The Musings, Pictures and Battle Reports of 40+ years of Wargaming experience.

Saturday, March 5, 2022

My first go with the new Army painter Speedpaints

I got a hold of a Starter Set of the new Army Painter Speed Paints. I've not used the GW Contrast Paints before, but I read (on numerous sites) that these were better and cheaper. So I decided to grab a set. I pulled out a random mini I had around for a game I have no idea about. I primed it with just brush on Craft white paint, let it dry and then painted. Nothing fancy, there are a few mistakes. This was a test so I just painted the mini and waited for the results.  Only the eyes and the soles of the shoes are regular paint.

Over all I like how it turned out.  But I can see that using these paints will need to be on projects moving forward.  The look is so different than from my normal style I think they would look "wrong" next to how I normally paint.