T'au Sept Paint Scheme
A full T'au Sept 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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T'au Sept boxes to start with
Compare T'au Empire boxesThe T'au Sept boxes we can price in your market, cheapest first.
20% off RRPT'au Empire · 29 models · 4 kits
1× Commander in Enforcer Battlesuit (can be built as a Coldstar Battlesuit) · 1× Devilfish · 10× Breacher Fire Warriors (can be built as a Strike Team) · 10× Pathfinders · 7× Drones (5 Tactical Drones, 1 Recon Drone, 1 Support Turret)
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 8 of 12 colours in this scheme
16 paints
Covers 6 of 12 colours in this scheme
7 paints
Covers 6 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
8 paints
Covers 5 of 12 colours in this scheme
Or cover 100% of this scheme with 3 paint sets, €222.68 together: Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic Mega Paint Set + Warpaints Fanatic Metallics Paint Set + Model Color Set - Face/Skin Colours (x16)
How the scheme reads on a model
Armour — base to highlight
Tap a colour to change its paint.
- Base coatFlesh BaseVallejo · Panzer AcesView paint
- ShadeOrange ToneArmy Painter · Warpaints Fanatic Wash WP3207PView paint
- LayerTau Light OchreCitadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951340View paint
- HighlightSunny Skin ToneVallejo · Model Color 70.845View paint
- Edge highlightSkin ToneVallejo · Game Color 72.099View 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
- LensesChronus BlueCitadel (Warhammer Paints) · DryView paint
- BasingEnglish UniformVallejo · Model Color 70.921View paint
- Sept markings & lensesScarlet BloodVallejo · Game Color 72.106View paint
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Base coat
Lay the foundation colour down over primer, slightly darker than the final tone.
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★ Our pick for base coat
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Flameon Dark Orange Brown
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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★ Our pick for shade
Exact Match
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Gore-Grunta Fur
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Contrast 99189960114
from€5.04· compare 6 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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Tau Light Ochre
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951340
from€2.88· compare 5 shops· priced 16 Sep
★ Our pick for layer
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Highlight
Pick out the upper edges and surfaces that catch the light.
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★ Our pick for highlight
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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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Bestigor Flesh
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951243
from€3.28· compare 6 shops· priced 13 Sep
CloseDiscontinued
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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
Trim and bare plate. Basecoat steel, wash dark, then edge bright silver.
Suggested
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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Bestigor Flesh
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951243
from€3.28· compare 6 shops· priced 13 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.
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Basing — earth
Groundwork. Earth basecoat, drybrushed bone, finished with your choice of grass, sand or snow.
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Sept markings & lenses
Red lenses and sept symbols pop against the ochre armour.
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★ Our pick for sept markings & lenses
Exact Match
Evil Sunz Scarlet
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951303
from€3.40· compare 2 shops· priced 5 Jul
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Exact MatchDiscontinued
Your paints
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12 paints in this scheme
Price this recipe
12 paints7 of 8 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: Flesh Base, Skin Tone, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Chronus Blue
EU (Spain): ships from Spain, free over €200 — carriage varies with the weight of the parcel and they publish no country table
- not stocked: Flesh Base, Orange Tone, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Bestigor Flesh, Chronus Blue
postage per seller
- not stocked: Flesh Base, Orange Tone, Tau Light Ochre, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Chronus Blue
EU marketplace: postage set by each dealer (no single € threshold); free pickup at the selling shop
- not stocked: Orange Tone, Tau Light Ochre, Necron Compound, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Bestigor Flesh, Chronus Blue
EU: ships to Germany & Austria only — €6.95 DE (free over €150), €11.40 AT
- not stocked: Orange Tone, Tau Light Ochre, Necron Compound, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Bestigor Flesh, Chronus Blue
prices shown on Amazon at checkout
- not stocked: Flesh Base, Sunny Skin Tone, Skin Tone, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Chronus Blue, English Uniform, Scarlet Blood
- not stocked: Flesh Base, Tau Light Ochre, Sunny Skin Tone, Skin Tone, Necron Compound, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Bestigor Flesh, Chronus Blue, Scarlet Blood
- not stocked: Flesh Base, Tau Light Ochre, Sunny Skin Tone, Skin Tone, Necron Compound, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Bestigor Flesh, Chronus Blue, Scarlet Blood
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: Flesh Base, Orange Tone, Sunny Skin Tone, Skin Tone, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Beasty Brown, Bestigor Flesh, Chronus Blue, English Uniform, Scarlet Blood
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: Flesh Base, Orange Tone, Tau Light Ochre, Sunny Skin Tone, Skin Tone, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Beasty Brown, Bestigor Flesh, Chronus Blue, English Uniform, Scarlet Blood
totals excl. delivery · affiliate links
Tau Light Ochre
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951340
from€2.88· compare 5 shops· priced 16 Sep
Necron Compound
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Dry 99189952048
from€2.88· compare 7 shops· priced 16 Sep
Bestigor Flesh
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951243
from€3.28· compare 6 shops· priced 13 Sep
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