"Expensive Paint That's Worth the Price?" Topic

Which high-priced ranges of paint do you recommend?

Vallejo Model Colour for WW2 correct colours.
Vallejo Game Colour for most basic colours
Citadel for metals and washes.

EDIT – I consider them good value for money.

Well I don't consider them to be high priced but others might: Vallejo Model Colour.

Vallejo Model Color, Panzer Aces. Reaper Master Series

Vallejo (all ranges) and LifeColor.

Personally, I don't consider either to be 'too expensive'. It's about quality and ease of application. You get what you pay for.

Aren't they all expensive when compared to craft paints, that I think, Bill is alluding to.

I like Vallejo because of their muted tones and good availability at craft stores like Hobby Lobby and The WarStore. No one can argue they are not high quality. Other manufacturers might have a better color or two but on the whole they are excellent.

I also like Reaper. Easily available at places that sell Reaper miniatures like your FLGS. They have good coverage and nice triads. They also have colors that sometimes hit in between Vallejo. Great for fantasy and filling in between needs for historical.

Citadel for the washes.

I think Vallejo with the 40% coupon to Hobby Lobby is probably the best value.

Citadel's washes are worth whatever they care to charge for them.

I used my own Future / W-N Ink mix for years. They've now taken a back seat to Citadel's.

Pactra and Floquil enamels.

Not that expensive per se, but once you add in the cost of the time-travel machine to go get them, they become rather pricey.

I use Coat d'Arms almost exclusively but I don't think it's expensive.

Liquitex soft body, great pigment coverage.

Wargames Foundry paints which have been my favorite for years.

Christopher

Vallejo but I buy them only as necessary & use craft paint for 90%+ of my painting.

As Zulupaul.
If I have a specific need for a Citadel or Vallejo paint, I will use it.
But I don't use them exclusively.
I even use Testor's for specific needs.

I consider each paint brand a tool. I don't use a socket wrench to drive nails. I use a hammer to drive nails.

Americana for me – but not expensive.

To be honest, with paints and brushes I don't look at the price tag. A W&N Series 7, for instance, can last 70-100 figures, easy, before I need to replace it (and I will continue using it for rougher works, like washing or dry brushing). That is less than 17c per figure. A bottle of Vallejo, even those colours I use a lot, might last 30-40 figures, including wastage, or 7c per figure.

I prefer Vallejo. The color range continues to expand but remains consistent in quality. Blood red 12 years ago is still Blood red. washes and inks depends on the project, sometimes Army painter "tones" line, or GW (different generations), or Vallejo.

I use mostly GW and Vallejo (not just a great artist!) and Model colour.

GWs colour changes a few years back is a pain in the bum. But most of the new colours are ok, if your not looking for goblin green or what have you from the old range! The blues seemed to get greyer and the same with other colours, reds, greens.

In OZ I find you get more (6ml??) paint in V/MC compared to GW for a buck less!

I have had a pot of priveteer press balck a while, so began to use it. It is as good as GW and has 17-18ml instead of 12ml and I think it was the same price.