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Wheels & Wings Hobbies · Counter Notes Three Primer Myths Beginners Get Told (And What's Actually True) Weekly column · Lessons from the paint counter at WWH · April 2026 Welcome to the first entry in our new weekly column. Every week, we are going to take three things beginner painters get told as gospel (usually by other well-meaning beginners, sometimes by older guides, sometimes by the loudest voice in a forum thread) and unpack what is actually true. The goal is …

Wheels & Wings Hobbies · Miniature Painting Guide Speedpaint 2.0 vs Citadel Contrast: Which One-Coat Paint Should You Buy? One-coat paint comparison · Three years of retail sales data · Updated April 2026 Speedpaint 2.0 and Citadel Contrast are the two dominant one-coat paints in miniature painting. Both are designed to do the work of base coat, shade, and highlight in a single pass over a light primer. Both have devoted followings. We sell both in volume at Wheels & …