20% off RRPThousand Sons · 15 models · 3 kits
1× Daemon Prince · 1× Tzaangor Shaman · 3× Tzaangor Enlightened · 10× Rubric Marines
Thousand Sons Paint Scheme
A full Thousand Sons 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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Thousand Sons boxes to start with
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20% off RRPPaint sets that cover this scheme
All paint setsOne box of paints instead of 12 pots. Each card says how many of this scheme's colours it holds.
50 paints
Covers 9 of 12 colours in this scheme
16 paints
Covers 4 of 12 colours in this scheme
6 paints
Covers 3 of 12 colours in this scheme
10 paints
Covers 2 of 12 colours in this scheme
16 paints
Covers 2 of 12 colours in this scheme
6 paints
Covers 2 of 12 colours in this scheme
How the scheme reads on a model
Armour — base to highlight
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- Base coatAzure MagicArmy Painter · Metallic Colours Paint SetView paint
- ShadeWagram BlueVallejo · Xpress Color 72.464View paint
- LayerAhriman BlueCitadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951372View paint
- HighlightLothern BlueCitadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951316≈ Closest paint we sellView paint
- Edge highlightSunrise BlueVallejo · Game Color 72.118≈ 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
- LensesBright OrangeVallejo · Model Color 70.851View paint
- BasingEnglish UniformVallejo · Model Color 70.921View paint
- Warpflame & discsArctic GemArmy Painter · Warpaints Fanatic WP3029PView paint
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Base coat
Lay the foundation colour down over primer, slightly darker than the final tone.
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Shade
Wash the recesses to add depth and separate the details.
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Drakenhof Nightshade
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Shade 99189953053
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Layer
Rebuild the main colour on the raised areas, leaving the shade in the cracks.
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Ahriman Blue
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951372
fromC$5.40· compare 3 shops· priced 15 Sep
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Highlight
Pick out the upper edges and surfaces that catch the light.
Closest paint we sell — not an exact match for this colour
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Lothern Blue
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951316
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Edge highlight
Sharpen only the sharpest edges for a crisp, finished look.
Closest paint we sell — not an exact match for this colour
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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
fromC$5.40· compare 3 shops· priced 15 Sep
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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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Troll Slayer Orange
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951301
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Basing — earth
Groundwork. Earth basecoat, drybrushed bone, finished with your choice of grass, sand or snow.
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Warpflame & discs
Sorcerous fire and Tzeentch magic - bright cyan glow blended to white at the core.
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Lothern Blue
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951316
Your paints
Tick off what's already on your shelf — whatever's left is your shopping list.
12 paints in this scheme
Price this recipe
12 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: John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Bright Orange
postage per seller
- not stocked: Lothern Blue, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Bestigor Flesh
prices shown on Amazon at checkout
- not stocked: Azure Magic, Ahriman Blue, Lothern Blue, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Bright Orange, English Uniform
- not stocked: Azure Magic, Wagram Blue, Sunrise Blue, Bright Gold, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Beasty Brown, Bestigor Flesh, Bright Orange, English Uniform, Arctic Gem
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Ahriman Blue
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951372
fromC$5.40· compare 3 shops· priced 15 Sep
Lothern Blue
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951316
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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Every Thousand Sons 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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This page has the generated recipe for the classic Thousand Sons scheme — armour ramp, metals, skin and basing, matched across 35+ paint ranges — plus every other Warhammer 40,000 faction's paint schemes below, or set your own colour in the full generator.