20% off RRPDwarfen Mountain Holds · 66 models · 1 kits
32× Dwarf Warriors · 32× Dwarf Quarrelers (can additionally be built as Thunderers) · 2× Gyrocopters (can additionally be built as Gyrobombers)
Dwarfen Mountain Holds Paint Scheme
A full Dwarfen Mountain Holds 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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Dwarfen Mountain Holds boxes to start with
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20% off RRPPaint 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.
50 paints
Covers 11 of 13 colours in this scheme
16 paints
Covers 5 of 13 colours in this scheme
16 paints
Covers 4 of 13 colours in this scheme
8 paints
Covers 3 of 13 colours in this scheme
10 paints
Covers 2 of 13 colours in this scheme
6 paints
Covers 2 of 13 colours in this scheme
How the scheme reads on a model
Armour — base to highlight
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- Base coatRegal BlueArmy Painter · Warpaints Fanatic WP3026PView paint
- ShadeBlue ToneArmy Painter · Quickshade Washes SetView paint
- LayerCobalt BlueScale75 · Artist Range SART-27View paint
- HighlightStormfangCitadel (Warhammer Paints) · Dry 99189952057View paint
- Edge highlightEtherium BlueCitadel (Warhammer Paints) · Dry 99189952040≈ Closest paint we sellView paint
Additional details
- TrimBright GoldArmy Painter · WarpaintsView paint
- WeaponsJohn Blanche Masterclass: Heavy MetalArmy Painter · Warpaints FanaticView paint
- LeatherBeasty BrownVallejo · Game Color 72.043View paint
- SkinBestigor FleshCitadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951243View paint
- LensesDemigod FlamesArmy Painter · Warpaints Fanatic WP3091PView paint
- BasingEnglish UniformVallejo · Model Color 70.921View paint
- Beard & hairFlesh BaseVallejo · Panzer AcesView paint
- Ironbreaker gunmetalFrench Mirage BlueVallejo · 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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Thousand Sons Blue
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Base 99189950298
fromC$5.40· compare 4 shops· priced 15 Sep
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Shade
Wash the recesses to add depth and separate the details.
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Layer
Rebuild the main colour on the raised areas, leaving the shade in the cracks.
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Caledor Sky
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Base 99189950273
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Highlight
Pick out the upper edges and surfaces that catch the light.
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Stormfang
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Dry 99189952057
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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
Aquilas, rims and ornament. Basecoat gold, wash with a brown shade, then edge a brighter gold.
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Bright Gold
Army Painter · Warpaints
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Balthasar Gold
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Base 99189950310
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
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Barbarian Flesh
Army Painter · Warpaints
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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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Bestigor Flesh
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951243
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Basing — earth
Groundwork. Earth basecoat, drybrushed bone, finished with your choice of grass, sand or snow.
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Beard & hair
Ginger is the hold standard and the model’s second focal point - basecoat orange-brown, shade, then drybrush the braids so the plaiting shows.
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Ironbreaker gunmetal
Heavy plate and shields in dark steel rather than gold, shaded blue-black - it stops the hold blue and the gold turning the unit into a toy.
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13 paints in this scheme
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13 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: Regal Blue, Cobalt Blue, Stormfang, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Flesh Base, French Mirage Blue
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- not stocked: Blue Tone, Cobalt Blue, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, English Uniform, Flesh Base, French Mirage Blue
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- not stocked: Regal Blue, Cobalt Blue, Stormfang, Etherium Blue, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Bestigor Flesh, Flesh Base, French Mirage Blue
- not stocked: Regal Blue, Blue Tone, Cobalt Blue, Bright Gold, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Beasty Brown, Bestigor Flesh, Demigod Flames, English Uniform, Flesh Base, French Mirage Blue
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Stormfang
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Dry 99189952057
Bright Gold
Army Painter · Warpaints
No shop price tracked yet — the paint’s page has every seller we find.
Bestigor Flesh
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951243
fromC$5.40· compare 3 shops· priced 15 Sep
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