50 paints
Covers 7 of 13 colours in this scheme
Bolt Action Germany Paint Scheme
A full Bolt Action Germany 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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Paint sets that cover this scheme
All paint setsOne box of paints instead of 13 pots. Each card says how many of this scheme's colours it holds.
16 paints
Covers 6 of 13 colours in this scheme
20 paints
Covers 6 of 13 colours in this scheme
16 paints
Covers 5 of 13 colours in this scheme
16 paints
Covers 5 of 13 colours in this scheme
8 paints
Covers 5 of 13 colours in this scheme
Or cover 92% of this scheme with 3 paint sets, A$475.98 together: Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic Mega Paint Set + Vallejo Model Color - Earthtones Set + Warpaints Fanatic Metallics Paint Set
General starter boxes
All boxesWe can't price a Bolt Action Germany box in your market today, so these are general starter boxes, and each card says so.
Not Bolt Action Germany — general starterSkaven · 25 models · 2 kits
5× Stormcast Eternals Liberators · 20× Skaven Clanrats
Not Bolt Action Germany — general starterOrks · 12 models · 4 kits
1× Space Marines Lieutenant · 5× Intercessors · 1× Ork Nob · 5× Ork Boyz
Not Bolt Action Germany — general starterDeath Guard · 14 models
7× Angels of Death Kill Team operatives · 7× Plague Marine Kill Team operatives
How the scheme reads on a model
Armour — base to highlight
Tap a colour to change its paint.
- Base coatGerman UniformVallejo · Model Color 70.920View paint
- ShadeMilitary ShadeArmy Painter · Warpaints Fanatic Wash WP3209PView paint
- LayerGreen GreyVallejo · Model ColorView paint
- HighlightGrey CastleArmy Painter · Warpaints Fanatic WP3007PView paint
- Edge highlightDeepkin FleshCitadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951373View paint
Additional details
- TrimNecron CompoundCitadel (Warhammer Paints) · Dry 99189952048View paint
- WeaponsJohn Blanche Masterclass: Heavy MetalArmy Painter · Warpaints FanaticView paint
- LeatherBeasty BrownVallejo · Game Color 72.043View paint
- SkinBestigor FleshCitadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951243View paint
- LensesScarletVallejo · Model Color 70.817View paint
- BasingEnglish UniformVallejo · Model Color 70.921View paint
- Webbing & leatherBlack GreyVallejo · Model Color 70.862View paint
- Splinter camoGolden OliveVallejo · Model Color≈ Closest paint we sellView paint
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Base coat
Lay the foundation colour down over primer, slightly darker than the final tone.
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Death Korps Drab
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Base 99189950302
fromA$5.71· compare 5 shops· priced 5 Jul
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Shade
Wash the recesses to add depth and separate the details.
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Agrax Earthshade
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Shade 99189953084
fromA$10.26· compare 3 shops· priced 5 Jul
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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.
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Deepkin Flesh
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951373
fromA$5.50· compare 4 shops· priced 5 Jul
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Details & accent colours
Change scheme ↑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.
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Necron Compound
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Dry 99189952048
fromA$5.50· compare 4 shops· priced 5 Jul
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Shining Silver
Army Painter · Warpaints
No shop price tracked yet — the paint’s page has every seller we find.
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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Bestigor Flesh
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951243
fromA$5.45· compare 2 shops· priced 5 Jul
★ Our pick for skin & flesh
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Barbarian Flesh
Army Painter · Warpaints
No shop price tracked yet — the paint’s page has every seller we find.
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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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Wild Rider Red
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951304
fromA$5.45· compare 4 shops· priced 5 Jul
Basing — earth
Groundwork. Earth basecoat, drybrushed bone, finished with your choice of grass, sand or snow.
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XV-88
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Base 99189950285
Webbing & leather
Y-straps, boots, bread bag and rifle sling in near-black brown. German kit is dark, and at tabletop distance it is what separates a feldgrau squad from a khaki one.
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Splinter camo
Zeltbahn and smocks - blotches of ochre and dark brown over pale green, then a rain of fine brown ticks. Keep the shapes small; at 28mm a big blotch is just a stain.
Closest paint we sell — not an exact match for this colour
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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
Price this recipe
13 paintspostage per seller
- not stocked: Military Shade, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Golden Olive
prices shown on Amazon at checkout
- not stocked: Military Shade, Green Grey, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Scarlet, English Uniform, Black Grey, Golden Olive
- not stocked: German Uniform, Military Shade, Green Grey, Grey Castle, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Beasty Brown, Bestigor Flesh, Scarlet, English Uniform, Black Grey, Golden Olive
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Deepkin Flesh
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951373
fromA$5.50· compare 4 shops· priced 5 Jul
Necron Compound
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Dry 99189952048
fromA$5.50· compare 4 shops· priced 5 Jul
Bestigor Flesh
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951243
fromA$5.45· compare 2 shops· priced 5 Jul
Every Germany kit and box, priced
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This page has the generated recipe for the classic Bolt Action Germany scheme — armour ramp, metals, skin and basing, matched across 35+ paint ranges — plus every other Bolt Action faction's paint schemes below, or set your own colour in the full generator.