Age of Sigmar: Introductory Set
Skaven · 25 models · 2 kits
5× Stormcast Eternals Liberators · 20× Skaven Clanrats
from C$70.55· compare 4 shops· priced 28 Aug
Bolt Action Japan Paint Scheme
A full Bolt Action Japan 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.
Start this scheme
We can't price a box for Bolt Action Japan 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 C$90.62· compare 3 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 C$114.75· 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 C$134.16· 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 C$200.06· 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 C$294.21· compare 2 shops· priced 28 Aug
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C$225.00at Tistaminis · eBay· priced 28 AugCovers 6 of 14 colours in this scheme
+4
from C$62.99· compare 2 shops· priced 28 Aug
Covers 5 of 14 colours in this scheme
+4
C$62.99at Fenris Workshop · eBay· priced 28 AugCovers 4 of 14 colours in this scheme
C$30.00at Tistaminis · eBay· priced 28 Aug
Covers 4 of 14 colours in this scheme
+4
from C$121.27· compare 2 shops· priced 28 AugCovers 4 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
Puttees & webbing
Hinomaru red
Helmet netting & foliage
1
Base coat
Lay the foundation colour down over primer, slightly darker than the final tone.
Dead Flesh
Vallejo
★ Our pick for base coat
Very Close
Very CloseDiscontinued
Very Close
2
Shade
Wash the recesses to add depth and separate the details.
★ Our pick for shade
Close
Super Wash Dark Brown
Coat d'Arms
No shop price tracked yet — the paint’s page has every seller we find.
Similar
Similar
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3
Layer
Rebuild the main colour on the raised areas, leaving the shade in the cracks.
Discontinued
Kommando Khaki
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
No shop price tracked yet — the paint’s page has every seller we find.
★ Our pick for layer
Very Close
Very Close
4
Highlight
Pick out the upper edges and surfaces that catch the light.
Very Close
Very Close
5
Edge highlight
Sharpen only the sharpest edges for a crisp, finished look.
★ Our pick for edge highlight
Very Close
Very Close
Close
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
Very Close
Very Close
Close
Metal — weapons
Bolters, blades and casings. Dark gunmetal, washed black, edged with bright steel.
★ Our pick for metal — weapons
Similar
Natural Steel
Vallejo
Close
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
Very Close
Skin & flesh
Faces and hands. Basecoat, a flesh wash into the recesses, then build the highlights back up.
Bestigor Flesh
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
★ Our pick for skin & flesh
Very Close
Barbarian Flesh
Army Painter
Very Close
Elf Skin Tone
Vallejo
Very Close
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
Exact MatchDiscontinued
Very Close
Very Close
Caledor Sky
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
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
English Uniform
Vallejo
Very Close
Puttees & webbing
Leg wraps, belts and pack straps a shade greener than the mustard tunic - the two-tone khaki is what makes an IJA figure read as Japanese and not desert British.
Aggaros Dunes
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
★ Our pick for puttees & webbing
Exact Match
Exact Match
Very Close
Hinomaru red
Rank patches, flags and the sun disc on banners. One small red note per figure; the banners carry the rest.
Scarlet Blood
Vallejo
★ Our pick for hinomaru red
Exact Match
Exact Match
Exact Match
Helmet netting & foliage
Scrim and tied foliage on helmets - a mid-green scumble broken with darker leaves, the jungle-theatre signature.
Very Close
Deathworld Forest
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
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Your paints
Tick off what's already on your shelf — whatever's left is your shopping list.
14 paints in this scheme
Dead Flesh
Vallejo
No price tracked yetBattledress Brown
Vallejo
No price tracked yetKommando Khaki
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
No price tracked yetDesert Dust Wash
Vallejo
No price tracked yetAncient Mummy
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 yetRogue Hobbies Ultramarine
Monument
No price tracked yetGraveyard Earth
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
No price tracked yetAggaros Dunes
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
No price tracked yetScarlet Blood
Vallejo
No price tracked yetHeavy Green
Vallejo
No price tracked yet
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