Scale 75

About Scale 75 Acrylic Paints

Scale 75 is a Spanish manufacturer of high-quality acrylic paints that have gained recognition among modelers and miniature painters worldwide. The signature feature of the core range, Scalecolor, is its ultra-matte finish. This ensures that painted surfaces do not reflect light, allowing for a very realistic appearance on models and simplifying the application of subsequent layers of paint or weathering effects, such as washes and pigments. These paints have a dense, gel-like consistency, which requires thorough mixing before use, but in turn offers excellent control over application and great coverage even with a thin coat. All paints come in convenient dropper bottles, which makes dispensing easy and prevents them from drying out.

Main Scale 75 Product Lines

The manufacturer's range is divided into several specialized series to meet the diverse needs of creators. The most important of these include:

Scalecolor: The flagship line with an ultra-matte finish and very high pigment density. Ideal for brush painting and airbrushing (when properly thinned), it excels in techniques like glazing and wet-on-wet blending.
Fantasy & Games: A series with a slightly more satin finish and a more vibrant color palette, designed for wargaming miniatures. These paints are more durable and resistant to wear, which is crucial for frequently handled figures.
Artist: Heavy body paints in tubes with a thick, creamy consistency, intended for advanced painters to create complex textures and effects.
Instant Colors: One-coat "contrast-style" paints that simultaneously create a base color, shadows, and highlights, significantly speeding up the painting process.

Thanks to such a wide range of products, Scale 75 paints are an excellent choice for both beginners, who will appreciate the ready-made themed sets (e.g., for painting skin or NMM effects), and for experienced professionals seeking the highest quality pigments and full control over the final result of their work.

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Scale 75 Acrylic Paints for Models

Scale 75 Acrylic Paints for Models
Acrylic paints are one of the most popular choices among modelers, both beginners and advanced. Scale 75 products are renowned for their excellent quality, vibrant colors, and ease of application. They are ideal for painting plastic models, miniatures, and dioramas. These acrylics dry quickly, offer good adhesion, and are convenient to use—whether with a brush or an airbrush.
Applications and Advantages of Acrylic Paints
Acrylic paints are safe to use since they are water-based and emit minimal unpleasant odors. The wide range of shades allows you to bring any modeling idea to life. Scale 75 products feature excellent coverage, durability, and abrasion resistance, resulting in a neat finish for your completed models. Acrylic paints can be blended, diluted with water or a special medium, and once dry, they create a smooth, matte, or satin finish. They are a practical choice for every modeling enthusiast.
Paint Sets

Paint Sets for Modelers – Convenience and Wide Selection
Paint sets are a practical solution for both beginners and more advanced modelers. Each package contains carefully selected colors that make painting miniatures, vehicles, or other models easier. The Scale 75 brand is well-regarded for its high-quality pigments and rich color palette, enabling realistic effects and easy blending of shades to suit your project’s needs.
Perfect for Any Hobby Project
Paint sets often include both basic and specialized shades, so you don’t have to gather colors individually. These products are a great choice for painting miniatures, board game figures, historical models, or vehicles. The paints are characterized by efficiency, easy application, and durability. In this category, you will find ready-made sets dedicated to specific themes as well as versatile combinations for a wide range of modeling tasks.
Scale 75 Primers

What Are Model Primers and Why Should You Use Them?
A primer, also known as an undercoat, is a fundamental step in painting any model. It's a specialized paint applied as the first layer directly onto the model's surface—be it plastic, resin, or metal. The primary function of a primer is to create an ideal base for subsequent layers of paint. It ensures that the main paint adheres much better to the surface, preventing it from peeling or rubbing off. Furthermore, a primer unifies the color of the entire model, which is particularly crucial for kits assembled from parts with varying plastic shades. It also helps in easily identifying imperfections, such as glue marks or uneven areas, which can be corrected before applying the final colors.
Scale 75 Primers – Features and Application
In this category, we offer high-quality acrylic primers from the Spanish company Scale 75, highly regarded by modelers worldwide. These are water-based products, making them safer to use and easier to clean than solvent-based primers. They feature excellent adhesion and create a smooth, satin-matt surface, perfect for subsequent painting. Scale 75 primers are available in several basic colors (e.g., black, gray, white), which allow for deliberately influencing the model's final appearance through techniques like pre-shading and color modulation. Suitable for both airbrush and brush application, they are a versatile choice for any modeler, regardless of their preferred tools. They effectively prepare plastic models, miniatures, and resin components for painting.
Soilworks Oil Washes

The Soilworks series of oil washes are specialized products from the Spanish company Scale 75, designed for weathering, i.e., aging and dirtying models. A wash is a heavily thinned paint that, when applied to a surface, flows into recesses such as panel lines, rivets, or fabric folds. This enhances details, adds depth, and creates realistic shadows. Unlike acrylic washes, these oil-based ones dry much more slowly. This gives the modeler significantly more time to work—they can be easily blended, feathered, and the excess removed to achieve very natural and subtle transitions. Soilworks products are ready-to-use mixtures, eliminating the need to thin oil paints yourself.
How to Use Soilworks Oil Washes
Application is straightforward and requires no specialized skills, making it suitable even for beginner modelers. Before using the wash, it is recommended to protect the painted model with a layer of gloss or satin clear varnish. This surface facilitates the flow of paint into the recesses and protects the base color. The wash is applied with a brush directly to specific areas (a technique known as a pin wash) or over a larger surface. After a short time, once the solvent has evaporated, the excess product can be removed with a clean brush, a cotton swab, or a sponge, lightly dampened with a dedicated thinner or white spirit. The long drying time allows for multiple corrections and precise shaping of streaking, dust, or grease effects.
A Wide Range of Effects and Colors
The Soilworks series offers a rich palette of colors tailored for specific applications. You will find shades ideal for imitating earth, mud, and dust on military vehicles, rust colors for creating realistic streaks on metal structures, as well as dark tones for simulating oil, grease, or general operational grime. Thanks to their ready-to-use formula, these products are extremely convenient and allow you to achieve consistent, high-quality results without experimenting with paint and thinner ratios. They are an excellent solution for anyone looking to easily enhance the realism of their models, figures, or dioramas.