50 paints
Covers 10 of 13 colours in this scheme
Iron Sultanate Paint Scheme
A full Iron Sultanate 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.
7 paints
Covers 4 of 13 colours in this scheme
24 paints
Covers 4 of 13 colours in this scheme
6 paints
Covers 3 of 13 colours in this scheme
8 paints
Covers 3 of 13 colours in this scheme
10 paints
Covers 3 of 13 colours in this scheme
Or cover 92% of this scheme with 2 paint sets, €182.74 together: Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic Mega Paint Set + Signature Series Set 4 - Matt Cexwish
General starter boxes
All boxesWe can't price a Iron Sultanate box in your market today, so these are general starter boxes, and each card says so.
Not Iron Sultanate — general starterOrks · 12 models · 4 kits
1× Space Marines Lieutenant · 5× Intercessors · 1× Ork Nob · 5× Ork Boyz
Not Iron Sultanate — general starterSkaven · 25 models · 2 kits
5× Stormcast Eternals Liberators · 20× Skaven Clanrats
Not Iron Sultanate — general starterSkaven · 35 models · 4 kits
1× Lord-Veritant · 1× Gryph-crow · 3× Prosecutors · 5× Liberators · 1× Grey Seer · 1× Warlock Engineer · 3× Rat Ogors · 20× Clanrats
Not Iron Sultanate — 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
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- Base coatWizards OrbArmy Painter · WarpaintsView paint
- ShadeDark Turquoise InkVallejo · Game Color 72.084View paint
- LayerHydra TurquoiseArmy Painter · Warpaints Fanatic WP3038PView paint
- HighlightAutumn SageArmy Painter · Warpaints Fanatic WP3064PView paint
- Edge highlightVerdigris GlazeVallejo · Model ColorView 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
- LensesAngelic RedArmy Painter · Warpaints Fanatic WP3104PView paint
- BasingEnglish UniformVallejo · Model Color 70.921View paint
- White clothWhite GreyVallejo · Mecha Color 69.002View paint
- Ward scriptZamesi DesertCitadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951342View paint
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Base coat
Lay the foundation colour down over primer, slightly darker than the final tone.
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Ben Komets Green Oxide
Monument · Monument Pro Signature Series
€5.22at Monument Hobbies EU· priced 12 Aug
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Shade
Wash the recesses to add depth and separate the details.
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Dark Angels Green
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Contrast 99189960106
from€5.04· compare 5 shops· priced 16 Sep
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Layer
Rebuild the main colour on the raised areas, leaving the shade in the cracks.
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Hydra Turquoise
Army Painter · Warpaints Fanatic WP3038P
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Ben Komets Green Oxide
Monument · Monument Pro Signature Series
€5.22at Monument Hobbies EU· priced 12 Aug
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Temple Guard Blue
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951318
from€3.40· compare 4 shops· priced 5 Jul
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Highlight
Pick out the upper edges and surfaces that catch the light.
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Temple Guard Blue
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951318
from€3.40· compare 4 shops· priced 5 Jul
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Edge highlight
Sharpen only the sharpest edges for a crisp, finished look.
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Gauss Blaster Green
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951374
from€3.40· compare 5 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
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
No shop price tracked yet — the paint’s page has every seller we find.
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Metal — weapons
Bolters, blades and casings. Dark gunmetal, washed black, edged with bright steel.
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Adepticon Magnesium
Monument · Monument Pro Signature Series MPA-S42
€5.22at Monument Hobbies EU· priced 12 Aug
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Leather & pouches
Straps, holsters and bare wood. Mid brown, shaded, then drybrushed a lighter tan.
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Flameon Dark Green Brown
Monument · Monument Pro Signature Series MPA-S25
€5.22at Monument Hobbies EU· priced 12 Aug
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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
from€3.28· compare 6 shops· priced 13 Sep
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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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Expert Acrylics Primary Magenta
Monument · Monument Expert Acrylics
€7.32at Monument Hobbies EU· priced 12 Aug
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Basing — earth
Groundwork. Earth basecoat, drybrushed bone, finished with your choice of grass, sand or snow.
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White cloth
Layered robes and wraps - warm off-white shaded with sepia, kept cleaner than the battlefield around it.
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Ward script
Gold calligraphy and seals against the turquoise - fine brushwork or a decal-style dot pattern.
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Zamesi Desert
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951342
from€2.88· compare 5 shops· priced 16 Sep
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Daemonic Yellow
Army Painter · Warpaints
No shop price tracked yet — the paint’s page has every seller we find.
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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 paints10 of 11 priced · EU (Denmark): parcels from 45.95 kr, free over 975 kr — their postage is quoted in kroner even where the product price is shown in euros
- not stocked: Verdigris Glaze, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal
postage per seller
- not stocked: Dark Turquoise Ink, Bright Gold, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Angelic Red
- not stocked: Dark Turquoise Ink, Autumn Sage, Verdigris Glaze, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Bestigor Flesh, White Grey, Zamesi Desert
- not stocked: Dark Turquoise Ink, Autumn Sage, Verdigris Glaze, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Bestigor Flesh, White Grey, Zamesi Desert
prices shown on Amazon at checkout
- not stocked: Wizards Orb, Dark Turquoise Ink, Hydra Turquoise, Verdigris Glaze, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, English Uniform, White Grey
EU marketplace: postage set by each dealer (no single € threshold); free pickup at the selling shop
- not stocked: Wizards Orb, Hydra Turquoise, Autumn Sage, Bright Gold, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Bestigor Flesh, Angelic Red, Zamesi Desert
EU (Spain): ships from Spain, free over €200 — carriage varies with the weight of the parcel and they publish no country table
- not stocked: Wizards Orb, Hydra Turquoise, Autumn Sage, Verdigris Glaze, Bright Gold, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Bestigor Flesh, Angelic Red, Zamesi Desert
EU (France): from €5.90 to a French pick-up point, €7.36 ex VAT to Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg and the Netherlands, dearer further out — free to collection points over €350 in France and €450 in those four
- not stocked: Wizards Orb, Dark Turquoise Ink, Verdigris Glaze, Bright Gold, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Beasty Brown, Bestigor Flesh, English Uniform, White Grey
EU: ships to Germany & Austria only — €6.95 DE (free over €150), €11.40 AT
- not stocked: Wizards Orb, Hydra Turquoise, Autumn Sage, Verdigris Glaze, Bright Gold, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Bestigor Flesh, Angelic Red, Zamesi Desert
EU (Netherlands): €6.45 by DHL within the Netherlands, free over €100; €9.75 to Belgium and Germany, free over €125; dearer further out, and only to the countries they list
- not stocked: Wizards Orb, Dark Turquoise Ink, Hydra Turquoise, Autumn Sage, Verdigris Glaze, Bright Gold, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Beasty Brown, Bestigor Flesh, Angelic Red, English Uniform, White Grey
totals excl. delivery · affiliate links
Hydra Turquoise
Army Painter · Warpaints Fanatic WP3038P
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
from€3.28· compare 6 shops· priced 13 Sep
Zamesi Desert
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951342
from€2.88· compare 5 shops· priced 16 Sep
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