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Wheels & Wings Hobbies · Scale Modelling Guide How to Thin Tamiya Paints: A Canadian Modeller's Guide Acrylics, lacquers, and enamels · Updated for 2026 Canadian regulatory changes · Updated April 2026 Most online guides to thinning Tamiya paints will give you exact ratios and exact PSI numbers. We are not going to do that, because those numbers are wrong — or at least, they are not consistently right. Paint behavior varies by colour, by pigment, by bottle age, …

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 · 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 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 …