69 paints
Covers 9 of 14 colours in this scheme
Trench Pilgrims Paint Scheme
A full Trench Pilgrims 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 14 pots. Each card says how many of this scheme's colours it holds.
50 paints
Covers 9 of 14 colours in this scheme
71 paints
Covers 7 of 14 colours in this scheme
16 paints
Covers 6 of 14 colours in this scheme
10 paints
Covers 6 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, $358.78 together: PRO Acryl Mega Set (69 Colors) + Model Color Set - Face/Skin Colours (x16) + Warpaints Fanatic Metallics Paint Set
General starter boxes
All boxesWe can't price a Trench Pilgrims box in your market today, so these are general starter boxes, and each card says so.
Not Trench Pilgrims — general starterSkaven · 25 models · 2 kits
5× Stormcast Eternals Liberators · 20× Skaven Clanrats
Not Trench Pilgrims — general starterOrks · 12 models · 4 kits
1× Space Marines Lieutenant · 5× Intercessors · 1× Ork Nob · 5× Ork Boyz
Not Trench Pilgrims — general starterDeath Guard · 14 models
7× Angels of Death Kill Team operatives · 7× Plague Marine Kill Team operatives
How the scheme reads on a model
Armour — base to highlight
Tap a colour to change its paint.
- Base coatSkeleton BoneArmy Painter · D&D Nolzur's Marvelous PigmentsView paint
- ShadeMummified GrimeArmy Painter · Speedpaint Set 2.0 WP2078PView paint
- LayerUshabti BoneCitadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951330View paint
- HighlightWraithboneCitadel (Warhammer Paints) · Base 99189950316View paint
- Edge highlightFang WhiteGreen Stuff World · Acrylic ColorsView 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
- LensesRogue Hobbies UltramarineMonument · Monument Pro Signature Series MPA-S35View paint
- BasingEnglish UniformVallejo · Model Color 70.921View paint
- Gore & woundsTuskgor FurCitadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951344View paint
- Relic wood & ropeEnglish UniformVallejo · Model Color 70.921View paint
- Votive candlewaxWraithboneCitadel (Warhammer Paints) · Base 99189950316View paint
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Base coat
Lay the foundation colour down over primer, slightly darker than the final tone.
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Skeleton Bone
Army Painter · D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments
No shop price tracked yet — the paint’s page has every seller we find.
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Shade
Wash the recesses to add depth and separate the details.
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Garaghak's Sewer
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Contrast 99189960035
from$6.63· compare 7 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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Edge highlight
Sharpen only the sharpest edges for a crisp, finished look.
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Flameon Bright Pale Yellow
Monument · Monument Pro Signature Series
from$4.50· compare 2 shops· priced 13 Sep
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
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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
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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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Rogue Hobbies Ultramarine
Monument · Monument Pro Signature Series MPA-S35
from$4.50· compare 2 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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Gore & wounds
Glossy deep red in wounds, mouths and exposed guts - wet rot against the matt armour.
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Relic wood & rope
Crosses, staves and rope - dry, cracked browns drybrushed pale.
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Flameon Dark Green Brown
Monument · Monument Pro Signature Series MPA-S25
from$4.50· compare 2 shops· priced 13 Sep
Votive candlewax
Dribbled wax on shrines and armour - off-white with a gloss touch at the drips.
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Your paints
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12 paints in this scheme
Price this recipe
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- not stocked: Fang White, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Rogue Hobbies Ultramarine
$6.99 US delivery, 3-5 business days
- not stocked: Fang White, Beasty Brown, Rogue Hobbies Ultramarine, English Uniform
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- not stocked: Skeleton Bone, Fang White, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Rogue Hobbies Ultramarine, English Uniform
$10 US delivery, 4-8 business days, free over $75
- not stocked: Skeleton Bone, Fang White, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Beasty Brown, Bestigor Flesh, English Uniform
- not stocked: Skeleton Bone, Mummified Grime, Wraithbone, Fang White, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Beasty Brown, Bestigor Flesh, Rogue Hobbies Ultramarine, English Uniform
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- not stocked: Skeleton Bone, Mummified Grime, Ushabti Bone, Wraithbone, Necron Compound, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Beasty Brown, Bestigor Flesh, Rogue Hobbies Ultramarine, English Uniform, Tuskgor Fur
- not stocked: Skeleton Bone, Mummified Grime, Ushabti Bone, Wraithbone, Fang White, Necron Compound, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Beasty Brown, Bestigor Flesh, English Uniform, Tuskgor Fur
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Skeleton Bone
Army Painter · D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments
No shop price tracked yet — the paint’s page has every seller we find.
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
Rogue Hobbies Ultramarine
Monument · Monument Pro Signature Series MPA-S35
from$4.50· compare 2 shops· priced 13 Sep
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