20% off RRPFrance · 1 kits
36× Multi-pose plastic infantry · 1× Plastic Char B1 bis medium tank · 1× Metal HQ · 1× Metal medium mortar team · 1× Metal MMG team · 1× Metal 25mm anti-tank gun
Bolt Action France Paint Scheme
A full Bolt Action France 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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Bolt Action France boxes to start with
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20% off RRP
20% off RRPFrance
42× French plastic infantry, buildable as regular infantry, fortress troops, chasseurs à pied, engineers or colonial troops · 1× Heavy Weapons Platoon: light and medium mortar teams and medium machine guns (built from the plastic infantry) · 2× Light howitzers ('French 75s')
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.
71 paints
Covers 9 of 13 colours in this scheme
82 paints
Covers 7 of 13 colours in this scheme
50 paints
Covers 7 of 13 colours in this scheme
29 paints
Covers 7 of 13 colours in this scheme
16 paints
Covers 6 of 13 colours in this scheme
6 paints
Covers 5 of 13 colours in this scheme
Or cover 85% of this scheme with 2 paint sets, £216.64 together: Vallejo Model Air - Basic Box Set + Warpaints Fanatic Metallics Paint Set
How the scheme reads on a model
Armour — base to highlight
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- Base coatIntermediate BlueVallejo · Model ColorView paint
- ShadeViking GreyVallejo · Xpress Color Intense 72483View paint
- LayerArtic BlueScale75 · Artist RangeView paint
- HighlightBlue HorrorCitadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951380View paint
- Edge highlightGhost GreyVallejo · Game ColorView 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
- LensesDark FleshVallejo · Model Color 70.927View paint
- BasingEnglish UniformVallejo · Model Color 70.921View paint
- Brown leather kitFlat EarthVallejo · Model Color 70.983View paint
- Khaki trousers & greatcoatStone GreyVallejo · Mecha Color 69.024View paint
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Base coat
Lay the foundation colour down over primer, slightly darker than the final tone.
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Shade
Wash the recesses to add depth and separate the details.
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Gravelord Grey
Army Painter · Speedpaint Set
No shop price tracked yet — the paint’s page has every seller we find.
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Layer
Rebuild the main colour on the raised areas, leaving the shade in the cracks.
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Fenrisian Grey
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951364
from£2.33· compare 5 shops· priced 1 Oct
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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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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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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
£3.99at Athena Games· priced 12 Oct
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Adepticon Magnesium
Monument · Monument Pro Signature Series MPA-S42
£4.29at Loaded Dice· 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
£4.29at Loaded Dice· 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£2.33· compare 6 shops· priced 1 Oct
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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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Bestigor Flesh
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951243
from£2.33· compare 6 shops· priced 1 Oct
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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 kit
French webbing is leather where everyone else’s is canvas - warm brown belts, pouches and bootstraps against the bleu horizon, and that is the whole 1940 look.
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John Blanche Masterclass: Sunburst Ochre
Army Painter · Warpaints Fanatic
£3.49at Athena Games· priced 12 Oct
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Flameon Dark Green Brown
Monument · Monument Pro Signature Series MPA-S25
£4.29at Loaded Dice· priced 13 Sep
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Khaki trousers & greatcoat
Trousers and the rolled greatcoat run khaki-beige under the blue-grey tunic and Adrian helmet. The two-tone dates the figure to 1940 better than any badge.
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★ Our pick for khaki trousers & greatcoat
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Baneblade Brown
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951346
from£2.69· compare 5 shops· priced 13 Sep
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Your paints
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13 paints in this scheme
Price this recipe
13 paintsfree UK delivery over £20
- not stocked: Intermediate Blue, Ghost Grey, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal
£4.99 UK delivery, 1-2 working days, free over £65
- not stocked: Intermediate Blue, Artic Blue, Ghost Grey, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal
postage per seller
- not stocked: Blue Horror, Necron Compound, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Bestigor Flesh
free UK delivery over £75, from £2.66 below that
- not stocked: Artic Blue, Blue Horror, Ghost Grey, Necron Compound, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Bestigor Flesh
free UK delivery over £75, £3.99 below that
- not stocked: Intermediate Blue, Artic Blue, Ghost Grey, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Dark Flesh, English Uniform, Flat Earth
free UK delivery over £60, 2-4 working days
- not stocked: Intermediate Blue, Viking Grey, Artic Blue, Blue Horror, Ghost Grey, Beasty Brown, Stone Grey
- not stocked: Intermediate Blue, Viking Grey, Artic Blue, Blue Horror, Ghost Grey, Necron Compound, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Bestigor Flesh, Stone Grey
prices shown on Amazon at checkout
- not stocked: Viking Grey, Artic Blue, Ghost Grey, Necron Compound, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Dark Flesh, English Uniform, Flat Earth, Stone Grey
- not stocked: Intermediate Blue, Viking Grey, Artic Blue, Blue Horror, Ghost Grey, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Beasty Brown, Dark Flesh, English Uniform, Flat Earth, Stone Grey
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John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal
Army Painter · Warpaints Fanatic
£3.99at Athena Games· priced 12 Oct
Bestigor Flesh
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951243
from£2.33· compare 6 shops· priced 1 Oct
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