69 paints
Covers 9 of 13 colours in this scheme
Necromunda Noble Houses Paint Scheme
A full Necromunda Noble Houses 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.
50 paints
Covers 8 of 13 colours in this scheme
24 paints
Covers 5 of 13 colours in this scheme
16 paints
Covers 5 of 13 colours in this scheme
10 paints
Covers 4 of 13 colours in this scheme
16 paints
Covers 3 of 13 colours in this scheme
Or cover 100% of this scheme with 3 paint sets, $336.58 together: PRO Acryl Mega Set (69 Colors) + Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic Washes Paint Set + Warpaints Fanatic Metallics Paint Set
General starter boxes
All boxesWe can't price a Necromunda Noble Houses box in your market today, so these are general starter boxes, and each card says so.
Not Necromunda Noble Houses — general starterHouse Escher · 71 models
8× House Escher Miniatures · 8× Goliath Bruiser Miniatures · 1× Zone Mortalis: Factoria Pipe Terrain · 54× Condition and Status Markers
How the scheme reads on a model
Armour — base to highlight
Tap a colour to change its paint.
- Base coatDiabolic PlumArmy Painter · Warpaints Fanatic WP3133P≈ Closest paint we sellView paint
- ShadeLeviathan PurpleCitadel (Warhammer Paints) · Contrast 99189960053View paint
- LayerMagecast MagentaArmy Painter · Warpaints Fanatic WP3134PView paint
- HighlightKakophoni PurpleCitadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951382View paint
- Edge highlightLucius LilacCitadel (Warhammer Paints) · Dry 99189952038≈ Closest paint we sellView paint
Additional details
- TrimBright GoldArmy Painter · WarpaintsView paint
- WeaponsJohn Blanche Masterclass: Heavy MetalArmy Painter · Warpaints FanaticView paint
- LeatherBeasty BrownVallejo · Game Color 72.043View paint
- SkinQuartz SkinArmy Painter · Warpaints Fanatic WP3162PView paint
- LensesLeafy GreenArmy Painter · Warpaints Fanatic WP3056PView paint
- BasingEnglish UniformVallejo · Model Color 70.921View paint
- Cloth of goldBuffVallejo · Model Color 70.976View paint
- House heraldry whiteStencilVallejo · Panzer AcesView paint
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Base coat
Lay the foundation colour down over primer, slightly darker than the final tone.
Closest paint we sell — not an exact match for this colour
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Shade
Wash the recesses to add depth and separate the details.
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Leviathan Purple
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Contrast 99189960053
from$6.63· compare 5 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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Highlight
Pick out the upper edges and surfaces that catch the light.
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Kakophoni Purple
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951382
from$4.55· compare 2 shops· priced 5 Jul
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Edge highlight
Sharpen only the sharpest edges for a crisp, finished look.
Closest paint we sell — not an exact match for this colour
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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.
★ Our pick for metal — trim
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Balthasar Gold
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Base 99189950310
from$3.87· compare 6 shops· priced 13 Sep
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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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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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Cloth of gold
Robes and trim woven through with gold thread - glaze yellow over gold metal rather than painting flat yellow, so it stays fabric.
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Averland Sunset
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Base 99189950265
from$3.87· compare 4 shops· priced 13 Sep
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Transparent Yellow
Monument · Monument Pro Acrylic Paints MPA049
from$4.50· compare 2 shops· priced 13 Sep
House heraldry white
Crisp white panels and sashes carry each Clan House’s device. It is the only clean cloth in Necromunda; keep it that way.
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Bold Titanium White
Monument · Monument Pro Acrylic Paints MPA001
from$5.00· compare 4 shops· priced 12 Aug
Your paints
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13 paints in this scheme
Price this recipe
13 paintspostage per seller
- not stocked: John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Stencil
prices shown on Amazon at checkout
- not stocked: Diabolic Plum, Magecast Magenta, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Quartz Skin, English Uniform, Stencil
$6.99 US delivery, 3-5 business days
- not stocked: Diabolic Plum, Lucius Lilac, Bright Gold, Beasty Brown, English Uniform, Buff, Stencil
$10 US delivery, 4-8 business days, free over $75
- not stocked: Diabolic Plum, Kakophoni Purple, Lucius Lilac, Bright Gold, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Beasty Brown, English Uniform, Buff, Stencil
- not stocked: Diabolic Plum, Leviathan Purple, Magecast Magenta, Lucius Lilac, Bright Gold, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Beasty Brown, Quartz Skin, Leafy Green, English Uniform, Buff, Stencil
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Leviathan Purple
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Contrast 99189960053
from$6.63· compare 5 shops· priced 13 Sep
Kakophoni Purple
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951382
from$4.55· compare 2 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
Every Noble Houses kit and box, priced
Prices compared across the shops that stock them — boxes ranked by cost per model.
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