Vlad's 20 Minute Beastmen Paint Guide - Fellgor Ravagers Build Feature

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Warhammer 40,000 Kill Team - Fellgor Ravagers - Paint Guide

⚔ Fellgor Ravagers

Vlad wanted these Fellgor Ravagers (now being released as a 40k kit) done as fast as possible while still maintaining a level of quality. The solution: zenithal highlighting with contrast paints. A simple contrast paint over a light colour will give you a solid tabletop-ready result - but the zenithal does a lot of heavy lifting in taking the minis to the next level without adding hours of painting time per model.

The Zenithal Technique

Prime the model black all over, then spray white primer from directly above - straight down, as if from the sun at noon. The black stays in the recesses, the white catches all the raised surfaces and top planes. When contrast paints are applied over this, they pool dark in the shadows and stay lighter on the highlights automatically. The zenithal does the shading work so you don't have to.

Vlad's Fellgor Ravagers - front pose all four minis hero image

Vlad's Fellgor Ravagers - all four, front pose.

Alternate formation

Rear

Side profile left

Side profile right

How Vlad Painted Them

Full step-by-step breakdown. All products in stock at Wheels and Wings.

PRIMER / ZENITHAL

Black All Over, White from Above

Vallejo Mecha Black Primer (74642) - overall black base coat

Vallejo Mecha White Primer (74640) - zenithal highlight sprayed from directly above over the black primer

SKIN

Guilliman Flesh Contrast

Citadel Contrast Guilliman Flesh - skin

FUR

Ratling Grime then Gore-Grunta Fur Over Top

Citadel Contrast Ratling Grime - fur base layer

Citadel Contrast Gore-Grunta Fur - applied over Ratling Grime for fur depth; also wash over Stonewall Grey for white fur

WHITE FUR

Stonewall Grey Washed with Gore-Grunta Fur

Vallejo Game Color Stonewall Grey (72049) - white fur base; washed with Gore-Grunta Fur contrast

LEATHER POUCHES

Snakebite Leather Contrast

Citadel Contrast Snakebite Leather - leather pouches

REDS

Flesh Tearers Red Contrast

Citadel Contrast Flesh Tearers Red - all red elements

METALLICS

Leadbelcher and Balthasar Gold

Citadel Leadbelcher - silver metallics

Citadel Base Balthasar Gold - gold elements

OVERALL WASH

Agrax Earthshade Over Everything

A full coverage wash of Agrax Earthshade over the completed model to unify the palette and push depth into the recesses - the final step that ties everything together.

Citadel Agrax Earthshade - overall final wash across the whole model

The Finished Squad

Four Fellgor Ravagers. Tabletop quality. Twenty minutes each.

Front

Alternate formation

Side profile left

Rear

All paints used in this guide are in stock at Wheels and Wings Hobbies in Toronto, available online with Canada-wide shipping.

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Aug 06, 2026 Wheels & Wings Hobbies