Age of Sigmar: Introductory Set
Skaven · 25 models · 2 kits
5× Stormcast Eternals Liberators · 20× Skaven Clanrats
from £38.25· compare 2 shops· priced 28 Aug
Dwarfen Mountain Holds Paint Scheme
A full Dwarfen Mountain Holds 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 Dwarfen Mountain Holds 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
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 £62.55· 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 £67.05· compare 5 shops· priced 28 Aug
20% off RRPStarter Set - Band of Brothers (Third Edition)
United States · 2 kits
12× US Airborne (D-Day) Miniatures · 12× German Grenadiers Miniatures · 1× German Sd.Kfz 251/1 half-track · 1× US M3A1 half-track
20% off RRPGetting Started with Orks: Warhammer 40,000 - 11th Edition - English
Orks · 33 models · 5 kits
£114.40 of contents → £84.00 (save approx £30.40)
from £84.00· compare 3 shops· priced 4 Sep
+40
£186.73at Loaded Dice· priced 2 SepCovers 8 of 13 colours in this scheme
Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic Mega Paint Set
50 paints
£143.99
£160.15-10%
+38
from £143.99· compare 3 shops· priced 2 SepCovers 7 of 13 colours in this scheme
Covers 6 of 13 colours in this scheme
Vallejo Model Color - Folkstone Special Set
16 paints
£38.39
£47.99-20%
+4
from £38.39· compare 2 shops· priced 3 Jul
Covers 6 of 13 colours in this scheme
Vallejo Model Color - American Colonial Set
16 paints
£38.39
£47.99-20%
+4
from £38.39· compare 2 shops· priced 3 JulCovers 5 of 13 colours in this scheme
Vallejo Model Air - Basic Box Set
71 paints
£191.99
£239.99-20%
+59
from £191.99· compare 2 shops· priced 3 JulCovers 5 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
Beard & hair
Ironbreaker gunmetal
1
Base coat
Lay the foundation colour down over primer, slightly darker than the final tone.
Discontinued
★ Our pick for base coat
Exact Match
Exact Match
Very Close
Very Close
Prussian Blue
Green Stuff World
2
Shade
Wash the recesses to add depth and separate the details.
★ Our pick for shade
Very Close
Indigo Blue Dip
Green Stuff World
Close
Similar
Approximate
3
Layer
Rebuild the main colour on the raised areas, leaving the shade in the cracks.
★ Our pick for layer
Very Close
Very CloseDiscontinued
Exact Match
Very CloseDiscontinued
4
Highlight
Pick out the upper edges and surfaces that catch the light.
Discontinued
★ Our pick for highlight
Very Close
Very Close
Stormfang
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
Very Close
Faded Ultramarine
Monument
Close
5
Edge highlight
Sharpen only the sharpest edges for a crisp, finished look.
French Hussar Sky Blue Light
Foundry
No shop price tracked yet — the paint’s page has every seller we find.
★ Our pick for edge highlight
Close
Russian AF Grey N.7
Vallejo
Close
Etherium Blue
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
Close
Close
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.
★ Our pick for metal — trim
Close
Victorian Brass
Scale75
Close
Gold Brown
Vallejo
Similar
Balthasar Gold
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
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
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
Beasty Brown
Vallejo
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
Very Close
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 CloseDiscontinued
Very Close
Very Close
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
Very Close
Gobi Brown
Scale75
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
Dark Beige
Green Stuff World
Beard & hair
Ginger is the hold standard and the model’s second focal point - basecoat orange-brown, shade, then drybrush the braids so the plaiting shows.
★ Our pick for beard & hair
Very CloseDiscontinued
Very Close
Very Close
Very Close
Ironbreaker gunmetal
Heavy plate and shields in dark steel rather than gold, shaded blue-black - it stops the hold blue and the gold turning the unit into a toy.
★ Our pick for ironbreaker gunmetal
Exact Match
Very Close
Very Close
Very Close
Transparent Blue Grey
Warcolours
No shop price tracked yet — the paint’s page has every seller we find.
Buy It as a Box
Paint sets that cover this recipe - a set is usually cheaper than buying pots one by one.
No price tracked yet
Covers 9 of 13 paints in this scheme (69%) — base coat, layer, highlight, leather & pouches and more.
Or cover 92% of the recipe with 2 boxes (£73.85 for 1 of the 2 — the rest are priced in dollars):
No price tracked yet
Speedpaint Marker: Most Wanted Set
20 paints
£73.85
£82.05-10%
+8
£73.85at Wayland Games· priced 3 JulYour 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 paintsfree UK delivery over £20
- Asurmen Blue£4.04
- Bestigor Flesh£2.34
- Fuegan Orange£4.04
- Skeleton Bone£2.88
- not stocked: Deep Blue, Inktense Blue, Electric Blue, French Hussar Sky Blue Light, Ki-Rin Gold, Iron Wolf, Owlbear Brown, Incursion Orange, Graveyard Earth
postage per seller
- Inktense BlueModel Workshop£3.60
- Asurmen BlueModel Workshop£4.39
- Fuegan OrangeModel Workshop£4.39
- Skeleton BoneMerlin's Miniatures£2.99
- not stocked: Deep Blue, Electric Blue, French Hussar Sky Blue Light, Ki-Rin Gold, Iron Wolf, Owlbear Brown, Bestigor Flesh, Incursion Orange, Graveyard Earth
prices shown on Amazon at checkout
Add 2 to Amazon basket- Bestigor Fleshsee price
- Fuegan Orangesee price
- not stocked: Deep Blue, Inktense Blue, Asurmen Blue, Electric Blue, French Hussar Sky Blue Light, Ki-Rin Gold, Iron Wolf, Owlbear Brown, Incursion Orange, Graveyard Earth, Skeleton Bone
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Deep Blue
Army Painter
No price tracked yetAsurmen Blue
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
£4.04at Wayland Games· priced 28 AugElectric Blue
Army Painter
No price tracked yetFrench Hussar Sky Blue Light
Foundry
No price tracked yetKi-Rin Gold
Army Painter
No price tracked yetIron Wolf
Army Painter
No price tracked yetOwlbear Brown
Army Painter
No price tracked yetBestigor Flesh
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
£2.34at Wayland Games· priced 28 AugIncursion Orange
Army Painter
No price tracked yetGraveyard Earth
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
No price tracked yetFuegan Orange
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
£4.04at Wayland Games· priced 28 AugSkeleton Bone
Army Painter
£2.88at Wayland Games· priced 28 Aug
Every Dwarfen Mountain Holds kit and box, priced
Prices compared across the shops that stock them — boxes ranked by cost per model.
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