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ElfLover · **Posted:** Mon Dec 10, 2012 9:37 am

I was just wondering what sort of paints apart from Games Workshop Citadel brand work on plastic miniatures.

whafrog · **Posted:** Mon Dec 10, 2012 1:14 pm

A lot of people like the Vallejo brand, not sure where you get it though.

valpas · **Posted:** Mon Dec 10, 2012 1:47 pm

Theoretically any water-based acrylics are suitable for miniatures, but the cheap craft paints are not very good for our purposes. Look for something that says it is intended for miniatures and you probably won't go wrong. Like whafrog said, Vallejo is popular, and I have had very good experiences with it. Vallejo paints also mix well with Citadel ones.

-- Pasi

SidTheSloth · **Posted:** Mon Dec 10, 2012 3:10 pm

I'd definitely recomend Vallejo

They are cheaper, bigger and better (IMO) than citadel paints

MeatBoy1994 · **Posted:** Mon Dec 10, 2012 6:54 pm

GW and Vallejo paints are definitely the top in the market. I like GW for colours and Vallejo for inks.

ElfLover · **Posted:** Tue Dec 11, 2012 4:46 am

Thanks all.

Do you know where I can get Vallejo and how much it costs? :legolas:

tomogui · **Posted:** Tue Dec 11, 2012 5:58 am

ElfLover wrote:

Thanks all.

Do you know where I can get Vallejo and how much it costs? :legolas:

Depends where you are. In the UK I'd recommend Wayland Games, and in the US the Warstore. Each colour will run you about £2 or $3 if you buy them singly.

Vallejo has several lines of paints: Game Color, Model Color, and Model Air (which is intended for use with airbrushes). You can use them all together though (and indeed together with other acrylic paints such as GW), so just get a good basic selection of colours that appeal to you.

I think they make very nice paints.

ElfLover · **Posted:** Tue Dec 11, 2012 6:00 am

How big are the colour singles? :legolas:

SidTheSloth · **Posted:** Tue Dec 11, 2012 8:15 am

The vallejo bottles are 17ml
Here's a bottle next to one of my rohan dudes:

so they last quite a while

ElfLover · **Posted:** Tue Dec 11, 2012 8:48 am

SidTheSloth wrote:

The vallejo bottles are 17ml
Here's a bottle next to one of my rohan dudes:

so they last quite a while

Thanks for the help

TheDarkLordOfMordor1 · **Posted:** Wed Dec 04, 2013 6:08 pm

what is a primer paint and what does it do? i have only have imperial primer but not sure what i could use it for or why it was included in my starter set 2 years ago.

SidTheSloth · **Posted:** Wed Dec 04, 2013 7:27 pm

Necromancing somewhat... (necromancing is when you restart a very old thread (probably best to start a new thread in the future))

Anyways, a primer is basically a base coat which helps the paint adhere to the model.

TheDarkLordOfMordor1 · **Posted:** Wed Dec 04, 2013 7:44 pm

so primers are not that useful then.

SidTheSloth · **Posted:** Wed Dec 04, 2013 8:04 pm

Yes, they are very useful, I'd never want to paint a model without first applying a primer.

SouthernDunedain · **Posted:** Wed Dec 04, 2013 8:06 pm

No primers are essential. I always prime my models in black paint but other people use white/ grey etc. all about personal preference.

Leonardis · **Joined:** Wed Oct 05, 2011 4:06 pm **Posts:** 891

SouthernDunedain wrote:

No primers are essential. I always prime my models in black paint but other people use white/ grey etc. all about personal preference.

I also agree - go to the pound shop in Eastbourne and pick up a can... For £1! Make sure it's Matt and you spray lightly :-)

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