"My take on Reaper HD paints..." Topic
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| ioannis | 16 Dec 2014 12:16 a.m. PST |
A brief review and a few test photos posted here: link Please, do visit and leave a comment on the blog or here if you have tried this range of paint – I would be interested to know your experiences! Cheers! |
| 45thdiv | 16 Dec 2014 6:06 a.m. PST |
The figures came out nice. I have the MSP from reaper and find them okay. Have not seen them as being better than Vallejo paints or army painter paints. Matthew |
| ironicon | 16 Dec 2014 8:00 a.m. PST |
I've used GW, P3 paints,Vallejo, art store acrylics and craft store acrylics. I tried the reaper paints recently and I like them the best. |
Rdfraf  | 16 Dec 2014 8:02 a.m. PST |
I agree that the Reaper paints are very good. Smooth with excellent coverage |
| jwebster | 16 Dec 2014 10:08 a.m. PST |
I haven't had such a positive experience but people expect different things from paints and they are all different The MSP I find thin enough or almost thin enough to paint from the bottle, but poor coverage. If you are a messy painter like me and having to cover up errors as you go, then frustrating. I love the paint triads. I find tones more subtle than I can distinguish, so having 3 colors that match is really helpful. They can always be mixed to get intermediate tones. They are only marginally thick enough for drybrushing. The HD solve the coverage problem – I really like them. If they were matched to the triads I would find them easier to use. I have experienced some clogging with these paints and stuffing a wire down the tip doesn't seem to fix it. There are a couple of colours that really appeal to me – dragon blue is fantastic. Vallejo I find most flexible. They need to be thinned from the bottle, but have great coverage and work great for drybrushing. I would find them easier to use if they were matched in triads. Not too keen on the basic flesh colours My focus is wargaming quality with bright colours – I would imagine the MSR are really good for display miniatures. For these purposes I would recommend starting with vallejo (mostly game) and then branch out. John |
| combatpainter | 16 Dec 2014 7:58 p.m. PST |
I use them almost exclusively-they are that good and complete a range. |
| Heisler | 17 Dec 2014 1:49 p.m. PST |
Reaper MSPs were designed from the beginning as a thinner paint that would be applied in layers so needing several coats for complete coverage would not be uncommon. Reaper HDs are designed for better out of the bottle once coat coverage. I often use an HD color as my case color and MSPs for shadows and highlights. |
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