Thousand Sons Colour Scheme Generator
A full Thousand Sons 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.
How the scheme reads on a model
Armour — base to highlight
Additional details
Base coat
Lay the foundation colour down over primer, slightly darker than the final tone.
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Shade
Wash the recesses to add depth and separate the details.
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Layer
Rebuild the main colour on the raised areas, leaving the shade in the cracks.
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Highlight
Pick out the upper edges and surfaces that catch the light.
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Edge highlight
Sharpen only the sharpest edges for a crisp, finished look.
Details & accent colours
Everything else on the model - metals, skin, leather, lenses, basing and this faction's signature accents.
Metal — trim
Aquilas, rims and ornament. Basecoat gold, wash with a brown shade, then edge a brighter gold.
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Metal — weapons
Bolters, blades and casings. Dark gunmetal, washed black, edged with bright steel.
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Leather & pouches
Straps, holsters and bare wood. Mid brown, shaded, then drybrushed a lighter tan.
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Skin & flesh
Faces and hands. Basecoat, a flesh wash into the recesses, then build the highlights back up.
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Eyes & lenses
Lenses, eyes and energy. A bright spot colour that pops against the armour - dot it on and add a white glint.
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Basing — earth
Groundwork. Earth basecoat, drybrushed bone, finished with your choice of grass, sand or snow.
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White tabards
Robes, tabards and scroll-work in off-white - the Prosperine counterweight to all that crimson and gold.
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Black secondary
Inner plates and cabling in black, so the generous gold trim has something to sit against.
Your paints
Tick off what's already on your shelf — whatever's left is your shopping list.
13 paints in this scheme
Price this recipe
13 paintspostage per seller
- Flesh Tearers RedModel Workshop£4.39
- Faded RedLoaded Dice£2.19
- Flesh BloodJadlam£2.49
- Bestigor FleshLoaded Dice£2.67
- Brainmatter BeigeLoaded Dice£2.97
- Petrol SpillsLoaded Dice£5.10
- not stocked: Wazdakka Red, Cambion Crimson, Ki-Rin Gold, Iron Wolf, Owlbear Brown, Turquoise 1, Graveyard Earth
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- Wazdakka Red£2.34
- Faded Red£2.36
- Bestigor Flesh£2.34
- Brainmatter Beige£2.88
- Petrol Spills£2.36
- not stocked: Flesh Tearers Red, Cambion Crimson, Flesh Blood, Ki-Rin Gold, Iron Wolf, Owlbear Brown, Turquoise 1, Graveyard Earth
prices shown on Amazon at checkout
Add 4 to Amazon basket- Wazdakka Redsee price
- Flesh Tearers Redsee price
- Faded Redsee price
- Bestigor Fleshsee price
- not stocked: Cambion Crimson, Flesh Blood, Ki-Rin Gold, Iron Wolf, Owlbear Brown, Turquoise 1, Graveyard Earth, Brainmatter Beige, Petrol Spills
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Wazdakka Red
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
No price tracked yetFlesh Tearers Red
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
No price tracked yetCambion Crimson
Army Painter
no UK priceFaded Red
Vallejo
No price tracked yetFlesh Blood
Vallejo
No price tracked yetKi-Rin Gold
Army Painter
no UK priceIron Wolf
Army Painter
no UK priceOwlbear Brown
Army Painter
no UK priceBestigor Flesh
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
No price tracked yetTurquoise 1
Warcolours
no UK priceGraveyard Earth
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
no UK priceBrainmatter Beige
Army Painter
No price tracked yetPetrol Spills
Vallejo
No price tracked yet