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Kyle's Necropolis Hawks Paint Guide — Heavy Intercessors Build Feature
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
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May 22, 2026
Acrylic vs Lacquer vs Enamel: Paint Types for Scale Modelling Explained
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
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May 07, 2026
Vallejo Model Color — Complete Colour Guide for Scale Modellers
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.
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Apr 16, 2026