Age of Sigmar: Introductory Set
Skaven · 25 models · 2 kits
5× Stormcast Eternals Liberators · 20× Skaven Clanrats
from A$84.15· compare 4 shops· priced 28 Aug
House Cawdor Paint Scheme
A full House Cawdor paint scheme, generated and ready to test: the armour ramp from basecoat to edge highlight plus metals, skin, lenses and basing — every colour matched to real paints from Citadel, Vallejo, Army Painter and 35+ more ranges, with live prices. Use it as a planner, tweak any colour, or take it into the full generator.
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We can't price a box for House Cawdor in your market today, so here are boxes to start from — and the paint sets that cover most of the recipe below.
Warhammer 40,000: Introductory Set
Orks · 12 models · 4 kits
1× Space Marines Lieutenant · 5× Intercessors · 1× Ork Nob · 5× Ork Boyz
from A$118.00· compare 3 shops· priced 28 Aug
Kill Team: Starter Set
Death Guard · 14 models
7× Angels of Death Kill Team operatives · 7× Plague Marine Kill Team operatives
from A$136.85· compare 4 shops· priced 28 Aug
Age of Sigmar: Starter Set
Skaven · 35 models · 4 kits
1× Lord-Veritant · 1× Gryph-crow · 3× Prosecutors · 5× Liberators · 1× Grey Seer · 1× Warlock Engineer · 3× Rat Ogors · 20× Clanrats
from A$152.03· compare 3 shops· priced 28 Aug
20% off RRPGetting Started with Space Marines: Warhammer 40,000 - 11th Edition - English
Ultramarines · 13 models · 4 kits
1× Captain with Relic Shield · 1× Librarian · 5× Intercessors · 5× Vanguard Veterans · 1× Land Speeder
from A$254.42· compare 4 shops· priced 28 Aug
Warhammer 40,000: Starter Set
Orks · 46 models · 9 kits
1× Captain with Relic Shield · 1× Librarian · 5× Intercessors · 5× Vanguard Veterans with Jump Packs · 1× Land Speeder · 1× Warboss · 1× Weirdboy · 20× Ork Boyz · 10× Gretchin · 1× Wartrakk · 4× Large Manufactorum Ruins · 4× Small Manufactorum Ruins · 1× Shock Array · 1× Capacitor Stack · 2× Rockcrete Barricades · 1× Generator Shrine · 2× Galvanic Pylons
from A$378.00· compare 2 shops· priced 28 Aug
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A$424.16at Loaded Dice · eBay· priced 28 AugCovers 10 of 14 colours in this scheme
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A$89.99at Frontline Hobbies · eBay· priced 28 AugCovers 7 of 14 colours in this scheme
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from A$282.76· compare 2 shops· priced 28 AugCovers 7 of 14 colours in this scheme
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A$84.82at Loaded Dice · eBay· priced 28 AugCovers 7 of 14 colours in this scheme
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A$89.99at Frontline Hobbies · eBay· priced 28 AugCovers 6 of 14 colours in this scheme
+4
from A$89.99· compare 3 shops· priced 28 Aug
Covers 6 of 14 colours in this scheme
How the scheme reads on a model
Armour — base to highlight
Base coat
Shade
Layer
Highlight
Edge highlight
Additional details
Trim
Weapons
Leather
Skin
Lenses
Basing
Layered rags
Redemptionist crimson
Lantern flame
1
Base coat
Lay the foundation colour down over primer, slightly darker than the final tone.
★ Our pick for base coat
Exact Match
Very Close
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Close
Mustard Yellow
Green Stuff World
2
Shade
Wash the recesses to add depth and separate the details.
★ Our pick for shade
Close
Similar
Glittering Loot
Army Painter
Similar
3
Layer
Rebuild the main colour on the raised areas, leaving the shade in the cracks.
Discontinued
Iyanden Darksun
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
No shop price tracked yet — the paint’s page has every seller we find.
★ Our pick for layer
Exact Match
Sahara Yellow
Scale75
Very Close
4
Highlight
Pick out the upper edges and surfaces that catch the light.
★ Our pick for highlight
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Close
5
Edge highlight
Sharpen only the sharpest edges for a crisp, finished look.
★ Our pick for edge highlight
Very Close
Close
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Details & accent colours
Everything else on the model - metals, skin, leather, lenses, basing and this faction's signature accents.
Metal — trim
Trim and bare plate. Basecoat steel, wash dark, then edge bright silver.
★ Our pick for metal — trim
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Metal — weapons
Bolters, blades and casings. Dark gunmetal, washed black, edged with bright steel.
★ Our pick for metal — weapons
Similar
Close
Black Metal
Scale75
Similar
Similar
Iron Warriors
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
Leather & pouches
Straps, holsters and bare wood. Mid brown, shaded, then drybrushed a lighter tan.
★ Our pick for leather & pouches
Exact Match
Very Close
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Skin & flesh
Faces and hands. Basecoat, a flesh wash into the recesses, then build the highlights back up.
★ Our pick for skin & flesh
Very Close
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Elf Skin Tone
Vallejo
Very Close
Resurrection Flesh
Scale75
Very Close
Caucasian Skintone
Kimera Kolors
No shop price tracked yet — the paint’s page has every seller we find.
Eyes & lenses
Lenses, eyes and energy. A bright spot colour that pops against the armour - dot it on and add a white glint.
★ Our pick for eyes & lenses
Very Close
Close
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Basing — earth
Groundwork. Earth basecoat, drybrushed bone, finished with your choice of grass, sand or snow.
Discontinued
Graveyard Earth
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
No shop price tracked yet — the paint’s page has every seller we find.
★ Our pick for basing — earth
Exact Match
German Splinter Brown Light
Foundry
No shop price tracked yet — the paint’s page has every seller we find.
Very Close
Very Close
Layered rags
A Cawdor model is more cloth than body - shift each strip of sackcloth a shade either side of the ochre so the layers separate.
★ Our pick for layered rags
Very Close
Very CloseDiscontinued
Khemri Brown
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
No shop price tracked yet — the paint’s page has every seller we find.
Very Close
German Splinter Brown Light
Foundry
No shop price tracked yet — the paint’s page has every seller we find.
Redemptionist crimson
Hoods, tabards and book covers in deep red - the one saturated colour on an otherwise filthy figure.
★ Our pick for redemptionist crimson
Very Close
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Blood Red
Scale75
Lantern flame
Lamps, censers and candle stubs - warm yellow blended to white at the wick, glazed onto whatever the lamp hangs over.
★ Our pick for lantern flame
Very Close
Very Close
Exact Match
Very Close
Your paints
Tick off what's already on your shelf — whatever's left is your shopping list.
14 paints in this scheme
Tallarn Sand
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
No price tracked yetPapyrus Dip
Green Stuff World
No price tracked yetIyanden Darksun
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
No price tracked yetBuff
Vallejo
No price tracked yetInner Light
Army Painter
No price tracked yetGrey Knights Steel
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
No price tracked yetIron Wolf
Army Painter
Owlbear Brown
Army Painter
No price tracked yetBestigor Flesh
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
No price tracked yetCaledor Sky
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
No price tracked yetGraveyard Earth
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
No price tracked yetIJA Khaki Brown
Vallejo
No price tracked yetGemstone Red
Army Painter
No price tracked yetNatural Wood Grain
Vallejo
No price tracked yet
Every House Cawdor kit and box, priced
Prices compared across the shops that stock them — boxes ranked by cost per model.
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