
High consistency across all batches and a wide variety of styles of paints. Vallejo: Widely available at game stores outside of the United States.Plus, the price is basically the highest per ML. Constant consistency across all batches.- The only bad thing is that the paint pot uses a pour method, which can cause messes and paints to dry faster. Citadel GW: Widely available at most local games stores and GW stores worldwide.So What Are the Best Acrylic Paints for Miniatures & Wargames Models?ĭepending on what you are looking for, these are the best paints for miniatures & wargames models via their pros and cons. While it’s not 100% necessary, decanting your paints into dropper bottles just helps prevent your paints from drying out and keeps messes down to a minimum.
Transfer Your Citadel Paints to Dropper Bottles
P3 Paint (Privateer Press) 22 Cents /ML. Army Painter: 18 Cents/ ML (least expensive). Pro Acryl: 21 Cents/ML (2nd least expensive). Citadel Air (new bigger pot): 33 Cents /ML.
Citadel Contrast: 43 Cents/ ML (most expensive).
Plus, they don’t come in the dropper bottles used by all the other brands. The breakdown shows that GW has the most expensive paint per ML across the board.
Reaper Paints 14.78ml for $3.69 What are the Most Expensive Acrylic Paints for Miniatures & Models?. P3 Paint (Privateer Press) 20ml pot for $4.50. Army Painter Paint : 18mldropper bottle for $3.50. Scale 75Paint: 17mldropper bottle for (about) $4.49. Turbodork (Speciality Metal Colorshift Paint) 20mldropper bottle for $6.30. Pro Acryl: 22ml dropper bottle for $4.65 (Note: they raised the price 25 cents, but also give 5ml more per pot now). Vallejo Paint: 17mldropper bottle for $3.99 ($4.99 for Xpress Paint). Citadel Air (new, bigger pot) 24 ml pot for $7.80. Citadel Contrast Paint: 18ml pot for $7.80. Here at Spikey Bits, we are never going to give you advice on something we have not used and tested ourselves. Please keep in mind these are only the paints we have experience working with and by no means a complete list of all the acrylics out there. If you thought GW paint was expensive or just don’t like how their paints are bottled, there are still some great brands like Army Painter, Scale75, Turbodork, Pro Acryl, Reaper Paint, and Vallejo, to name a few.