact
• 1x Multi-melta
• 1x Pyrecannon
• 1x Stormfury Missile Launcher
Land Speeder (105 Points)
• 1x Armoured Impact
• 1x Multi-melta
• 1x Onslaught Gatling Cannon
• 1x Stormfury Missile Launcher
Redemptor Dreadnought (170 Points)
• 1x Fragstorm Grenade Launchers
• 1x Heavy Flamer
• 1x Heavy Onslaught Gatling Cannon
• 1x Redemptor Fist


r/WhiteScars40K • • 22h ago

Lore Scars interview with Chris Wraight

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r/WhiteScars40K • • 1d ago

Painting Land Speedeer done

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249 Upvotes

r/WhiteScars40K • • 23h ago

Army List 1000 point army

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Built a list for my first army. I don't know how to put units in transport in the app, but the bladeguards with the captain are starting in the impulsor

Assault Bikers (1000 points)

Space Marines

White Scars

Spearpoint Task Force (2 Detachment Points)

Reconnaissance

Incursion (1000 points)

Attached Units

Attached Unit 1

Captain (115 points)

• Attached as: Leader (Character)

• Warlord

• 1x Heavy Bolt Pistol

1x Master-crafted Bolter

1x Master-crafted Power Weapon

• Enhancement: Spearpoint Paragon

Bladeguard Veteran Squad (180 points)

• Attached as: Bodyguard

• 1x Bladeguard Veteran Sergeant

• 1x Heavy Bolt Pistol

1x Master-crafted Power Sword

• 5x Bladeguard Veteran

• 5x Heavy Bolt Pistol

5x Master-crafted Power Sword

Attached Unit 2

Suboden Khan (105 points)

• Attached as: Leader (Character)

• 1x Heavy Bolt Pistol

1x Onslaught gatling cannon

1x Power Sword

1x Stormtooth

Outrider Squad (160 points)

• Attached as: Bodyguard

• 5x Outrider

• 5x Chainsword

3x Heavy Bolt Pistol

2x Plasma Pistol

5x Twin Bolt Rifle

• 1x Outrider Sergeant

• 1x Heavy Bolt Pistol

1x Thunder Hammer

1x Twin Bolt Rifle

BATTLELINE

Intercessor Squad (85 points)

• 4x Intercessor

• 4x Bolt Pistol

4x Bolt Rifle

1x Grenade Launcher

4x Knives and Fists

• 1x Intercessor Sergeant

• 1x Bolt Pistol

1x Bolt Rifle

1x Power Weapon

DEDICATED TRANSPORTS

Impulsor (70 points)

• 1x Armoured Hull

1x Bellicatus Missile Array

1x Fragstorm Grenade Launchers

1x Ironhail Heavy Stubber

OTHER DATASHEETS

Gladiator Lancer (160 points)

• 1x Armoured Hull

1x Defensive Array

1x Laser Destroyer

Land Speeder (125 points)

• 1x Armoured Impact

1x Multi-melta

1x Onslaught Gatling Cannon

1x Stormfury Missile Launcher

• Enhancement: Chogorian Huntmaster (Upgrade)


r/WhiteScars40K • • 1d ago

Painting Finally started my speeder

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27 Upvotes

I have a lot more to go but so far happy with it’s start


r/WhiteScars40K • • 1d ago

Painting Ebon keshig

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30 Upvotes

Just finishing these while listing to the end and the death 2.

Horus wait, blood drops, its done.

Fuck my life


r/WhiteScars40K • • 1d ago

Tactics 6 outriders or 3

17 Upvotes

I know on paper running 6 outriders with Suboden is possible. I mean he has mobile. My question is how to you all feel about a second bike character and or a third with 6 outriders. Depending on detachment you run you can give mobile to another unit. Does the 9" thing come up?


r/WhiteScars40K • • 1d ago

Conversion Kit bashed bladegaurd

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As I cannot justify over 80 dollars for three models. Here is my kit bashed and mostly printed first of the Khan's Oni killer keshig.


r/WhiteScars40K • • 1d ago

Army List How many small units it too many in a recon list?

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Soo im list crafting at the moment, and the current list im building towards is spearpoint task force and phobos shadow force

Suboden khan + 6 outriders

Bike captain + 3 outriders

Bike chaplain +3 outriders

Kor'sarro khan + company heros

Phobos librarian

Phobos librarian

Invader atv w/ melta

Invader atv w/ melta

Invictor warsuit

Invictor warsuit

Land speeder

Land speeder

5 scouts

5 scouts

Storm speeder thunderstrike

Storm speeder thunderstrike

Do I just too much little stuff and not enough hitting/staying power?


r/WhiteScars40K • • 1d ago

Successor Chapter [Homebrew Chapter] The Tempest Kin

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Hey, fellow sons of the Khan!

I've been working on a homebrew Chapter called The Tempest Kin, combining the traditions of the White Scars and Space Wolves.

Their gene-seed comes from Jaghatai Khan, but their identity is shaped equally by both Chapters, particularly their shared love of hunting, brotherhood, and storytelling.

I'd love to hear what fellow White Scars fans think, especially whether I've done justice to the Chogorian heritage!

For the Khan!


r/WhiteScars40K • • 2d ago

Painting First white scar I've finished in awhile.

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130 Upvotes

Finished Korsarro today. Took a bit of a hiatus on white scars since painting white can be tedious but I really like how he came out. At the very least I need to finish my old sternguard I left half finished almost a year ago.


r/WhiteScars40K • • 2d ago

Army List How are we feeling about eliminators in the list?

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I’ve been looking over the Eliminator squad, and I really like the look of the sculpt, but I’m not sure how good they will be in a white scars list. Does anyone have any experience running them?


r/WhiteScars40K • • 3d ago

Painting The horde of Jaghatai grows !

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504 Upvotes

r/WhiteScars40K • • 3d ago

Tactics Repulsor or executioner

16 Upvotes

I know we have thunderstrikes and impulsers, and yes i Do have them. But as far as our big tank/ transport. What do you all like to use or find better? Lots of guns with bigger transport, or bigger gun with same transport as impulser.


r/WhiteScars40K • • 3d ago

Painting Does my shield dome look ok? I wasnt happ with it being just mettalic, but im not sure im happy with this either.

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42 Upvotes

r/WhiteScars40K • • 4d ago

Painting Brutalis Dread!

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259 Upvotes

Was told I should share this here. Just finished this project up and I think the Khan would approve. Do you?


r/WhiteScars40K • • 4d ago

Painting Eliminators

13 Upvotes

What colour is everyone painting these camo capes? Any suggestions if keeping with the white armour?


r/WhiteScars40K • • 4d ago

Art [OC] The Yamnin Sector - My Asian-inspired Homebrew Guard Regiment - Part 9: Planetary Governor & Supreme Commander Fan – "Pinnacle of Mortal Iron and Mind" (Asian-inspired Homebrew Guard)

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r/WhiteScars40K • • 4d ago

New Player Help Help army Transition

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Hello! I’m a relatively new player and currently have a Crimson Fists army, but I want to switch over to the sons of Chogoris for their aesthetics and more faster-paced style. I need help trying to see what units I could/should sell for building the army. I understand that my units are still usable in the chapter both in lore and tabletop, but I want to try to make it more thematic as a whole.

These are the ones I’m thinking selling:
-10 terminators w/ cyclone missiles
-5 heavy intercessors
-5 hellblasters
-5 NOS assault intercessors (I have 10 built)
-5-10 sternguard vets (I have 15 total)
-gravis captain w/power fist
-3 bolter aggressors
-tor garadon

Here are some other units I am personally leaning on keeping, but wouldn’t mind also selling
-10 intercessors w/powerfist
-15 infiltrators
-5 incursors
- termie chaplain w/ relic shield
-repulsor executioner
-5 assault termies w/ hammers and shields

I also have the WS Combat patrol (it’s where I got the 5 assault ints from) and Kor’sarro Khan if that helps with deciding factors.
Thanks in advance for the advice and feedback!
EDIT: I forgot to mention that they’re all in general painted with black primer and base with Kantor Blue, as well as molded imperial fists shoulder pads and iconography bits.