Paints

In order for a model of an airplane, tank, car or any other to be finished and to resemble the original as much as possible, paints are needed. In the modeling industry, the leader among acrylic paint manufacturers is Vallejo. Paints of this brand are almost odorless, and acrylic resin, which is one of their ingredients, means that after painting they adhere well to the plastic model. After drying, they are durable. If we want to remove them, then we should use a remover for this. Vallejo paints have a wide range of colors - about 500 proposals of different shades.

Primers and paint additives

In our online modeling store, we can also offer Vallejo primers (paints with increased durability and adhesion to the substrate), paint additives and varnishes. In addition, this brand has launched washes and pigments that can be used to shade figures and models to give them depth or for weathering - aging, dirtying and styling models. The company's products are particularly useful for models of armored vehicles and aircraft. They are suitable for painting with both a brush and an airbrush.

Acrylic paints for miniatures and models from Games Workshop, the most popular manufacturer of miniature wargames in the world. The Citadel colour palette is divided into several categories, which make it easier to choose colours for specific miniatures and paint them step by step. There are also paint sets available, dedicated to the next stages of painting, and starter sets (with miniatures), which make it easier for beginners to get started.

Citadel paints are divided into 6 basic types:

Base - the first step of painting, paints with stronger pigment intended for applying base colors to miniatures
Layer - the second step, paints with minimal transparency, intended for lightening colors on miniatures
Shade - inks and washes, intended for obtaining a shadow effect in the nooks and crannies of models
Dry - paints with increased density, specially designed for the dry brush technique (so-called Drybrushing). They are used when lightening the most exposed elements of miniatures and models.
Contrast - a new type of transparent paints for easy painting of miniatures with shading. They are also used in conjunction with the dry brush method in a technique known as "Slap-chop".
Air - paints prepared for use in an airbrush.

In addition to these basic types of paints, Citadel has introduced a whole range of specialist paints (Technical, Texture, Glaze), intended for more advanced painting techniques, and a rich palette of primer sprays, facilitating work on the largest models and large batches of miniatures.

Hatak acrylic model paints of Polish production. They are distinguished by their colors selected for specific applications. Perfectly prepared sets, among others, for Polish planes and vehicles.

Among the companies that produce various types of accessories for weathering plastic models for gluing, the Mig Jimenez brand is certainly worth noting. It offers a wide range of high-quality acrylic paints, pigments, primers, filters, washes and other oil effects. Thanks to them, you can give a given model a very realistic form using a brush or airbrush.

Natural dirt and aging

Mig Jimenez produces, among others, such "specials" as preparations that allow you to obtain the effect of raindrops, natural dirt in the form of e.g. dried lumps of earth on military vehicles, airplanes and others. It also offers oil sets used for weathering, i.e. artificial aging. Both these and other agents allow you to achieve very natural effects.