Age of Sigmar: Introductory Set
Skaven · 25 models · 2 kits
5× Stormcast Eternals Liberators · 20× Skaven Clanrats
from $59.95· compare 2 shops· priced 29 Aug
Malstrain Genestealers Paint Scheme
A full Malstrain Genestealers 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 Malstrain Genestealers 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 $69.95· compare 2 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 $96.90· compare 5 shops· priced 14 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 $96.90· compare 3 shops· priced 14 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 $144.50· compare 5 shops· priced 4 Sep
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
$275.00at Monument Hobbies· priced 3 Sep
Covers 7 of 13 colours in this scheme
Covers 5 of 13 colours in this scheme
+38
$215.99at Flipside Gaming · eBay· priced 28 AugCovers 4 of 13 colours in this scheme
from $32.89· compare 2 shops· priced 28 Aug
Covers 4 of 13 colours in this scheme
+78
from $506.52· compare 3 shops· priced 28 AugCovers 3 of 13 colours in this scheme
from $27.00· compare 2 shops· priced 11 Aug
Covers 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
Teeth, horns & bone
Hive Secundus grime
1
Base coat
Lay the foundation colour down over primer, slightly darker than the final tone.
Discontinued
Imperial Purple
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
No shop price tracked yet — the paint’s page has every seller we find.
★ Our pick for base coat
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Exact Match
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2
Shade
Wash the recesses to add depth and separate the details.
★ Our pick for shade
Close
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Approximate
3
Layer
Rebuild the main colour on the raised areas, leaving the shade in the cracks.
★ Our pick for layer
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CloseDiscontinued
Imperial Purple
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
No shop price tracked yet — the paint’s page has every seller we find.
4
Highlight
Pick out the upper edges and surfaces that catch the light.
★ Our pick for highlight
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5
Edge highlight
Sharpen only the sharpest edges for a crisp, finished look.
★ Our pick for edge highlight
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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
Aquilas, rims and ornament. Basecoat gold, wash with a brown shade, then edge a brighter gold.
★ Our pick for metal — trim
Close
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Balthasar Gold
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
Metal — weapons
Bolters, blades and casings. Dark gunmetal, washed black, edged with bright steel.
★ Our pick for metal — weapons
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Close
Black Metal
Scale75
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Leather & pouches
Straps, holsters and bare wood. Mid brown, shaded, then drybrushed a lighter tan.
★ Our pick for leather & pouches
Exact Match
Very Close
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Skin & flesh
Faces and hands. Basecoat, a flesh wash into the recesses, then build the highlights back up.
Discontinued
★ Our pick for skin & flesh
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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.
★ Our pick for eyes & lenses
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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
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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
Very Close
Hive Secundus grime
These have been in the dark for a century - drag dried filth up the limbs so the purple carapace does not look freshly hatched.
★ Our pick for hive secundus grime
Exact Match
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Your paints
Tick off what's already on your shelf — whatever's left is your shopping list.
13 paints in this scheme
Imperial Purple
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
No price tracked yetInktense Violet
Scale75
No price tracked yetMagecast Magenta
Army Painter
No price tracked yetHyacinth Blue
Vallejo
No price tracked yetLucius Lilac
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
No price tracked yetKi-Rin Gold
Army Painter
No price tracked yetIron Wolf
Army Painter
Owlbear Brown
Army Painter
No price tracked yetToxic Boils
Army Painter
No price tracked yetRainforest
Army Painter
No price tracked yetGraveyard Earth
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
No price tracked yetAncient Stone
Army Painter
No price tracked yetSylvaneth Bark
Citadel (Warhammer Paints)
No price tracked yet
Every Malstrain Genestealers kit and box, priced
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