20% off RRPNecrons · 19 models · 4 kits
1× Overlord with Tachyon Arrow · 1× Canoptek Doomstalker · 3× Skorpekh Destroyers · 1× Canoptek Plasmacyte · 3× Canoptek Scarab Swarms · 10× Necron Warriors
Necrons Paint Scheme
A full Necrons 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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Necrons boxes to start with
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20% off RRP
20% off RRPNecrons · 37 models · 5 kits
1× Catacomb Command Barge (can be built as an Annihilation Barge) · 1× Canoptek Doomstalker · 3× Ophydian Destroyers · 1× Canoptek Plasmacyte · 5× Flayed Ones · 20× Necron Warriors · 6× Canoptek Scarab Swarms
Paint 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 7 of 12 colours in this scheme
6 paints
Covers 5 of 12 colours in this scheme
6 paints
Covers 5 of 12 colours in this scheme
10 paints
Covers 5 of 12 colours in this scheme
16 paints
Covers 5 of 12 colours in this scheme
16 paints
Covers 5 of 12 colours in this scheme
Or cover 92% of this scheme with 3 paint sets, €204.22 together: Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic Mega Paint Set + Paint Set - NMM Steel and Silver + Warpaints Fanatic Metallics Paint Set
How the scheme reads on a model
Armour — base to highlight
Tap a colour to change its paint.
- Base coatUniform GreyArmy Painter · WarpaintsView paint
- ShadeDark GreyVallejo · Wash FX 76.517View paint
- LayerGrey ZVallejo · Mecha Color 69.039View paint
- HighlightMithrilArmy Painter · Warpaints Fanatic WP3190View paint
- Edge highlightCompany GreyArmy Painter · Warpaints Fanatic WP3005PView 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
- SkinGrey SeerCitadel (Warhammer Paints) · Base 99189950317View paint
- LensesScarletVallejo · Model Color 70.817View paint
- BasingEnglish UniformVallejo · Model Color 70.921View paint
- Gauss glowLeafy GreenArmy Painter · Warpaints Fanatic WP3056P≈ 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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Warpfiend Grey
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951011
from€2.88· compare 4 shops· priced 16 Sep
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Shade
Wash the recesses to add depth and separate the details.
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Black Templar
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Contrast 99189960124
from€5.70· compare 6 shops· priced 17 Sep
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1-Step Dark Blue Black
Monument · Monument Pro Acryl 1-Step
€6.24at Monument Hobbies EU· priced 12 Aug
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Layer
Rebuild the main colour on the raised areas, leaving the shade in the cracks.
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★ Our pick for layer
Exact MatchDiscontinued
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Warpfiend Grey
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951011
from€2.88· compare 4 shops· priced 16 Sep
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Highlight
Pick out the upper edges and surfaces that catch the light.
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Edge highlight
Sharpen only the sharpest edges for a crisp, finished look.
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★ Our pick for edge highlight
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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
from€2.88· compare 7 shops· priced 16 Sep
★ Our pick for metal — trim
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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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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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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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Wild Rider Red
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951304
from€2.88· compare 7 shops· priced 16 Sep
Basing — earth
Groundwork. Earth basecoat, drybrushed bone, finished with your choice of grass, sand or snow.
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★ Our pick for basing — earth
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Gauss glow
Weapon coils and eyes - bright green over black, blended to near-white at the hottest point.
Closest paint we sell — not an exact match for this colour
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★ Our pick for gauss glow
Exact MatchDiscontinued
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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 paints9 of 10 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: Grey Z, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal
postage per seller
- not stocked: Uniform Grey, Grey Z, Mithril, Company Grey, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal
prices shown on Amazon at checkout
- not stocked: Dark Grey, Grey Z, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Scarlet, English Uniform
EU (Spain): ships from Spain, free over €200 — carriage varies with the weight of the parcel and they publish no country table
- not stocked: Uniform Grey, Grey Z, Mithril, Company Grey, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Leafy Green
- not stocked: Grey Z, Mithril, Necron Compound, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Grey Seer, Leafy Green
- not stocked: Grey Z, Mithril, Necron Compound, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Grey Seer, Leafy Green
EU: ships to Germany & Austria only — €6.95 DE (free over €150), €11.40 AT
- not stocked: Uniform Grey, Mithril, Company Grey, Necron Compound, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Grey Seer, Leafy Green
EU marketplace: postage set by each dealer (no single € threshold); free pickup at the selling shop
- not stocked: Uniform Grey, Grey Z, Mithril, Company Grey, Necron Compound, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Grey Seer, Leafy Green
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: Dark Grey, Grey Z, Company Grey, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Beasty Brown, Scarlet, English Uniform, Leafy Green
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: Uniform Grey, Dark Grey, Grey Z, Mithril, Company Grey, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Beasty Brown, Scarlet, English Uniform, Leafy Green
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Necron Compound
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Dry 99189952048
from€2.88· compare 7 shops· priced 16 Sep
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