20% off RRPSoviet Union · 1 kits
42× Soviet Infantry · 2× Medium Machine Gun Teams · 1× Medium Mortar Team · 1× T34/85 Medium Tank · 1× Katyusha Multiple Rocket Launcher · 1× ZiS-3 76mm Divisional Gun
Bolt Action Soviet Union Paint Scheme
A full Bolt Action Soviet Union 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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20% off RRP
20% off RRPSoviet Union · 2 kits
64× Multi-pose Soviet Army Infantry · 1× T-34/76 Medium Tank · 1× Officer · 1× Commissar · 1× Medic · 1× Medium Machine Gun Team · 1× 45mm Anti-tank Gun with Crew
20% off RRPSoviet Union · 2 kits
1× Sd.Kfz 139 Marder III · 1× T34/76 · 1× Soviet Sniper team · 56× Plastic Soviet infantry · 42× Plastic German Army infantry
Paint sets that cover this scheme
All paint setsOne box of paints instead of 14 pots. Each card says how many of this scheme's colours it holds.
16 paints
Covers 9 of 14 colours in this scheme
71 paints
Covers 9 of 14 colours in this scheme
69 paints
Covers 8 of 14 colours in this scheme
50 paints
Covers 8 of 14 colours in this scheme
16 paints
Covers 5 of 14 colours in this scheme
16 paints
Covers 5 of 14 colours in this scheme
Or cover 93% of this scheme with 3 paint sets, $305.35 together: Vallejo Game Color - Introduction Set + Warpaints Fanatic Metallics Paint Set + Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic Mega Paint Set
How the scheme reads on a model
Armour — base to highlight
Tap a colour to change its paint.
- Base coatGangreneGreen Stuff World · Acrylic ColorsView paint
- ShadeMilitary ShadeArmy Painter · Warpaints Fanatic Wash WP3209PView paint
- LayerGoblin GreenVallejo · Game Color 72.030View paint
- HighlightVince Venturella Dark Yellow GreenMonument · Monument Pro Signature SeriesView paint
- Edge highlightPastel GreenVallejo · Model Color 70.885View 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
- LensesElectric BlueScale75 · FX RangeView paint
- BasingEnglish UniformVallejo · Model Color 70.921View paint
- Brown leather webbingEarthVallejo · Game Color 72.062View paint
- Red star & tabsRedVallejo · Mecha Color 69.008View paint
- Winter overwhitesBrainmatter BeigeArmy Painter · WarpaintsView paint
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Base coat
Lay the foundation colour down over primer, slightly darker than the final tone.
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Castellan Green
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Base 99189950278
from$3.87· compare 6 shops· priced 13 Sep
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Shade
Wash the recesses to add depth and separate the details.
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Agrax Earthshade
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Shade 99189953084
from$7.80· compare 5 shops· priced 5 Jul
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1-Step Dark Green Brown
Monument · Monument Pro Acryl 1-Step
from$5.40· compare 2 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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Deathworld Forest
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Base 99189950279
from$4.55· compare 3 shops· priced 5 Jul
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Highlight
Pick out the upper edges and surfaces that catch the light.
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Vince Venturella Dark Yellow Green
Monument · Monument Pro Signature Series
from$4.50· compare 2 shops· priced 13 Sep
★ Our pick for highlight
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Death Guard Green
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Base 99189950299
from$4.55· 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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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$3.87· compare 7 shops· priced 13 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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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
★ 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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Expert Acrylics Primary Cyan
Monument · Monument Expert Acrylics
from$6.30· compare 2 shops· priced 13 Sep
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Altdorf Guard Blue
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951313
from$4.55· compare 7 shops· priced 5 Jul
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Basing — earth
Groundwork. Earth basecoat, drybrushed bone, finished with your choice of grass, sand or snow.
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Brown leather webbing
Belts, pouches and boots in warm brown against the 4BO green - Soviet kit is leather where the German is blackened, and the warmth is the tell.
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Red star & tabs
Cap stars, collar tabs and hull slogans - tiny, and the only saturated colour on the figure, so keep the brush clean.
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Evil Sunz Scarlet
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951303
from$4.55· compare 4 shops· priced 5 Jul
Winter overwhites
The winter kits go over the top in dirty off-white - shade with grey-brown and leave the green showing at cuffs and collar.
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14 paints in this scheme
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14 paintspostage per seller
- not stocked: Gangrene, Vince Venturella Dark Yellow Green, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Electric Blue
prices shown on Amazon at checkout
- not stocked: Gangrene, Military Shade, Goblin Green, Vince Venturella Dark Yellow Green, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Electric Blue, English Uniform, Red
$6.99 US delivery, 3-5 business days
- not stocked: Gangrene, Goblin Green, Vince Venturella Dark Yellow Green, Pastel Green, Beasty Brown, Electric Blue, English Uniform, Earth, Red
$10 US delivery, 4-8 business days, free over $75
- not stocked: Gangrene, Goblin Green, Pastel Green, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Beasty Brown, Bestigor Flesh, Electric Blue, English Uniform, Earth, Red, Brainmatter Beige
postage by parcel weight and destination, shown at checkout — no free-shipping threshold
- not stocked: Military Shade, Goblin Green, Vince Venturella Dark Yellow Green, Pastel Green, Necron Compound, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Beasty Brown, Bestigor Flesh, Electric Blue, English Uniform, Earth, Red, Brainmatter Beige
- not stocked: Gangrene, Military Shade, Goblin Green, Vince Venturella Dark Yellow Green, Pastel Green, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Beasty Brown, Bestigor Flesh, Electric Blue, English Uniform, Earth, Red, Brainmatter Beige
- not stocked: Gangrene, Military Shade, Goblin Green, Pastel Green, Necron Compound, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Beasty Brown, Bestigor Flesh, Electric Blue, English Uniform, Earth, Red, Brainmatter Beige
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Vince Venturella Dark Yellow Green
Monument · Monument Pro Signature Series
from$4.50· compare 2 shops· priced 13 Sep
Necron Compound
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Dry 99189952048
from$3.87· compare 7 shops· priced 13 Sep
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
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