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
House Van Saar Paint Scheme
A full House Van Saar 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 Van Saar 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 5 of 13 colours in this scheme
from C$45.54· compare 2 shops· priced 28 Aug
Covers 4 of 13 colours in this scheme
+4
from C$62.99· compare 2 shops· priced 28 AugCovers 3 of 13 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
Bodyglove glow
Black armour plate
1
Base coat
Lay the foundation colour down over primer, slightly darker than the final tone.
★ Our pick for base coat
Very Close
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Phalanx Blue
Army Painter
2
Shade
Wash the recesses to add depth and separate the details.
Caribbean Turquoise
Vallejo
★ Our pick for shade
Similar
Approximate
Approximate
3
Layer
Rebuild the main colour on the raised areas, leaving the shade in the cracks.
★ Our pick for layer
Very Close
Aegis Aqua
Army Painter
Very Close
Close
Briar Queen Chill
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
4
Highlight
Pick out the upper edges and surfaces that catch the light.
Discontinued
Ice Blue
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
No shop price tracked yet — the paint’s page has every seller we find.
★ Our pick for highlight
Very Close
Very Close
Very Close
5
Edge highlight
Sharpen only the sharpest edges for a crisp, finished look.
Discontinued
Ice Blue
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
No shop price tracked yet — the paint’s page has every seller we find.
★ Our pick for edge highlight
Very 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
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.
★ Our pick for skin & flesh
Very CloseDiscontinued
Dheneb Stone
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
No shop price tracked yet — the paint’s page has every seller we find.
Close
Close
Eyes & lenses
Lenses, eyes and energy. A bright spot colour that pops against the armour - dot it on and add a white glint.
Exact Match
Exact Match
Very Close
Very CloseDiscontinued
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
Bodyglove glow
Van Saar are lit from the inside. Glaze the circuit lines and recesses up to near-white so the cyan looks emitted, not painted on.
★ Our pick for bodyglove glow
Very Close
Neptune Glow
Army Painter
Close
CloseDiscontinued
Ice Blue
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
No shop price tracked yet — the paint’s page has every seller we find.
Black armour plate
Chest, shins and shoulder plates in near-black - the dark frame is what makes the glow read as a glow.
Obsidian Pigment Toner
Army Painter
No shop price tracked yet — the paint’s page has every seller we find.
★ Our pick for black armour plate
Exact Match
Very Close
Very Close
Your paints
Tick off what's already on your shelf — whatever's left is your shopping list.
12 paints in this scheme
Aethermatic Blue
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
No price tracked yetCaribbean Turquoise
Vallejo
No price tracked yetArctic Blue
Green Stuff World
No price tracked yetIce Blue
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
No price tracked yetGrey Knights Steel
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
No price tracked yetIron Wolf
Army Painter
Owlbear Brown
Army Painter
No price tracked yetGrey Sky
Vallejo
No price tracked yetLight Red
Vallejo
No price tracked yetGraveyard Earth
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
No price tracked yetLight Blue
Reaper
No price tracked yetObsidian Pigment Toner
Army Painter
No price tracked yet
Every House Van Saar kit and box, priced
Prices compared across the shops that stock them — boxes ranked by cost per model.
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