20% off RRPMaggotkin of Nurgle · 18 models · 4 kits
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Maggotkin of Nurgle Paint Scheme
A full Maggotkin of Nurgle 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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20% off RRPPaint sets that cover this scheme
All paint setsOne box of paints instead of 14 pots. Each card says how many of this scheme's colours it holds.
50 paints
Covers 8 of 14 colours in this scheme
16 paints
Covers 4 of 14 colours in this scheme
10 paints
Covers 4 of 14 colours in this scheme
16 paints
Covers 4 of 14 colours in this scheme
16 paints
Covers 3 of 14 colours in this scheme
8 paints
Covers 3 of 14 colours in this scheme
Or cover 86% of this scheme with 3 paint sets, A$475.98 together: Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic Mega Paint Set + Warpaints Fanatic Metallics Paint Set + Vallejo Model Color - Earthtones Set
How the scheme reads on a model
Armour — base to highlight
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- Base coatDeath Guard GreenCitadel (Warhammer Paints) · Base 99189950299View paint
- ShadePlague GreenVallejo · Xpress Color 72.419View paint
- LayerZandri DustCitadel (Warhammer Paints) · Base 99189950280View paint
- HighlightKrieg KhakiCitadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951379View paint
- Edge highlightBright IvoryMonument · Monument Pro Acrylic Paints MPA022≈ Closest paint we sellView 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
- SkinNecrotic FleshArmy Painter · WarpaintsView paint
- LensesElectric BlueScale75 · FX RangeView paint
- BasingEnglish UniformVallejo · Model Color 70.921View paint
- Rust & corrosionGolgfag BrownCitadel (Warhammer Paints) · Dry 99189952060View paint
- VerdigrisTalisman TealArmy Painter · Warpaints Fanatic WP3046PView paint
- Gore & woundsTuskgor FurCitadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951344View 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 Guard Green
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Base 99189950299
fromA$5.44· compare 3 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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Krieg Khaki
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951379
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Necrotic Flesh
Army Painter · Warpaints
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Edge highlight
Sharpen only the sharpest edges for a crisp, finished look.
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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
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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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Necrotic Flesh
Army Painter · Warpaints
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Screaming Skull
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951331
fromA$5.76· compare 4 shops· priced 5 Jul
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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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Altdorf Guard Blue
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951313
fromA$5.45· compare 3 shops· priced 5 Jul
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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
Rust & corrosion
Stipple orange-brown around rivets, vents and lower edges. Vary the tone so it reads as organic decay, not a flat colour.
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Verdigris
A touch of pale turquoise on brass and copper trim sells centuries of rot. Use it sparingly.
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Temple Guard Blue
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951318
fromA$5.40· compare 3 shops· priced 5 Jul
Gore & wounds
Glossy deep red in wounds, mouths and exposed guts - wet rot against the matt armour.
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14 paints in this scheme
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14 paintspostage per seller
- not stocked: Krieg Khaki, Bright Ivory, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal
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- not stocked: Plague Green, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Necrotic Flesh, Electric Blue, English Uniform, Golgfag Brown, Talisman Teal
- not stocked: Plague Green, Bright Ivory, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Beasty Brown, Necrotic Flesh, Electric Blue, English Uniform, Talisman Teal
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Death Guard Green
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Base 99189950299
fromA$5.44· compare 3 shops· priced 5 Jul
Krieg Khaki
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951379
Necron Compound
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Dry 99189952048
fromA$5.50· compare 4 shops· priced 5 Jul
Necrotic Flesh
Army Painter · Warpaints
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