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Wheels & Wings Hobbies · Paint Reference Citadel Base Paints — Warhammer Colour Complete colour listing · 12ml water-based acrylic · The foundation of the Citadel system · Now branded Warhammer Colour Step one for every Warhammer paint scheme Citadel Base paints are the starting point for nearly every painting guide written for Warhammer 40,000 and Age of Sigmar. Heavily pigmented and formulated for strong opacity, they establish the main colour of an a …

Wheels & Wings Hobbies · Airbrush Guide Airbrush Troubleshooting Guide: Diagnose and Fix Any Airbrush Problem From an Iwata Gold Crown Dealer in Toronto · Diagnose any problem on any airbrush · Updated April 2026 Most airbrush troubleshooting articles give you a long checklist of things to try. We are going to do something different. After years of helping customers diagnose airbrush problems at our Toronto store, we can tell you that nearly every issue you will ever …

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 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 · 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 & …

Wheels & Wings Hobbies · Wargaming Paint Guide How to Paint Word Bearers: Horus Heresy 30k Painting Guide Step-by-step miniature painting guide · Mark VI Corvus pattern Space Marine · XVII Legion · Age of Darkness · Updated with discontinued paint alternatives Watch on YouTube: How to Paint Word Bearers Lorgar’s XVII Legion: The First Heretics of Warhammer’s Horus Heresy This guide is based on our original Wheels & Wings TV video from 2 …

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 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 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 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 …