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How to paint Dwarfen Mountain Holds

Every Dwarfen Mountain Holds unit, and the colour schemes and paint lists other painters have published for them.

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Dwarfen Mountain Holds colour palette

The paints a Dwarfen Mountain Holds force is built from, by area and by role — base, shade, layer and highlight. A starting point for every unit below.

Every paint below links to its equivalents in other brands.

Dwarfen Mountain Holds signature colours

Beginner · 3 areas

One clan's blue cloth over plain hold-iron war-gear, a colour every dwarf in the throng wears identically so no one has to ask which clan is which.

Clan cloth

Macragge Blue Citadel Base
Drakenhof Nightshade Citadel Shade
Altdorf Guard Blue Citadel Highlight

Iron war-gear

Leadbelcher Citadel Base
Nuln Oil Citadel Shade
Ironbreaker Citadel Highlight

Beard and braids

Ushabti Bone Citadel Base
Seraphim Sepia Citadel Shade
Screaming Skull Citadel Highlight

Sub-factions

Dwarfen Mountain Holds - Expeditionary Force (0)Dwarfen Mountain Holds - Royal Clan (0)Dwarfen Mountain Holds - Slayer Host (0)

Units

From Dwarfen Mountain Holds sub-factions

Dwarf Engineer Characters King Characters Ungrim Ironfist Named Characters Daemon Slayer Characters Dwarf Engineer Sappers Characters Thane Characters Daemon Slayer Characters Dragon Slayer Characters Ungrim Ironfist Named Characters Dragon Slayer Characters Slayers Core Thorgrim Ulleksson Named Characters Anvil of Doom Characters Doomseeker Special Thane Characters Goblin-Hewer Rare Runelord Characters Runesmith Characters Dwarf Cart Rare Runesmith Characters Thorgrim Ulleksson Named Characters Dwarf Warriors Core Hammerers Rare Longbeards Core Quarrellers Core Rangers Mercenaries Thunderers Core Brotherhood of Grimnir Special Dwarf Cart Core Royal Clan Warriors Core Hammerers Special Rangers Core Dwarf Cart Special Scout Gyrocopters Core Bolt Thrower Special Miners Special Grudge Thrower Special Gyrocopters Special Bolt Thrower Special Rangers Rare Grudge Thrower Special Ironbreakers Rare Cannon Special Irondrakes Rare Gyrobomber Rare Imperial Dwarf Mercenaries Mercenaries Doomseeker Mercenaries Slayers Rare Goblin-Hewer Mercenaries Organ Gun Rare Flame Cannon Rare Imperial Dwarf Mercenaries Mercenaries Doomseeker Mercenaries Goblin-Hewer Mercenaries Burlok Damminson Named Characters

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