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 JBSchroeds wrote:
I ordered a bottle of Vallejo Model Color 70.865 Oily Steel but it turns out it's a metallic paint despite not being listed on their site under the metallic section.

There is no 'metallic section' on Vallejo's website, but sections for each paint line. Not all of Vallejo's metallic paints are a part of the Metal Color line and use the Metal Color formulation. Most of Vallejo's hobby paint lines have metallic paints using the paint formulation for that line.

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Your best bet will be to custom mix a dark grey and brown of your choosing.

Otherwise if you don't want to do that is probably get a Scale 75 NMM set.

This color in the NMM Scale 75 color looks close.
1x Anthracite Gray - SC04

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Do you have an airbrush to do a Warlord?

You may also try this.

Airbrush the steel color (with the metallic in it). Then go over it with Testor Dull cote.

Also, consider adding Matt Medium to a steel color.

Both of these options will remove some of the sheen. Especially the Testors. This might get the effect you want.

You can buy the Scale75 Graphite individually from their website if you want it, don't need to purchase the full set