What is the best metal paint (acrylic)?

What is the best metal paint (acrylic)? - HC 300

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In this Hobby Cheating tutorial, I take you through a head-to-head comparison of 22 different acrylic metal paints to see which ones are truly the best on shine, visible pigment, finish and "Metaly-ness" - Scientific truth is clearly achieved. Hope you enjoy!
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@tellable9425 3 жыл бұрын

Calling it now. Vallejo Metal Colour, Thank you and good night

@lcmiracle 3 жыл бұрын

You failed to say which one, now I have insomnia you ****

@VinceVenturella 3 жыл бұрын

You may be onto something.

@tellable9425 3 жыл бұрын

@@VinceVenturella i have been converted to the church of Vallejo Metal Colour thanks to your video, never looked back. Probably my best hobby purchases up there with getting a wet palette and an airbrush

@Tarrasque87 3 жыл бұрын

When you know the outcome, but have to watch it anyway! Congrats on the 300, I've loved them all and can't wait to see more.

@ramza813 3 жыл бұрын

I'm still in round 1 but VMC Steel is a champ

@VinceVenturella 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, more to come for sure. :)

@MagatsuNimura 3 жыл бұрын

Next, we need to do gold, because that's probably the hardest for me, my personal options at the moment are all a bit lacking (even the vallejo metal color, which is naturally a bit green, and kind of conditionates my gold painting) Honestly, if I paint right now with vallejo metal colors, is thanks to you, and I can't be more happy with it. You have told us time and time again about the quality of the range, and that's why I picked mine a couple years ago, and it has improved the quality of my TMM a lot. PS: Congrats on the 300 HC video! Here's for 300 more :D

@Ben-fk9ey 3 жыл бұрын

I think Emil did a gold test and came to the conclusion that GW gold was the best.

@geteavnroc2250 3 жыл бұрын

I'm very passionate about my Scale75 golds. VMC is good, but limited color range, and inefficiency in mixing for large army projects, hurts it. Like, you have to do mixes of various other colors with VMC Gold, in order to get it look a certain way. Not a bad thing, if you are competition painting, but annoying for an army painter.

@OnboardG1 3 жыл бұрын

The only VMC colour I’ve had issues with is the copper which went gloopy. I think the seal on the bottle might have been compromised.

@p_serdiuk 3 жыл бұрын

@@Ben-fk9ey I think he didn't prepare some of them correctly

@Bluesummers1987 3 жыл бұрын

@@OnboardG1 I had both copper and gold and they went gloopy within a year. Couldn't revive them either... Now i am hesitant buyng VMC range paints again.

@Enballgroda1 3 жыл бұрын

300 episodes man. That’s a lot of cheating.

@oliverp3545 3 жыл бұрын

Could be a rookie politician with that amount.

@VinceVenturella 3 жыл бұрын

It's been a long journey. :)

@idiealot9958 2 жыл бұрын

Sir. I’ve just tested the metal color myself. These are on the expensive side, so I hesitated to buy them, but bought anyway because you said it’s worth it. Man - you were right. This is like THE metal paint. Now I’m eager to get the whole range… Thank you. For being “metal paint snob” as well.

@christianschmidt1784 3 жыл бұрын

Vince, congratulations on 300 HCs! Many, many people already told you how valuable these tutorials are and I will simply join in. You are a motivation to paint more and better on a good day and a safety net on bad days. Your simple, 'unedited' style is a much appreciated. I could say a lot more but you have to read many more comments, so thanks again for all the work and we raise our paint pots in your honour, today. Cheers, Prost, Salute!

@VinceVenturella 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, always happy to help. :)

@MrHarry5518 3 жыл бұрын

Can't wait for the gold episode

@gothicck 3 жыл бұрын

Hope we don't need to wait till HC episode 400 for it.

@VinceVenturella 3 жыл бұрын

I might take a different tack there. We will see. :)

@gothicck 3 жыл бұрын

@@VinceVenturella cool. Thanks Vince.

@MrHarry5518 3 жыл бұрын

@@VinceVenturella Hey Vince you should check out Mehron's metallic makeup powder, its made of aluminum powder just like the GSW metals, it has a good bronze colour in its range and some other colours like rose gold and lavender gold.

@gmoney1664 3 жыл бұрын

Congratulations on the 300, lots and lots of really excellent videos which have helped me and plenty of other folks too 🙌🙌🙌

@VinceVenturella 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent, always happy to help. :)

@LPP_YT 3 жыл бұрын

Congratulations on the 300th episode. I was converted to the Metal Colour colour range quite a while back on your recommendation, but it’s nice to see they still hold up. Thanks for all the great hobby content, looking forward to the 400th.

@VinceVenturella 3 жыл бұрын

Yep, onward and upward!

@InFerrumVeritas 2 жыл бұрын

I really appreciate how technical but straightforward these videos are. They're just informative, answer the question I came to them for, and demonstrate how the conclusion was reached.

@VinceVenturella 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, that is always the goal.

@elleofmusic 3 жыл бұрын

Congrats on 300 videos!! Absolutely beyond valuable, I wouldn't be half the mini painter I am in just a few months since starting the hobby without this treasure trove of expertise. I got a couple VMC bottles on your advice and couldn't be happier with them! I especially like the ones that are slightly tinted, like Pale Burnt Metal. I've had a lot of luck experimenting with using a dark shade and light shade to blend NMM techniques with TMM paint, too. Even just drybrushing the light shade over the dark one looks awesome on a really textured surface. It pops like no tomorrow!

@VinceVenturella 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome, always happy to help. :)

@Dash277 3 жыл бұрын

Congrats on 300!! This was fun I was rooting for my Metal Colors and they didn't disappoint. I was also impressed by the Nostalgia 88. We definitely need Gold and Copper. I LOVE Metal Color Copper, but gold I still haven't nailed down a favorite.

@VinceVenturella 3 жыл бұрын

I will have something coming soon. :)

@Codename-SubZero Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this video. I needed this information to make the right selection of metallic paint. For my action figures metal buckles and other silver accessories

@Polonius80 3 жыл бұрын

Great video, and as always, you remain a great source of advice on the wide world of hobby paint!

@VinceVenturella 3 жыл бұрын

Glad to help :)

@davidkinniburgh2265 3 жыл бұрын

Congrats on the 300 HC!! I’ve learned so much from these. I got on the HC train at ep85 when looking for ways to paint marble bases for my Harlequins. My favourite metallic method is paint VMC silver then heavily water down VMC steel and use it as a wash. VMC exhaust manifold is another fantastic colour for a more brown metal.

@VinceVenturella 3 жыл бұрын

Nice, I like that.

@dfs101zambiblebops3 3 жыл бұрын

Loved this video. Would love to see you do other kinds of metallics! First things that come to mind are gold and Brass!

@VinceVenturella 3 жыл бұрын

Yep, I have something slightly different planned, but Squidmar did a comparison on his channel. :)

@MechaTrogd0r 3 жыл бұрын

Just wanted to say thanks for all the videos Vince, they've been an incredible resource as I've started my hobby journey. Love how much you talk about working with TMM, as I have also found I love working with metallic paints. I would love to see you do a video on some of the colored metallic paints out there like Turbodork or Army Painter- unless I missed it somewhere in the first 299 episodes.

@VinceVenturella 3 жыл бұрын

I have not, but it's a great idea for the future.

@AsteroidTVGaming 3 жыл бұрын

Congrats in the 300 Hobby Cheating video! And thank you so much for all of the massive tips

@VinceVenturella 3 жыл бұрын

Always happy to help. :)

@mikemike5721 3 жыл бұрын

This channel is a goldmine rich of 300 nuggets and growing. There is more if you have the curiosity to check the other content. Thank you for the time you spend sharing and giving generously all this knowledge. I hope I ll be able to take one of your classes one day.

@VinceVenturella 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. :)

@cyagen9782 3 жыл бұрын

Exaust Manifold from Vallejo metal color has become my favorite for a quick one coat dark metal look. This line is incredible!

@VinceVenturella 3 жыл бұрын

Couldn't agree more!

@johncastellano297 3 жыл бұрын

300! You are a beast, Vince. And truly one of the most treasured members of the hobby community. Cheers to you, my dude!

@VinceVenturella 3 жыл бұрын

Much appreciated!

@seanclarke8015 3 жыл бұрын

Congrats on 300, thank you so much for your time you put into these videos. Cant thank you enough. Would love to thank you in person, perhaps next time you come to Nottingham!

@VinceVenturella 3 жыл бұрын

I hope to be over there next year. :)

@NateArnoldVideos 3 жыл бұрын

I picked up a bunch of Metal Color paints based on your recommendation a while back, and I have never been more pleased with the look of my metallics since I started painting with acrylics.

@VinceVenturella 3 жыл бұрын

100%

@Breakingbad_habits 3 жыл бұрын

Congrats on 300!! Thank you and looking forward to 300 more ;)

@VinceVenturella 3 жыл бұрын

You got it!

@jeffreycrowder2866 3 жыл бұрын

Great 300th episode So glad you take us along on this hobby journey Thanks

@VinceVenturella 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, glad it's been a fun journey.

@OmegaDestroyer99 3 жыл бұрын

Great video! I always appreciate comparison videos. I picked up some Vallejo metal color per your recommendation awhile back. I remember being giddy about how great it looked on my models.

@VinceVenturella 3 жыл бұрын

It's just amazing.

@shruggingatlasminiatures 3 жыл бұрын

Great video, thanks! So many options with paints means a lot of choice paralysis - great to see objective comparison. There’s a few newer GW metallics, and I’m finding Iron hands steel is a step up for their silvers

@VinceVenturella 3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@charlesramos4294 3 ай бұрын

This is a very informative video that answers my ongoing question on what’s the best types of acrylic metallics to brush paint! I really miss the old Polly S / Polly Scale metallics that no longer exist. Thank You for posting this demonstration and I’ll be off to my local hobby shop that sells AV Vallejo paints!

@stevekearns6173 2 жыл бұрын

300, legend! Thanks for all your hard work and dedication.

@VinceVenturella 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you too! It's been a fun journey and many more to come.

@spcwolf 3 жыл бұрын

Great episode- thank you for doing these. I’m returning to the hobby and these resources are great

@VinceVenturella 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them! :)

@Zickzag 3 жыл бұрын

im glad i have exactly the nº1 and nº2 in my desk with me. I also really love how nº2 has a darker hue and thus is associeted by me to a very different type of steel. I painted my SM with a base coat of nº2 and then nº1 and my necrons with nº2 only and they look completly different on the table but they both read as metallic.

@VinceVenturella 3 жыл бұрын

Makes sense.

@Vohtwomax 7 ай бұрын

I have been searching for a unique paint scheme for my grey knights for months and I think you just solved it for me! Valejo metal steel with a dry brush of green stuff anthrax. I LOVE the darker steel and the reflections off the valejo are crazy

@pronz72gh85 5 күн бұрын

Thank you a lot for the analytical approach! Great value provided here

@VinceVenturella 4 күн бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@tomekhekin914 2 жыл бұрын

Great video thank you for this. You convinced me to buy vallejo metal color some time ago and I love it

@VinceVenturella 2 жыл бұрын

Rock on!

@redrooster7371 3 жыл бұрын

Congratulations! I tried to find the video when I subbed your channel. I guessed it was about the 70s but my history shows it must've been hobby cheating #27. Unbelievable! I watched every video since then. And I learned so much and improved my painting. Thank you so much!

@VinceVenturella 3 жыл бұрын

That's amazing and wonderful. :) - Glad to have you along on the hobby journey.

@cameronfarrell9076 10 ай бұрын

Fantastic comparison. Thankyou, saved me lots of time and money.

@VinceVenturella 10 ай бұрын

Glad it helped!

@vitaliisharapov3305 3 жыл бұрын

Congratulations on 300!

@VinceVenturella 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@M0U53B41T 3 жыл бұрын

Love this! I still hate running acrylic metallics through my airbrush but it's nice to see what works best with brush.

@VinceVenturella 3 жыл бұрын

Happy to help as always. :)

@lewisheard1882 Жыл бұрын

The model air silver is the best silver I've used, but I was shocked to see pro-acryl go in the first round... Their gold's were a game changer for me

@CornWolf 2 жыл бұрын

Great video mate. Love the comparison and the metal ranges can be a pain because they can be miles apart.

@VinceVenturella 2 жыл бұрын

Oh, for sure. It's crazy the difference.

@EdAllen 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, very useful. Here's one I learned is terrible this weekend: Abteilung 502 ABT205 Metallic Silver oil paint. Very large, visible pigment grains. Amazed that they actually released it as is.

@VinceVenturella 3 жыл бұрын

Yep, I have it, it's terrible.

@BradDehnert 3 жыл бұрын

In my own research I found that a LOT of scale modellers also love Vallejo Metal Color for its other properties such as durability. Personally, I love them too! (The gold is a little fail, but that's more the particular colour choice/shade than the fundamentals of the paint.)

@VinceVenturella 3 жыл бұрын

Right on

@kosterix123 2 жыл бұрын

Love this show and what to look for very specific.

@VinceVenturella 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, happy to help. :)

@ElOvnen 3 жыл бұрын

This video was perfectly timed for me. Was discussing possible alternatives to Leadbelcher as a dark silver just last night!

@VinceVenturella 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome.

@mattcappelli5822 3 жыл бұрын

Feel like I new the winners before I even clicked play! Still great to see them up against a bunch of other brands. Keep up the great work

@VinceVenturella 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@BlargZap 3 жыл бұрын

Congrats on 300! Here’s to 300 more!

@VinceVenturella 3 жыл бұрын

Right on

@RobbinsNestStudios 3 жыл бұрын

Congrats on 300!!!!! I need to grab those Vallejo Metal color paints after watching this lol.

@VinceVenturella 3 жыл бұрын

Yep, they are completely worth it.

@SvenEnterlein 3 жыл бұрын

I started using VMC paints and they are something else. The way they flow off the brush is incredible. Just like you described, they cover well and look realistic. Only downside is that the settle extremely fast and need to be mixed well even in the pallet. Couldn't be happier with your [continued] recommendation.

@VinceVenturella 3 жыл бұрын

Always happy to help. :)

@oatbringer627 3 жыл бұрын

Great input as always! Thanks for sharing Sir. It would be really interesting to have a similar comparison but with golden/bronzy/coppery tones. Cheers!

@VinceVenturella 3 жыл бұрын

Yep, we will do something on gold in the future.

@TheIcemanModdeler 2 жыл бұрын

Green Stuff World Chrome brush version is my favorite, best chrome i've ever used, it's recommended to be applied in a dabbing motion with a brush but also airbrushes great with some alcohol thinning, Vallejo Liquid series is prob the best metallics from Vallejo, only have the gold version and it's great plus it's airbrush ready.

@WarhammerDad1 3 ай бұрын

Vallejo Metal Color: Duraluminum is the greatest single paint I have EVER found. It works for SO many things, so many situations...its perfection in a bottle.

@MrStatistx 3 жыл бұрын

I'm still so happy that one of the great miniature painters loves metallic colors. Most others are always on about nmm, but you show me that metallics have a place at high tier painting

@VinceVenturella 3 жыл бұрын

I love metallic paints and use both all the time. I don't like people dispariging TMM, it doesn't make sense to me. Both things can exist and be good in different ways. :)

@MrStatistx 3 жыл бұрын

@@VinceVenturella exactly. I personally don't like the look of NMM, but I can recognize and respect the technical and skilllevel aspect of it

@imagecollections6665 10 ай бұрын

My favourite is duraluminium from Vallejo, great with washes over it & not as "brushy" when applied.

@feralhawg867 5 ай бұрын

Such a great video! Y'know in history class when you're researching a specific historical event for a project and it turns out that there's a super specific journal article that exactly matches what you're looking for? This like that, but with acrylic metal paints.

@VinceVenturella 5 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@kungdswe2940 3 жыл бұрын

300 done, looking forward to next 300 :) Keep up the great work. And on a sidenot, i really love using Vallejo paints.

@VinceVenturella 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, very happy to help. :)

@Mikey__R 3 жыл бұрын

Twenty two! I can't even count that high! Congrats on hitting 300! That's even more than twenty two!

@VinceVenturella 3 жыл бұрын

A few more, I think, math is tricky. ;)

@nortacpaddy4380 3 жыл бұрын

Cant agree more with the outcome. You have been vindicatedMr Vince after all your recommendations of this range! You didnt give S75 a fair go though having chosen the worst of all its silvers!!! By the by- you gotta do the gold test especially since metal colour only carries the one shade. I use it but, I'm still looking for the sweet spot. Congrats on 300

@Dasp244 3 жыл бұрын

scale 75 black metal is unreal, i love that paint so much

@mateuszdus2289 3 жыл бұрын

Can't agree more, Metal Alchemy sets are supposed to be used together and any work should be done after using black metal over black coat

@helotaxi 3 жыл бұрын

The Scale75 Metal and Alchemy range really shine for various blending techniques. Laying down a nice opaque base coat with one of the Metal Color paints gives a great canvas to build a really cool looking metal on.

@VinceVenturella 3 жыл бұрын

Clearly, I should have picked the black metal. :)

@mateuszdus2289 3 жыл бұрын

@@VinceVenturella a lot of people tend to be dissapointed with Alchemy paints, because they don't use them as a set, but one or two and are surprised the results are all wrong. While I hardly can say they are the best metallics there is, as a set they are hard to beat.

@mikeljokinecheveste1287 3 жыл бұрын

Congrats on the 300 episodes of sharing painting wisdom. :)

@VinceVenturella 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

@cameronyager9221 3 жыл бұрын

Grats on 300! I agree that the army painter silvers are surprisingly good. I ended up testing -and liking- quite a few army painter paints during the start of COVID when I couldn't find vallejo products anywhere in the states and all 3 of their silvers are completely functional for tabletop level stuff, however I think their golds are complete junk. I was surprised to see that VGC gun metal didnt make the cut. Maybe its because I use the game air gun metal but I love using it as a base coat for layering bright silvers over or if I'm just looking for a really dark silver. Great video! Looking forward to the next 300!

@VinceVenturella 3 жыл бұрын

I agree, 300 more to come

@krzysztofmathews738 3 жыл бұрын

A good comparison and overview. Thank you.

@VinceVenturella 3 жыл бұрын

Always happy to help. :)

@danbergene8321 3 жыл бұрын

a while back you recommended the show "lucifer" on one of the warhammer wednesdays episodes. just wanted to say thanks for that! started watching after your recommendation and im really enjoying it! thanks for the amazing content! hobby cheating is some of my go to inspirational content while im painting!

@VinceVenturella 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome, yeah that show only gets stronger over time, I really love it.

@stormycatmink 2 жыл бұрын

One character I actually like in metals for some uses is ones that you can see the grains in it. It adds a look of a manually hammered and shaped piece, where the scale of the flake looks like small jeweler's hammer blows to scale. I use that when I want a rich, detailed gold. But if I want a clean, sharp metal look like chrome, I go for Molotow liquid chrome. For stuff that's meant to be just normal pieces of metal, I tend to go for the Vallejo metal color.

@VinceVenturella 2 жыл бұрын

The molotow is great. :)

@AllThingsCubey 3 жыл бұрын

Vallejo metal colour Duralumin has been my go-to lately, through an airbrush (as god intended) and it's amazing. I used to prime with a gloss black, and then realised it wasn't needed. A matt surface was producing just as much shine from the paint after a second quick pass.

@VinceVenturella 3 жыл бұрын

Yep, you got it.

@davedogge2280 Жыл бұрын

it's my GW leadbelcher replacement.

@OnboardG1 3 жыл бұрын

I love VMC steel. It’s almost like a metal contrast paint since it likes to self-shade. Have to admit my second choice tend to be the more recent GW metallics. They’ve really improved the composition. The rune lord brass base has been a godsend speed painting crons.

@VinceVenturella 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, Vallejo Metal Color is great.

@renaudroyer5390 Жыл бұрын

very interesting comparison. Thanks a lot

@VinceVenturella Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

@Fagerlund_ 3 жыл бұрын

Personally I left Vallejo behind for Darkstar and their Liquid Metals-range a couple of years ago. They also have a nice medium for metal paints specifically, if you want more flow or thin it for airbrush. Some of the brightest ones are lacking a bit in coverage, but the majority of the range made it fun for me to paint metal again!

@VinceVenturella 3 жыл бұрын

I wasn't impressed by the Dark Star to be honest, but maybe they've improved since I've tried the,.

@johnathanrhoades7751 3 жыл бұрын

@@VinceVenturella they have not. Pretty colors, but the pigment size, coverage, and smoothness still pales compared to Vallejo Metal color (not the regular Vallejo metalics)

@lordlasadies7960 3 жыл бұрын

Great video Vince ! so helpful , buying paints are like Darts in the dark especially for someone like me ho dont have a hobby store anywhere near my place , hope you can do more of this paint showdowns videos // Chris

@VinceVenturella 3 жыл бұрын

THis was a project, I would like to do a few more in the future.

@Himle_ 3 жыл бұрын

Another great video! No surprise regarding the VMC colours, those are amazing. What did surprise me was how bad the Pro Acryl one performed. I do own the White Gold and the Dark Silver and both are great. GZ on number 300! Here's hoping for another 300! (-:

@VinceVenturella 3 жыл бұрын

Can't wait for another 300!

@markgnepper5636 3 жыл бұрын

Great stuff friends 👏 👍 First to see my sat morning toons

@VinceVenturella 3 жыл бұрын

I wanted to make sure we all had something now that Saturday morning cartoons aren't a thing :)

@TheDeliciousMystery 3 жыл бұрын

One i've had a lot of good use out of is Privateer Press'es Boiler Black. Its kind of like a midpoint between Leadbelcher and iron warriors with a natural look like a mild nuln oil wash when it dries. Only trouble is its not as easy to come by when you can just grab something like leadbelcher off any hobby store shelf.

@VinceVenturella 3 жыл бұрын

Never really used any of the P3 and it's getting harder to get, so I can't speak to that range.

@chucklamb3496 3 жыл бұрын

Nice test, thanks Vince!

@VinceVenturella 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@danevans6312 3 жыл бұрын

300 hobby cheating videos! Insane. You should be knighted for your services to the hobby. Your videos have inspired me as well as taught me anything from the basics to the hardest techniques. Although I am still a noob at painting, restarting the hobby after a 15 year break, it is videos from your series that I keep coming back to. Thanks Vince. And here's to the next 300! 😏🤙

@VinceVenturella 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, that means a great deal. :) - Onward and upward!

@grahams68 3 жыл бұрын

Glad the metal color air won as I just bought a few on your recommendation!

@OmegaDestroyer99 3 жыл бұрын

Same. That paint is amazing.

@VinceVenturella 3 жыл бұрын

It's just amazing paint.

@kodehoved 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for a great video. I completely agree. I haven't tried quite as many, but based on my testing Vallejo metal colors are just above the rest. Scale 75 Speed Metal is really bad, but some of their other metal paints are quite good in my experience but not on par with Vallejo metal color. The biggest problem with the Vallejo line is that it is primarily focused around steel/silver like colors.

@VinceVenturella 3 жыл бұрын

Yep, wish they had more other tones.

@huwtindall7096 2 жыл бұрын

Great run down of all the silver/metail colours! Airbrush specific paints for the win here because they HAVE to have fine pigment and be pre-thinned.

@VinceVenturella 2 жыл бұрын

Yep, indeed.

@withteethfilmssp7794 3 жыл бұрын

I bought Vallejo metal color steel and silver on your recommendation and couldn’t be happier with it. Like others have said though, I’d like to get your thoughts on gold, bronze and brass. Thanks. Oh and congrats on the 300 episodes.

@VinceVenturella 3 жыл бұрын

I think I am going to do a special video on it. :)

@dennisfoulds3941 2 жыл бұрын

I needed that. Thanks

@VinceVenturella 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful.

@jasonwright8561 3 жыл бұрын

Super helpful, thanks a lot!!

@VinceVenturella 3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! :)

@stanlee2200 Жыл бұрын

i use silver paste and buff it. its the best finish ive gotten with trying to reproduce a metal. the gold works well too

@Mr88spacepants 3 жыл бұрын

Congratulations on HC 300! You are a mini badass

@VinceVenturella 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@WasiKaBooM 3 жыл бұрын

What a twist ending. Well done

@VinceVenturella 3 жыл бұрын

Call M. Night.

@LunchBoxNM 3 жыл бұрын

Lmao! The TUP drop at the beginning 👌

@VinceVenturella 3 жыл бұрын

New intro for sure. :)

@johnricc5868 3 жыл бұрын

Nice video Vince, I’ve been mixing Vallejo Metal Colour with Vallejo game colour metallics with some pretty nice results and interesting shades.

@VinceVenturella 3 жыл бұрын

Interesting. :)

@grafzahl3047 3 жыл бұрын

Congratulations to Episode 300!

@VinceVenturella 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@matthewcordeiro2073 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for the in depth tutorial. I’m going to do some re paints on my mcfarlane dc figures. I was looking for some really good steel colors for superboy prime. And Batman figures that are wearing medieval armor.

@VinceVenturella 8 ай бұрын

Glad I could help!

@BroadswordWargaming 3 жыл бұрын

Man, I liked this one..I LOVE Vallejo stuff, it's my favourite. I do actually like leadbelcher aswell though. 🤭 Well done on the video grind. 🥳

@VinceVenturella 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, happy to still be at it. :)

@TryChillBalloo 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Vince! a gold showdown but be really great.

@VinceVenturella 3 жыл бұрын

I'll see what I can do. Squidmar has one right now if you don't want to wait. :)

@TryChillBalloo 3 жыл бұрын

@@VinceVenturella I saw his video about gold but I think he never checked really the visibility of the metal flakes like you. With some ratings from squidmar I disagreed. In addition you dont compare only one gold from Vallejo but several... Plus you are my ultimate painting guru! Because of you I painted my huge wotr army (you can see it on my KZfaq channel) which was only possible because of your videos.

@danig.c.3591 3 жыл бұрын

From what I have tested, Vallejo Metal Color range seems to be the best for fast and quality basecoating. It also is the finest applyed by airbrush. Scale 75 metals are awful as basecoats but they have the finest and most interesting tones for quality highlighting and TMM. For me Citadel is well balanced between these two: beautiful color range, decent opacity and intermediate metallic grain size. Nice to see all those other brands I have never seen. Good video!

@VinceVenturella 3 жыл бұрын

Good notes.

@MrGunpocket 3 жыл бұрын

id love to see gold and copper/bronze versions in the future. and also comparing non-acrylic paints, like oils or enamels. or even the oddballs like the wax metallics. though I doubt you'd go out and buy that stuff just for a video.

@VinceVenturella 3 жыл бұрын

I buy lots of things to try, just for videos as it were. I'll see what I can do, in the meantime, Squidmar did a nice comparitive for golds. :)

@garethsteel2893 3 жыл бұрын

Very helpful I’ve wanted to get some decent metallics for a long time

@VinceVenturella 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent, happy to help. :)

@madhatter1662 3 жыл бұрын

Emil from Squidmar did a video comparing gold acrylic paints. I commented about using nmm techniques with tmm paints. No response on that from his end, but I think it would be a cool use of the different paints together. Also, I can see where the effects created by the lower end paints might be desirable depending on what look you are going for.

@VinceVenturella 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I always value a NMM style on a TMM paint.

@jpf338 3 жыл бұрын

Congrats!!

@VinceVenturella 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@marvelmaniac88 2 жыл бұрын

Great video, thank you.

@VinceVenturella 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@AntaresScaleworks 21 күн бұрын

I know this is a couple of years too late, but I just found your video and loved it! I've been a Vallejo fan since pretty much the beginning of me moving from enamels to arylics. I've always found their metallic line to be REALLY good. The Game Air line is definitely a different formulation. I did some research into the different lines (Mecha, Air, Game Air, Game Color, etc) and their "Game" line contains additives to help make the paint more durable so it would work well on miniatures that are handled a lot. I assume that's why there are some texture differences. Obviously their Air and Game Air lines were meant to go through an airbrush, but I've had a lot of good luck painting them with regular brushes. I've been back into the scale model hobby for a few years now and I only just discovered silicone brushes. The metallics definitely work better with the silicone brushes. You get a smoother pass and no brush lines. It's excellent for acrylics because they can dry so damn quickly (especially pre-mixed airbrush colors) and don't generally get a chance to level out before drying. Anyway, hope to see more videos of yours! I'm subscribing and going to thumb through your video catalog later. Thank you for taking the time to make content!

@VinceVenturella 20 күн бұрын

Happy to help as always.

@HasteHobbies 3 жыл бұрын

Premo content! thanks for the tests! was surprised by warcolours!

@VinceVenturella 3 жыл бұрын

I was as well!

@wojtekpiwowarczykpersonal 3 жыл бұрын

Let's be honest here - it was either Metal Color or zenithal for 300th episode ;) Congratulations on reaching a huge milestone and I look forward to next ones!

@VinceVenturella 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. :)

@Baleandor 2 жыл бұрын

I'm in a pinch to choose between Vallejo Steel and Vallejo Silver for super bright chrome-like gunpla thruster bells.

@VinceVenturella 2 жыл бұрын

Silver all the way.

@ZhysaytheBandit 3 жыл бұрын

Oh look, Vince is making another video about how much he loves Vallejo Metal Color.

@VinceVenturella 3 жыл бұрын

I mean, you're not wrong.

@markbeiser Жыл бұрын

I've still got a pot of 1992 vintage Citadel Color: Chainmail, and a pot of the Armor Wash from the same time. Glad I'm not the only one that thinks it is still among the best "steel" paints there is. These days it is all about the Vallejo Metal Color or AK True Metal though. I like the look of AK True Metal over Vallejo Metal Color, but it isn't an acrylic, so requires separate tools and thinners, and needs a layer of varnish before applying acrylics over it.