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How to paint Grand Cathay

Every Grand Cathay unit, and the colour schemes and paint lists other painters have published for them.

2 guides · 58 units

Grand Cathay colour palette

The paints a Grand Cathay 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.

Grand Cathay signature colours

Intermediate · 4 areas

Deep jade lacquer built up in three green layers, gold dragon-devices the only thing on the armour that isn't earned by patience alone.

Jade lacquer

Gold trim and dragon devices

Lacquered helm plume

Steel and jade inlay

Sub-factions

Grand Cathay - Jade Fleet (0)Grand Cathay - Warriors of Wind & Field (0)

Units

Shugengan Lord Characters Shugengan General Characters Gate Master Characters Gate Keeper Characters Miao Ying, The Storm Dragon Named Characters Lord Magistrate Characters Strategist Characters Jade Warriors Core · 1 scheme Jade Lancer Special Cathayan Sentinel Rare Sky Lantern Rare Cathayan Grand Cannon Special Fire Rain Rocket Battery Special Supreme Astromancer Characters Astromancer Characters Peasant Levy Core · 1 scheme Crane Gunner Team Special Iron Hail Gunners Special Badlands Ogre Bulls Mercenaries

From Grand Cathay sub-factions

Miao Ying, The Storm Dragon Named Characters Shugengan General Characters Gate Keeper Characters Shugengan Lord Characters Shugengan General Characters Strategist Characters Astromancer Characters Gate Master Characters Gate Keeper Characters Lord Magistrate Characters Gate Master Characters Strategist Characters Jade Warriors Core Supreme Astromancer Characters Jade Lancer Core Peasant Levy Core Fire Rain Rocket Battery Special Iron Hail Gunners Core Cathayan Grand Cannon Special Jade Warriors Core Crane Gunner Team Special Sky Lantern Rare Cathayan Sentinel Rare Sky Lantern Special Captain of the Empire Mercenaries Fire Rain Rocket Battery Special Cathayan Grand Cannon Special Master Mage Mercenaries Jade Lancer Special Priest of Sigmar Mercenaries Cathayan Sentinel Rare Priest of Ulric Mercenaries State Troops Mercenaries State Missile Troops Mercenaries Free Company Militia Mercenaries Empire Archers Mercenaries Lord Magistrate Characters Pistoliers Mercenaries Outriders Mercenaries

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