How to paint the B1 Battle Droids from STAR WARS™: Shatterpoint @Sorastro
How to paint the B1 Battle Droids from STAR WARS™: Shatterpoint  @Sorastro
Uploaded June 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Hello! This is a guide to painting the B1 Battle Droids from Atomic Mass Games' STAR WARS™: Shatterpoint! (amzn.to/3Ni0zmo\)
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For some beginner tips and advice you might find this video helpful - including advice on getting the Scalecolor paints to behave, brush care, and magnification: youtu.be/qW0fpSkgwLA

Terrain Painting PDF Guide: sorastro.com/2023/05/31/star-wars-shatterpoint-core-set-terrain-pdf-painting-guide

0:00 - Intro
0:25 - Painting Overview
1:14 - Contrast Colours
2:49 - Bases
5:36 - Red Markings
7:34 - Weathering Etc

PAINTS USED:

Skeleton Horde (GW)
Black Templar (GW)
Basilicanum Grey (GW)
Orange Leather (SC)
Brown Leather (SC)
Iroko (SC)
Graphite (SC)
Black (SC)
Cantabric Blue (SC)
White Sands (SC)
Deep Red (SC)
Aldebaran Red (SC)
Light Skin (SC)
Black (SC)
Aggaros Dunes (GW)
Artic Blue (SC)
White (SC)
Mojave White (SC)

For the zenithal highlights:

Cold Grey (VMA)
White (VMA)

(SC = Scalecolor, GW = Games Workshop, VMA = Vallejo Model Air, VMC = Vallejo Model Color, HM = Hera Models)

EQUIPMENT USED: (Please note that some links are affiliate links - thank you!)

STAR WARS™: Shatterpoint Core Set at Firestorm Games: firestormgames.co.uk/star-wars:-shatterpoint---core-set-/?aff=643ef2b900a6f

In this video I used the Rosemary & Co Series 33 brushes (sizes 0, 1, and 2): rosemaryandco.com/pure-kolinsky-pointed?u=21774e

And for dry brushing the base I used the Rosemary and Co dry brush (small): rosemaryandco.com/model-dry-brush?u=21774e

Complete super-matte Scalecolor paint set at Element Games: elementgames.co.uk/paints-hobby-and-scenery/paints-hobby-and-scenery-by-manufacturer/scale-75/scale-75-scalecolor/scalecolor-colleccion?d=10786

In the USA the Scalecolor paints can be bought direct here: scale75usa.com/collections/paint-sets-scale-color/products/scale-color-collection

Everlasting Wet Palette: redgrasscreative.com/everlasting-wet-palette/everlasting-wet-palette-studio-xl/?ref=171

Hobby Nippers by Redgrass Creative: redgrasscreative.com/precision-nippers/?ref=171

Desk Lamp by Redgrass Creative: redgrasscreative.com/redgrass-r9-desk-lamp/?ref=171 (I actually use a larger, overhead lamp when filming, but this is a great hobby lamp for most people)

Hobby Holder: gameenvy.net (And I just stick the minis on with White Tack/poster putty)

For airbrush users, this is the black primer I use: scalemodelshop.co.uk/40ml-mr-finishing-surfacer-1500-black-mr-hobby-sf-288-p17113

The airbrush used for priming was the Iwata Revolution CR: amzn.to/2Qq2UQo

Daler Rowney Flow Enhancer: amzn.to/2HMR1AF

AK Interactive Ultra Matte Varnish: amzn.to/3kEkNsr

Some of the Tatooine terrain featured in the video was from etsy.com/uk/listing/1289214335/painted-or-3d-printed-only-star-wars (upscaled a little by request to fit the game)

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