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Wheels & Wings Hobbies · Miniature Paint Guide Kyle Builds a Space Marine 2 Heavy Las Intercessor Conversion Warhammer 40,000 · Custom Conversion · Full Build & Paint Guide ⚔ Custom Conversion Space Marine 2 was the inspiration for this one-off custom Heavy Las Intercessor. The las-gun is sourced from the Eliminators kit and heavily modified away from its sniper configuration - Kyle wanted the shorter, heavier rifle look from the game rather than a sniper barre …

Wheels & Wings Hobbies · Miniature Paint Guide Kyle Builds the Necropolis Hawks Heavy Intercessors Warhammer 40,000 · Space Marines · Full Paint Guide ⚔ Space Marines Heretical, Kyle knows - but sometimes the same blue Space Marines can get a little boring. He grabbed some of his favourite Heavy Intercessors and finished them in the very striking colours of the Necropolis Hawks, gene-successors to the Raven Guard. The minis were sprayed white first, with the rest …

Wheels & Wings Hobbies · Miniature Paint Guide Kyle Builds the Tyranid Prime: The Velobsteraptor Warhammer 40,000 · Tyranid Prime with Lash Whip · Full Paint Guide Tyranids Once, when Kyle was trying to describe Tyranids to a non-Warhammer person, he compared them to an unholy amalgamation of a lobster and a velociraptor. Thus was born the Velobsteraptor. Wanting to do something other than the usual Tyranid colour schemes, Kyle ran with the lobster theme and built …

Wheels & Wings Hobbies · Scale Model Build Feature Kyle Builds the Monogram F-105G Wild Weasel: You Gotta Be $hittin' Me! Monogram 1/48 F-105G Thunderchief · MON5806 · Full Build Feature ✈ Wild Weasel As the story goes, "You Gotta Be $hittin' Me" were the words uttered by a member of the first group of Wild Weasels when told what their new role would entail. They were also Kyle's words when he found the single photograph that inspired this entire build. Kyle found …

Wheels & Wings Hobbies · Miniature Paint Guide Vlad's Kravek Morne Full Paint Guide · Warhammer 40,000 · May 2026 ⚙ Warhammer 40,000 Vlad's full recipe for Kravek Morne, dark aluminium armour with elaborate bronze chain and trim, black panels with a cold blue highlight ramp, hazard stripe yellow panels, and a muddy industrial base. A striking scheme built around metallic contrasts and sharp edge highlighting. All products below are in stock at Wheels & Win …

Wheels & Wings Hobbies · Scale Model Build Feature Kyle Builds the Tamiya F-14D Tomcat: A Top Gun Day Tribute Tamiya 1/72 Grumman F-14D Tomcat · TAM60795 · Full Build Feature · Top Gun Day 2026 ✈ Top Gun Day 2026 To mark Top Gun Day, we're featuring this excellent build from Kyle Hood — Tamiya's 1/72 Grumman F-14D Tomcat, built straight from the box with a comprehensive paint and weathering treatment that brings out all the character of the real a …

Wheels & Wings Hobbies · Paint Reference Paint Types for Scale Modelling: Acrylic, Lacquer & Enamel Compared From a Toronto hobby retailer since 1986 · What the labels actually mean · Updated May 2026 There is a conversation we have at our counter several times a week, and it goes something like this: a customer tells us they use acrylic paints, picks up a bottle of Tamiya, and is surprised when we explain that you can thin it with lacquer thinner. "But it's an a …

Wheels & Wings Hobbies · Miniature Painting Guide Vallejo vs Citadel (Warhammer Color): Which Paint Is Better? Miniature painting paint comparison · Prices, quality, and value for Canadian hobbyists · Updated April 2026 Vallejo and Citadel are the two most popular acrylic paint ranges for miniature painting. Both are water-based, both work on plastic and resin miniatures, and both are stocked at Wheels & Wings in Toronto. Choosing between them is one of the first …

Wheels & Wings Hobbies · Paint Reference Vallejo Premium Color Complete colour listing · 60ml airbrush acrylic polyurethane · Gunpla, scale models, custom builds & display When durability matters as much as colour Vallejo Premium Color is a professional-grade acrylic polyurethane paint formulated for airbrushing on demanding surfaces. Where standard hobby acrylics can chip and wear on handled models, the hybrid acrylic-polyurethane resin in Premium Color deliver …

Wheels & Wings Hobbies · Paint Reference Vallejo Hobby Paint Spray Complete colour listing · 400ml acrylic spray · Primers, colours & varnishes Base coat and paint in one step Vallejo Hobby Paint Spray is a purpose-built acrylic spray system for miniatures and scale models. The unique AV formula combines a base coat primer with highly pigmented colour in a single application, delivering a smooth, self-levelling matt finish that respects fine surface detail on pl …

Wheels & Wings Hobbies · Paint Reference Vallejo Panzer Aces Specialist armour and figure painting colours · Discontinued — available while stock lasts ⚠️ Discontinued line — available while stock lasts Vallejo Panzer Aces has been discontinued. Many colours have been absorbed into the Vallejo Model Color range. We have remaining stock of the colours listed below — once they’re gone, they’re gone. If you’re looking for a colour no longer …

Wheels & Wings Hobbies · Paint Reference Vallejo True Metallic Metal Complete colour listing · Triadic metallic system for miniature painters A complete metallic painting system in 20 colours True Metallic Metal is Vallejo’s dedicated miniature metallic system using real metal particles in an acrylic medium, producing genuine metallic reflectivity rather than a metallic-looking pigment. Each colour family is built around a themed metallic — silver, gold, copper …

Wheels & Wings Hobbies · Paint Reference Vallejo Metal Color Complete colour listing · High-density metallic acrylics for natural metal finish Purpose-built for natural metal finish Vallejo Metal Color is a dedicated range of high-density metallic acrylics formulated specifically for airbrushing over a black primer base. Unlike regular metallic paints, the ultra-fine metallic particle size is optimised for the fine atomisation of an airbrush, producing a smooth, even metal …

Wheels & Wings Hobbies · Paint Reference Vallejo Xpress Color Complete colour listing · One-coat contrast-style acrylics for fast miniature painting Single-coat painting for miniatures Vallejo Xpress Color is a one-coat paint system designed for fast, high-quality miniature painting. Like Citadel Contrast, the formula uses a special medium that pulls pigment off raised surfaces and into recesses, creating automatic highlights and shadow depth in a single pass over a white …

Wheels & Wings Hobbies · Paint Reference Vallejo Mecha Color Complete colour listing · Water-based acrylics formulated for mecha, sci-fi, and anime-style models Built for Gunpla, sci-fi, and anime-style modelling Vallejo Mecha Color is a dedicated range for mecha, Gunpla, and sci-fi plastic model painting. The formula is optimised for the smooth surfaces and sharp panel lines of injection-moulded kits — flowing evenly over large flat panels without pooling, and layer …

Wheels & Wings Hobbies · Paint Reference Vallejo Game Air Complete colour listing · Pre-thinned water-based acrylics for miniature painting by airbrush Game Color, pre-thinned for the airbrush Vallejo Game Air is the airbrushed version of the Game Color range — the same fantasy-focused pigments pre-thinned to the right consistency for direct use in an airbrush without additional mixing. Every colour in the range is designed for zenithal priming, base coating large ar …

Wheels & Wings Hobbies · Paint Reference Vallejo Model Color Complete colour listing · Water-based acrylics for brush painting The broadest brush-painting range in the Vallejo lineup Vallejo Model Color is the paint range most scale modellers reach for first — and with good reason. Formulated specifically for brush application, the thin, self-levelling consistency lays down flat, even coats straight from the dropper bottle with no dilution required on most surfaces. …

Wheels & Wings Hobbies · Paint Reference Vallejo Model Air Complete colour listing · Pre-thinned acrylics for airbrushing The most historically researched military paint range available Vallejo Model Air is a water-based acrylic formula pre-thinned for airbrushing straight from the bottle. Formulated with a flat finish and fine pigment suspension specifically designed for airbrush use at low pressure — no thinning required for most applications. The range covers mili …

Wheels & Wings Hobbies · Paint Reference Vallejo Paint Guide by Vehicle, Theatre & Time Frame Scale modelling colour reference · Model Color · Model Air · Metal Color Find the right Vallejo paint for your kit — organised by subject, era, and theatre All Vallejo paints listed in this guide are stocked at Wheels & Wings Hobbies — browse the full range here. Every SKU links directly to the product page. We ship across Canada. This guide group …

This guide covers every Vallejo paint in stock at Wheels & Wings Hobbies, organised by line. Vallejo produces more specialised lines than any other brand we carry — from precise military aviation and armour colours to dedicated miniature painting ranges for Warhammer and fantasy. All paints are 17ml water-based acrylic unless otherwise noted. Browse our full range here. Looking to paint a specific vehicle? Check out our Vallejo Vehicle Paint Guide. Jump to paint line: Model Air Mode …