The Ultimate Painting & Color Recipe Guide for Infinity Operation Mazebreaker

The Ultimate N5 Hobby Masterclass

Cracking the Code: The Ultimate Painting & Color Recipe Guide for Infinity Operation Mazebreaker

The complete, tri-brand paint blueprint for ALEPH OSS and Nomads CJC in the N5 Era.

The "Year of the Crow" is officially here, and with the launch of Infinity: Operation Mazebreaker at the UK Games Expo in late May 2026, players are preparing their hobby desks for the highly anticipated Infinity N5 edition. This landmark battle pack places the synthetic, clinical perfection of ALEPH’s Operations Subsection (OSS) in direct, brutal opposition to the industrial, high-friction grit of the Nomads’ Jurisdictional Command of Corregidor (CJC).

For dedicated painters, these 14 state-of-the-art metal miniatures represent the pinnacle of modern sci-fi sculpting: leaner proportions, crisp panel lines, and deep recess details. To help you conquer this box, we have compiled the ultimate, color-recipe-heavy masterclass. Whether your rack is loaded with Vallejo, Citadel, or The Army Painter, you will find your exact paint codes and step-by-step application instructions below.

The Tri-Brand Fast-Reference Paint Matrix

Before diving into our advanced multi-step recipes, use this comparative guide to map out your paint rack. These selections are tuned to match the studio paint schemes designed by Giraldez and the Corvus Belli team.

Faction Component	Vallejo (Model/Game Color)	Citadel (GW)	The Army Painter (Fanatic)
ALEPH: Ceramic Armor Base	Sky Grey (70.989)	Grey Seer	Ash Grey
ALEPH: Synthetic Undersuit	Royal Purple (70.810)	Phoenician Purple	Hexed Violet
ALEPH: Tactical Green Glow	Livery Green (72.033)	Moot Green	Jungle Green
Nomads: Corregidor Crimson	Flat Red (70.957)	Mephiston Red	Dragon Red
Nomads: Rugged Fatigues	German Camo Med. Brown	Steel Legion Drab	Command Drab
Nomads: High-Vis Yellow Visor	Lemon Yellow (70.952)	Flash Gitz Yellow	Daemonic Yellow

ALEPH OSS: Advanced Color Recipes

To represent the hyper-advanced subroutines of the Operations Subsection, your painting needs to look smooth, cool-toned, and clean. We avoid pure white basecoats, building up from cold greys to preserve natural-looking shadows.

🎨 Recipe A: The Ceramic White Armor Plates

Target look: High-tech, semi-gloss armor plates with clean lavender/blue recess shadows.

1. The Cold Shadow (Airbrush/Base): Basecoat the entire model in Vallejo Sky Grey (70.989) or Citadel Grey Seer. If using an airbrush, spray from a 45-degree angle downwards.
2. The Recess Shade: Mix a custom wash of 4 parts Vallejo Glaze Medium, 1 part Vallejo Royal Blue, and 1 part Vallejo Purple (or use Citadel Drakenhof Nightshade diluted 1:1 with Lahmian Medium). Run this mix carefully into the deep panel lines. Wipe away any excess immediately with a clean, damp brush.
3. First Highlight (Layering): Re-establish the clean surface using a 1:1 mix of your base grey and Vallejo Dead White (72.001) / Citadel White Scar / Army Painter Matt White. Leave the pure shadows showing only in the deepest creases.
4. Final Spot Highlight (Edge Highlight): Using a sharp Size 0 or 1 brush, apply pure Dead White on the topmost edges, corners, and rivets where light would naturally catch.

🎨 Recipe B: Synthetic Lavender Undersuits & Fiber Bundles

Target look: Deep, rich violet muscle fibers that contrast sharply with the white ceramic plating.

1. Deep Basecoat: Paint the fiber bundles and flexible armor joints in Citadel Phoenician Purple or Vallejo Royal Purple. Ensure complete, opaque coverage (usually requires 2 thin coats).
2. Contrast Shade: Apply a direct wash of Citadel Druchii Violet or Army Painter Purple Tone straight into the crevices of the suit to establish a stark silhouette.
3. Layering the Fibers: Highlight the individual raised strands of muscle fiber using a fine detail brush and Vallejo Sunset Red (70.802) mixed 1:1 with Sky Grey. This creates a vibrant, synthetic magenta-violet hue.
4. Extreme Highlight: Mix a microscopic dot of white into your previous highlight mix, and hit only the absolute center peaks of the muscle fibers.

🎨 Recipe C: The Hyper-Tech Cyan Data Glow

Target look: Blazing data-ports, visors, and hacking modules that appear to emit cold light.

1. Undercoat (The Secret to Bright Glows): Paint the entire glowing area with pure, unthinned Vallejo Dead White. The glow will look dull and desaturated if you attempt to paint transparent colors directly over grey or black base coats.
2. Fluorescent Glaze: Apply a generous wash of Vallejo Game Color Livery Green (72.033) or Citadel Tesseract Glow over the white undercoat, allowing it to spill slightly onto the surrounding armor plates to simulate a natural Object Source Lighting (OSL) effect.
3. The Hot Core: Mix a tiny amount of Army Painter Daemonic Yellow with your green, and place a tiny dot in the geometric center of the sensor, light, or visor to create the illusion of a high-temperature energy source.

Nomads CJC: Industrial Color Recipes

The Jurisdictional Command of Corregidor uses rugged, vacuum-ready military gear. Their armor is scuffed, hot red, and designed to withstand the hazards of deep-space maintenance and industrial-level breaches.

🎨 Recipe A: The Battle-Scuffed Crimson Armor Plates

Target look: Rich, deep crimson plates that show structural depth, highlighted with orange tones to mimic bright safety-paint.

1. Deep Base Shadow: Basecoat with a dark, purplish red. Mix 3 parts Vallejo Flat Red (70.957) with 1 part Vallejo Black Red (70.859) (or use Citadel Khorne Red).
2. The Saturation Layer: Block out the main surfaces of the plates with pure Vallejo Flat Red / Citadel Mephiston Red / Army Painter Dragon Red, leaving the dark purple-red showing in the recesses and lower third of the plates.
3. The Fire Edge: Apply an edge-highlight to the sharp, upper margins of the plates using a 1:1 mix of your base red and Vallejo Orange Fire (72.008) / Citadel Troll Slayer Orange / Army Painter Fire Giant Orange.
4. Extreme Highlight: Place microscopic dots of pure Orange Fire on the absolute sharpest corners where light glints.

🎨 Recipe B: Industrial Fabric & Flight Fatigues

Target look: Tough canvas or synthetic polymer weave that looks utility-grade and slightly faded.

1. Solid Basecoat: Paint all clothing, fatigues, and heavy webbing straps with Vallejo German Camouflage Medium Brown (70.826) or Citadel Steel Legion Drab.
2. Organic Wash: Wash all of the fabric areas with undiluted Citadel Agrax Earthshade or Army Painter Strong Tone. Allow this to pool in the folds of the trousers and undersleeves.
3. Fabric Drybrush & Highlight: Once the wash is bone-dry, mix 1:1 of your base brown with a sandy beige, like Vallejo Iraqi Sand (70.819) or Citadel Karak Stone. Lightly layer this over the raised folds of the fabric, mimicking heavy canvas texture.

🎨 Recipe C: The High-Intensity EVA Visor Glow

Target look: High-visibility visors that protect Corregidor operatives from the blinding glare of orbital welding lasers and solar radiation.

1. Basecoat: Block out the entire visor with Vallejo Orange Fire (72.008) or Citadel Jokaero Orange.
2. Deep Shadow: Wash the upper corners of the visor with a highly thinned glaze of Citadel Carroburg Crimson or Vallejo Flat Red, leaving the lower-center bright orange.
3. Light Reflection: Draw a thin crescent curve on the lower-right curve of the visor using Vallejo Lemon Yellow (70.952) or Citadel Flash Gitz Yellow.
4. Gloss Finish (Optional but Highly Recommended): Once everything is completely dry, brush on a single layer of Vallejo Gloss Varnish (70.510) or Citadel Ardcoat directly over the visor. This gives it a glass-like shine that catches light on your tabletop.

Pro-Tier: The Official "Corvus Belli" Licensed Schemes

To paint like Angel Giraldez and the official studio team, you must use the paints formulated directly alongside the game developers.

⚡ ALEPH OSS: The Giraldez Ceramic Studio Method

Utilizing the official Vallejo Infinity ALEPH Paint Set (70.181):

• The Shadow Core: Mix Wolf Grey and a microscopic touch of Dark Sea Blue in your palette. Spray or glaze this into the shadows of the chest plates and thighs.
• The Mid-Tone Softness: Layer Electric Blue thinned down with 50% Glaze Medium over the raised areas to bridge the gap between grey shadows and white highlights.
• High Contrast Accentuation: Use Dead White paint applied with a detail brush to paint microscopic dots only where flat planes meet at a sharp point.

⚡ Nomads CJC: The High-Octane Airbrush Formula

Utilizing the official Army Painter Warpaints Air: Infinity Collaboration Box:

• Zenithal Pre-Shade: Prime the miniatures in Matt Black, then spray Matt White directly from above at a 90-degree angle. This creates pre-shaded ambient lighting.
• Translucent Red Application: Spray Warpaints Air: Red Tone over the entire model. The red will naturally look dark in the black zones and highly vibrant on the white zones.
• Edge POP: Use a traditional brush to edge-highlight the topmost red armor segments with a 1:1 mixture of Pure Red and Daemonic Yellow. This creates a brilliant safety orange finish.

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Infinity: Operation Mazebreaker

Decoding the Labyrinth: An In-Depth Look at Infinity: Operation Mazebreaker

The Human Sphere is on the precipice of a new era. With the transition to Infinity N5, the tactical landscape is shifting, and Corvus Belli is ushering in this evolution with a high-stakes confrontation beneath the surface of a distant moon. Infinity: Operation Mazebreaker, the flagship two-player Battle Pack for the N5 edition, is more than just a starter set—it is the gateway to a narrative explosion involving ancient secrets, rogue AI interests, and the eternal struggle between institutional control and absolute freedom.

Scheduled for a grand reveal and release surrounding the late May 2026 window and the UK Games Expo, Mazebreaker pits the cold, calculated efficiency of ALEPH’s Operations Sub-Section (OSS) against the gritty, space-hardened rebels of the Nomads’ Corregidor Jurisdictional Command (CJC).

Whether you are a veteran of the NeoTerran Front or a fresh recruit looking to take your first steps into the world of skirmish wargaming, this box represents the pinnacle of Corvus Belli’s design philosophy: breathtaking miniatures, deep tactical gameplay, and a story that moves with the players.

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The Labyrinth of Akiyama: A War in the Shadows

The setting for Operation Mazebreaker is as evocative as the miniatures themselves. We find ourselves on Akiyama, the moon of the planet Shinju. Deep within its crust lies a sprawling, ancient labyrinth—a structure not of human origin, brimming with "xenotech" that could alter the balance of power in the Sphere forever.

This isn't just a skirmish over territory; it is a race for the ultimate prize. ALEPH, the Great AI, views this technology as a potential threat to the stability of the Human Sphere—or perhaps a necessary tool for its preservation. The Nomads, ever-watchful of ALEPH’s encroaching influence, see only a god-machine trying to consolidate more power. To the Nomads, "Mazebreaker" isn't just an operation; it's a necessity to ensure no single entity holds the keys to the labyrinth.

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Faction Lore Deep Dive: Control vs. Rebellion

ALEPH: Operations Sub-Section (OSS)

ALEPH is the unique Artificial Intelligence that oversees the data networks and international institutions of the Human Sphere. While the Steel Phalanx represents ALEPH’s "hammer"—brutal and mythic—the Operations Sub-Section (OSS) is its "scalpel."

The OSS is the bureaucratic and investigative arm of the AI, tasked with maintaining the status quo through high-tech espionage, counter-insurgency, and the elimination of systemic threats. In Operation Mazebreaker, the OSS represents the "Control" aspect of the theme. Their units are often post-human—biological or mechanical shells inhabited by sophisticated software fragments. To the OSS, the Akiyama labyrinth is a mathematical variable that must be solved and cataloged to prevent chaos. They bring elite, expensive, and incredibly efficient troops to the table, relying on superior technology and synchronized tactical data.

Nomads: Corregidor Jurisdictional Command (CJC)

On the other side of the barricade stands the Corregidor Jurisdictional Command. If ALEPH is the sterile white light of a server room, Corregidor is the grease, sweat, and radiation of a deep-space freighter. The Nomads are defined by their refusal to submit to ALEPH’s "guidance," and the Jurisdictional Command of Corregidor provides the muscle for this defiance.

Corregidorians are the ultimate survivors. Living on a repurposed prison ship, they have turned "hard work" into a combat style. Their aesthetic is space-punk—functional, armored, and unapologetically loud. In this Battle Pack, they represent "Rebellion." They aren't interested in ALEPH’s version of "stability." They want the xenotech to ensure their own independence and to prevent the "God in the Machine" from achieving total hegemony. Expect grit, clever hacking, and a staggering amount of firepower deployed with blue-collar ingenuity.

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The Monday Signal: A Living Campaign

Operation Mazebreaker is inextricably linked to The Monday Signal, an ambitious community-driven narrative campaign. Corvus Belli has mastered the art of making the player base feel like part of the lore, and this campaign is the centerpiece of the N5 launch.

Ruby Monday and the Mercenary Element

At the heart of the fluff is Ruby Monday, a character who has captured the community’s imagination. As a mercenary figure, Ruby bridges the gap between the factions, acting as a wildcard in the Akiyama tunnels. Her involvement suggests that the stakes in the labyrinth are high enough to draw in the most talented "independent contractors" in the Sphere.

Player Agency and Prizes

What makes The Monday Signal essential for fans is the impact of participation. The results of games played during the campaign period—logged by players worldwide—will directly influence the evolving storyline of Infinity N5. Furthermore, Corvus Belli is incentivizing this engagement with exclusive prizes, including Mazebreaker boxes and limited-edition promotional items. This isn't just playing a game; it's voting on the future of the Human Sphere with your tactical successes.

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Box Contents: The Anatomy of a Battle Pack

Operation Mazebreaker follows the highly successful format of previous "Operation" boxes (like Icestorm, Red Veil, and Sandtrap), providing everything two players need to start an N5 journey.

The Miniatures

The box features two starter forces, each approximately 7 models, sculpted with the breathtaking detail that has made Corvus Belli a market leader in 28mm metal miniatures.

• For the OSS (ALEPH): Fans can expect a mix of elite heavy infantry and versatile support. Rumors and previews point toward a centerpiece unit like a reimagined Asura or a high-functioning Dakini variant. These models will likely emphasize sleek, futuristic lines and the "uncanny valley" beauty of post-humanity.

• For the CJC (Nomads): The star of the show for many is the Nomad Vigilante, a unit that embodies the Corregidor spirit of proactive defense. Expect rugged armor, modular weaponry, and a silhouette that says "I’ve survived harder things than you."

• The Shared Mercenary: Ruby Monday herself is expected to be the bridge model, potentially available as a pre-order exclusive or a centerpiece of the narrative missions included in the pack.

Terrain and Accessories

True to form, the Battle Pack includes a complete set of cardboard terrain. This isn't just "filler"; Infinity is a game defined by its Line of Fire (LoF) mechanics. The "Mazebreaker" terrain will likely reflect the corridors and chambers of the Akiyama labyrinth, allowing players to set up a functional, aesthetically pleasing board right out of the box. You will also find:

• Custom Faction-themed Dice (ALEPH and Nomads).

• Templates and Rulers.

• The "Daedalus Fall" style introductory rulebook, which guides players through a series of five escalating missions to teach the core mechanics of N5.

Gameplay & Appeal: Why Mazebreaker Matters for N5

The transition to N5 is more than just a number change. It represents a streamlining of the ruleset to make the game more accessible without losing the granular tactical depth that veterans crave.

Operation Mazebreaker serves as the perfect testing ground for these changes. The missions are specifically designed to highlight N5’s updated mechanics, such as refined Hacking protocols, adjusted Combat Group interactions, and the new "Year of the Crow" narrative focus.

For existing players, the box is a high-value way to jump into new Sectorials. If you’ve been looking for an excuse to start a Corregidor force or dive into the synthetic perfection of the OSS, this box provides the most cost-effective entry point, offering units that are staples of competitive lists.

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Why You Must Pre-order Now

Corvus Belli pre-order windows are legendary for their value. By securing Operation Mazebreaker during the official pre-order period, you aren't just getting a box—you are gaining access to the Pre-order Bundle Exclusive.

Historically, these bundles include a limited-edition miniature that will not be available in general retail. Given the focus on The Monday Signal, this exclusive model is likely to be a highly collectible version of a key narrative character. Furthermore, ordering from trusted partners like Warsenal often provides opportunities for additional themed tokens or terrain upgrades that enhance the immersive experience.

The Hype is Real

With the UK Games Expo serving as a backdrop, the community energy is at an all-time high. The limited-time nature of these bundles means that once the labyrinth closes, these specific deals are gone for good.

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Final Thoughts: Welcome to the Year of the Crow

Infinity N5 is a bold step forward for the game we love. It promises a faster, leaner, and more narrative-heavy experience. Operation Mazebreaker is the perfect embodiment of this vision—beautifully realized models, a compelling mystery on the moon of Akiyama, and the chance to decide the fate of the Human Sphere through The Monday Signal.

Whether you fight for the ordered vision of ALEPH or the chaotic freedom of the Nomads, the labyrinth is waiting.

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Prepare your lists, sharpen your brushes, and get ready to break the maze. The N5 era begins now!