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
Orcs & Goblins Paint Scheme
A full Orcs & Goblins 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 Orcs & Goblins 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
AK Interactive Signature Set - WWII German Uniforms by Calvin Tan (AK11759)
18 paints
£44.55
£49.50-10%
+6
£44.55at Loaded Dice· priced 2 SepCovers 7 of 14 colours in this scheme
Army Painter Historical: WWII British Paint Set
20 paints
£53.19
£59.10-10%
+8
from £53.19· compare 2 shops· priced 2 SepCovers 6 of 14 colours in this scheme
Covers 5 of 14 colours in this scheme
AK Interactive Signature Set - Anime Figures - Special Flesh & Skins by Keigo Murakami (AK11765)
18 paints
£44.55
£49.50-10%
+6
£44.55at Loaded Dice· priced 2 SepCovers 5 of 14 colours in this scheme
Army Painter Historical: WWII German Paint Set
20 paints
£53.19
£59.10-10%
+8
from £53.19· compare 2 shops· priced 2 SepCovers 5 of 14 colours in this scheme
Covers 5 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
Teeth, horns & bone
Crude iron
Goblin cloth
1
Base coat
Lay the foundation colour down over primer, slightly darker than the final tone.
★ Our pick for base coat
Very Close
Scorpy Green
Vallejo
Very Close
Straken Green
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
Very Close
Very Close
2
Shade
Wash the recesses to add depth and separate the details.
★ Our pick for shade
Close
Close
Close
Approximate
3
Layer
Rebuild the main colour on the raised areas, leaving the shade in the cracks.
Elysian Green
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
★ Our pick for layer
Very Close
Very Close
Very Close
Rotten Green
Green Stuff World
Close
Gauss Green
Army Painter
4
Highlight
Pick out the upper edges and surfaces that catch the light.
Orruk Flesh
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
★ Our pick for highlight
Very Close
Very Close
Very Close
Close
5
Edge highlight
Sharpen only the sharpest edges for a crisp, finished look.
★ Our pick for edge highlight
Close
CloseDiscontinued
Bilious Green
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
No shop price tracked yet — the paint’s page has every seller we find.
Close
Similar
French Dragoon Green Light
Foundry
No shop price tracked yet — the paint’s page has every seller we find.
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
Very Close
Heavy Metal
Scale75
Close
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.
Jungle Green
Army Painter
★ Our pick for skin & flesh
Very Close
Very Close
Very Close
Spring Green
Scale75
Close
Elysian Green
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
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
Genestealer Purple
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
Approximate
Approximate
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
Teeth, horns & bone
Tusks, claws, skulls and bone - basecoat bone, shade brown, drybrush up to off-white.
★ Our pick for teeth, horns & bone
Exact Match
Exact Match
Deck Grey
Green Stuff World
Very Close
Very CloseDiscontinued
Crude iron
Choppas and armour plates - rust dragged over dark metal, chipped, and never straight. Orc kit is looted, not issued.
★ Our pick for crude iron
Very Close
Very Close
Very CloseDiscontinued
Goblin cloth
Hoods, banners and shield rims in dull red and black - the tribal note that separates a goblin mob from the orcs it hides behind.
★ Our pick for goblin cloth
Exact Match
Blood Red
Scale75
Very Close
Cutthroat Red
Green Stuff World
Very Close
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 8 of 14 paints in this scheme (57%) — layer, leather & pouches, skin & flesh, eyes & lenses and more.
Or cover 86% of the recipe with 3 boxes (£33.17 for 2 of the 3 — the rest are priced in dollars):
No price tracked yet
Combat Se7ens: Awakened Ancient Alloy
7 paints
£17.33
£19.25-10%
from £17.33· compare 2 shops· priced 3 Jul
Your paints
Tick off what's already on your shelf — whatever's left is your shopping list.
14 paints in this scheme
Price this recipe
14 paintsfree UK delivery over £20
- Green Ghost Dip£1.94
- Elysian Green£2.34
- Orruk Flesh£2.34
- Grey Knights Steel£4.04
- Warlock Magenta£2.88
- Ancient Stone£2.88
- Dragon Red£2.88
- not stocked: Undergrowth Green, Apple Green, Iron Wolf, Owlbear Brown, Jungle Green, Graveyard Earth, Cursed Blade
postage per seller
- Elysian GreenModel Workshop£4.39
- Orruk FleshModel Workshop£6.83
- Grey Knights SteelModel Workshop£2.54
- Warlock MagentaMerlin's Miniatures£2.99
- Ancient StoneMerlin's Miniatures£2.99
- Dragon RedMerlin's Miniatures£2.99
- not stocked: Undergrowth Green, Green Ghost Dip, Apple Green, Iron Wolf, Owlbear Brown, Jungle Green, Graveyard Earth, Cursed Blade
prices shown on Amazon at checkout
Add 5 to Amazon basket- Green Ghost Dipsee price
- Elysian Greensee price
- Orruk Fleshsee price
- Grey Knights Steelsee price
- Dragon Redsee price
- not stocked: Undergrowth Green, Apple Green, Iron Wolf, Owlbear Brown, Jungle Green, Warlock Magenta, Graveyard Earth, Ancient Stone, Cursed Blade
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Undergrowth Green
Army Painter
No price tracked yetElysian Green
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
£2.34at Wayland Games· priced 28 AugOrruk Flesh
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
£2.34at Wayland Games· priced 28 AugApple Green
Vallejo
No price tracked yetIron Wolf
Army Painter
No price tracked yetOwlbear Brown
Army Painter
No price tracked yetJungle Green
Army Painter
No price tracked yetWarlock Magenta
Army Painter
£2.88at Wayland Games· priced 28 AugGraveyard Earth
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
No price tracked yetAncient Stone
Army Painter
£2.88at Wayland Games· priced 28 AugCursed Blade
Army Painter
No price tracked yetDragon Red
Army Painter
£2.88at Wayland Games· priced 28 Aug
Every Orc & Goblin Tribes kit and box, priced
Prices compared across the shops that stock them — boxes ranked by cost per model.
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