Vallejo are also probably a better long term paint brand than Citadel in that Games Workshop doesn't manufacture Citadel paints, they outsource for it, so it's highlly likely that at some point in the next 5 maybe 10 years they'll switch manufacturer again as they have done in the past. Also the paints have more plain names, things like Dark Vermillion instead of Dragon Red or whatever, it doesn't make any difference to the painting, but just something to know. The colours of the Model Colour range are a little more normal, not quite as bright as Citadel becuase they're made more with historical models in mind rather than fantasy and the Game Colour line is made more with bright fantasy colours, but you'll still be able to find all the colours that you want with VMC because the range is just so big. Vallejo paints are a little bit thinner out the bottle compared to Citadel so you might need to adjust how you're thinning, but that's nothing too much. You'll find the transfer very easy and if you use this chart (got it from here a long time ago so can't give cred but if anyone knows who made it please let me know so I can) you can easily find the equivalent colours for each line.

The Model Colour range is easily as good as if not slightly better than Citadel in most ways, Game Colour not so much as there's some inconsistencies in QC for them but they're still about on par. Not only are they cheaper than Citadel, but the bottles come with more than the Citadel pots so you get more for less, Citadel paints are waaay over priced for what they are, like pretty much every Games Workshop product. Not my favourite paints, those are definitely Scale75 Scalecolor, but they were the paints I started on and I still use them very regularly. Vallejo are really good paints and they make up the majority of my paint collection. If you need to message the modteam or discuss something about the subreddit, please message us through modmail here. Please do not send direct messages or chat requests to moderators. Mark nude minis and extreme gore as NSFW.įour Elements: Water, Earth, Fire, Air painting contestĬlick here for the contest WIP/feedback megathread here

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