50 paints
Covers 10 of 14 colours in this scheme
Corpse Grinder Cult Paint Scheme
A full Corpse Grinder Cult 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.
Your scheme
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Paint 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.
16 paints
Covers 8 of 14 colours in this scheme
16 paints
Covers 5 of 14 colours in this scheme
6 paints
Covers 4 of 14 colours in this scheme
6 paints
Covers 4 of 14 colours in this scheme
8 paints
Covers 4 of 14 colours in this scheme
Or cover 86% of this scheme with 2 paint sets, C$274.99 together: Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic Mega Paint Set + Warpaints Fanatic Metallics Paint Set
General starter boxes
All boxesWe can't price a Corpse Grinder Cult box in your market today, so these are general starter boxes, and each card says so.
Not Corpse Grinder Cult — general starterSkaven · 25 models · 2 kits
5× Stormcast Eternals Liberators · 20× Skaven Clanrats
Not Corpse Grinder Cult — general starterOrks · 12 models · 4 kits
1× Space Marines Lieutenant · 5× Intercessors · 1× Ork Nob · 5× Ork Boyz
Not Corpse Grinder Cult — 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 coatMephiston RedCitadel (Warhammer Paints) · Base 99189950267View paint
- ShadeFlesh Tearers RedCitadel (Warhammer Paints) · Contrast 99189960207View paint
- LayerScarlet BloodVallejo · Game Color 72.106View paint
- HighlightBlushing FleshGreen Stuff World · Acrylic ColorsView paint
- Edge highlightViolent VermillionArmy Painter · Warpaints Fanatic WP3107View 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
- LensesTurquoiseMonument · Monument Pro Acrylic Paints MPA054≈ Closest paint we sellView paint
- BasingEnglish UniformVallejo · Model Color 70.921View paint
- Bull-mask boneAncient StoneArmy Painter · Warpaints Fanatic WP3088PView paint
- Gore & woundsTuskgor FurCitadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951344View paint
- Butcher’s leatherGerman Red Tail LightVallejo · Panzer AcesView paint
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Base coat
Lay the foundation colour down over primer, slightly darker than the final tone.
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Mephiston Red
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Base 99189950267
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Shade
Wash the recesses to add depth and separate the details.
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Flesh Tearers Red
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Contrast 99189960207
fromC$9.40· compare 2 shops· priced 15 Sep
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Layer
Rebuild the main colour on the raised areas, leaving the shade in the cracks.
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Evil Sunz Scarlet
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951303
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Highlight
Pick out the upper edges and surfaces that catch the light.
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Wild Rider Red
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951304
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Edge highlight
Sharpen only the sharpest edges for a crisp, finished look.
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Lugganath Orange
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951381
fromC$5.40· compare 4 shops· priced 15 Sep
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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
fromC$5.40· compare 4 shops· priced 15 Sep
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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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Iron Warriors
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Base 99189950311
fromC$5.40· compare 3 shops· priced 15 Sep
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
fromC$5.40· compare 3 shops· priced 15 Sep
★ 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.
Closest paint we sell — not an exact match for this colour
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Basing — earth
Groundwork. Earth basecoat, drybrushed bone, finished with your choice of grass, sand or snow.
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Bull-mask bone
The masks are the model - basecoat bone, shade brown into the horn grooves, then bring the ridges back to near-white.
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★ Our pick for bull-mask bone
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Gore & wounds
Glossy deep red in wounds, mouths and exposed guts - wet rot against the matt armour.
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Tuskgor Fur
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951344
★ Our pick for gore & wounds
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Butcher’s leather
Aprons, straps and cleaver grips in dark greased brown under the red. It should look like an abattoir uniform, because it is one.
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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 CA-wide delivery over C$149 (C$13.50 Ontario / C$18.50 rest of Canada below that), Canada Post Expedited 1-6 days Ontario / 2-9 days elsewhere
- not stocked: Scarlet Blood, Blushing Flesh, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Turquoise, German Red Tail Light
postage per seller
- not stocked: Mephiston Red, Flesh Tearers Red, Blushing Flesh, Violent Vermillion, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Bestigor Flesh, Turquoise, Tuskgor Fur, German Red Tail Light
prices shown on Amazon at checkout
- not stocked: Flesh Tearers Red, Scarlet Blood, Blushing Flesh, Violent Vermillion, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Turquoise, English Uniform, Ancient Stone, German Red Tail Light
- not stocked: Scarlet Blood, Blushing Flesh, Violent Vermillion, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Beasty Brown, Bestigor Flesh, Turquoise, English Uniform, Ancient Stone, German Red Tail Light
totals excl. delivery · affiliate links
Mephiston Red
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Base 99189950267
Flesh Tearers Red
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Contrast 99189960207
fromC$9.40· compare 2 shops· priced 15 Sep
Necron Compound
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Dry 99189952048
fromC$5.40· compare 4 shops· priced 15 Sep
Bestigor Flesh
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951243
fromC$5.40· compare 3 shops· priced 15 Sep
Tuskgor Fur
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951344
Every Corpse Grinder Cults kit and box, priced
Prices compared across the shops that stock them — boxes ranked by cost per model.
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Common questions
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