20% off RRPKharadron Overlords · 10 models · 3 kits
1× Endrinmaster Miniature · 5× Grundstok Thunderers Miniatures · 3× Endrinriggers Miniatures (Can also be built as Skywardens) · 1× Grundstok Gunhauler Miniature
How to Paint Kharadron Overlords
Brass, navy and aether-gold sky-duardin
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Before you commit
How hard to paint
86of 116 easiest
Harder than most
Model size3 out of 5Detail density2 out of 5Technique demanded3 out of 5
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What it costs to start
$127.50
Kharadron Overlords: Grundstok Trailblazers - Spearhead, cheapest shop we track
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Kharadron Overlords 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.
69 paints
Covers 8 of 12 colours in this scheme
50 paints
Covers 7 of 12 colours in this scheme
16 paints
Covers 5 of 12 colours in this scheme
71 paints
Covers 5 of 12 colours in this scheme
16 paints
Covers 4 of 12 colours in this scheme
12 paints
Covers 4 of 12 colours in this scheme
Or cover 92% of this scheme with 2 paint sets, $490.99 together: PRO Acryl Mega Set (69 Colors) + Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic Mega Paint Set
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How the scheme reads on a model
Armour — base to highlight
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- Base coatSons of Horus GreenCitadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951383View paint
- ShadeDark Turquoise InkVallejo · Game Color 72.084View paint
- LayerDeep AzureArmy Painter · Warpaints Fanatic WP3037PView paint
- HighlightExpert Acrylics Phthalo Turquoise LightMonument · Monument Expert Acrylics≈ Closest paint we sellView paint
- Edge highlightBaharroth BlueCitadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951375View 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
- LensesAmaranth RedVallejo · Model Color 70.829View paint
- BasingEnglish UniformVallejo · Model Color 70.921View paint
- Brass & rivetsFuel Stains (Gloss)Vallejo · Mecha Color 69.814≈ Closest paint we sellView paint
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Base coat
Lay the foundation colour down over primer, slightly darker than the final tone.
Suggested
Sons of Horus Green
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951383
from$4.55· compare 3 shops· priced 5 Jul
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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$6.63· compare 4 shops· priced 13 Sep
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Layer
Rebuild the main colour on the raised areas, leaving the shade in the cracks.
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Rogue Hobbies Dark Turquoise
Monument · Monument Pro Signature Series MPA-S34
from$4.50· compare 2 shops· priced 13 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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Expert Acrylics Phthalo Turquoise Light
Monument · Monument Expert Acrylics
$7.00at Monument Hobbies· priced 12 Aug
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Edge highlight
Sharpen only the sharpest edges for a crisp, finished look.
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Baharroth Blue
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951375
from$4.55· compare 4 shops· priced 5 Jul
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Details & accent colours
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
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Metal — weapons
Bolters, blades and casings. Dark gunmetal, washed black, edged with bright steel.
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John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal
Army Painter · Warpaints Fanatic
$4.55at War Games USA· priced 1 Sep
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Adepticon Magnesium
Monument · Monument Pro Signature Series MPA-S42
from$4.50· compare 2 shops· priced 13 Sep
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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
from$4.50· compare 2 shops· priced 13 Sep
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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$4.55· compare 5 shops· priced 5 Jul
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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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Jokaero Orange
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Base 99189950266
from$3.87· compare 6 shops· priced 13 Sep
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Basing — earth
Groundwork. Earth basecoat, drybrushed bone, finished with your choice of grass, sand or snow.
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Brass & rivets
Skyship brass on hulls, valves and rivets - the duardin sky-fleet look.
Closest paint we sell — not an exact match for this colour
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Expert Acrylics Nickel Azo Yellow
Monument · Monument Expert Acrylics
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12 paints in this scheme
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12 paintspostage per seller
- not stocked: Dark Turquoise Ink, Expert Acrylics Phthalo Turquoise Light, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Fuel Stains (Gloss)
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- not stocked: Expert Acrylics Phthalo Turquoise Light, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, English Uniform, Fuel Stains (Gloss)
$6.99 US delivery, 3-5 business days
- not stocked: Dark Turquoise Ink, Deep Azure, Expert Acrylics Phthalo Turquoise Light, Bright Gold, Beasty Brown, Amaranth Red, English Uniform, Fuel Stains (Gloss)
- not stocked: Dark Turquoise Ink, Deep Azure, Expert Acrylics Phthalo Turquoise Light, Bright Gold, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Beasty Brown, Bestigor Flesh, Amaranth Red, English Uniform, Fuel Stains (Gloss)
$10 US delivery, 4-8 business days, free over $75
- not stocked: Sons of Horus Green, Dark Turquoise Ink, Expert Acrylics Phthalo Turquoise Light, Baharroth Blue, Bright Gold, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Beasty Brown, Bestigor Flesh, Amaranth Red, English Uniform, Fuel Stains (Gloss)
- not stocked: Sons of Horus Green, Dark Turquoise Ink, Deep Azure, Baharroth Blue, Bright Gold, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Beasty Brown, Bestigor Flesh, Amaranth Red, English Uniform, Fuel Stains (Gloss)
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Sons of Horus Green
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951383
from$4.55· compare 3 shops· priced 5 Jul
Expert Acrylics Phthalo Turquoise Light
Monument · Monument Expert Acrylics
$7.00at Monument Hobbies· priced 12 Aug
Baharroth Blue
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951375
from$4.55· compare 4 shops· priced 5 Jul
Bright Gold
Army Painter · Warpaints
No shop price tracked yet — the paint’s page has every seller we find.
John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal
Army Painter · Warpaints Fanatic
$4.55at War Games USA· priced 1 Sep
Bestigor Flesh
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951243
from$4.55· compare 5 shops· priced 5 Jul
Every Kharadron Overlords kit and box, priced
Prices compared across the shops that stock them — boxes ranked by cost per model.
Kharadron Overlords are steampunk sky-dwarves in panelled armour and flying ironclads. The look is clean, industrial and rivet-heavy - more like painting a vehicle than an organic model - which rewards neat basecoating and panel work.
The signature look
Brass and gold metallics, navy or teal painted-metal armour panels, dark leather, and the warm glow of aether-gold endrins (the floating engines). It should read as a well-engineered, slightly weathered flying machine made flesh.
Painting the panels and metal
- Armour panels - flat, even basecoats in navy or teal, edge-highlighted crisply along the riveted plates. Treat them like vehicle panels: shade the recesses, keep the faces clean.
- Brass and gold - basecoat, brown/sepia wash, edge highlight. Half the model is metal, so good, warm metallics carry the scheme.
- Weathering - light chipping and oil grime in the recesses sells the working-machine feel without overdoing it.
Endrins and lenses
The aether-gold endrin spheres and glass lenses are the points of glow - a warm amber or teal light with a soft glaze onto the surrounding brass.
Tips and common mistakes
- Panel-line, don't slather. Clean panels with shaded recesses look engineered; an all-over wash looks muddy.
- Warm metallics. Brass and gold define the army - shade them deep.
- Light weathering only. A little grime reads as "working"; too much reads as "wreck".
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