Vallejo-Colors, which are important?

[lemur]

Hey folks,

Currently i am using enamels, but I want to transfer over to Vallejos Acrylics. The Problem is that there is no store in my area where i can buy them.
So i want to order something like a "basic pallete of colors" from an online-shop.
Which colors should i buy then that i don't need to order them for a while?
Is there a Set where i can buy the basic colors?

I usally paint WW2 Figures, and maybe some knights in the future..

thx in adv. David

 

[Bluesking]

Go to http://www.acrylicosvallejo.com/ were you will find an Austrian distributor and details of their Paint sets.

 

[lemur]

Yes, but there is just an online store. Is it intelligent to buy the 72colors sets?
contents those colors:
510 Gloss Varnish
520 Matt Varnish
521 Metal Medium
522 Satin Varnish
524 Thinner
733 Flourescent Orange
801 Brass
817 Scarlet
820 Off White
824 German Camo Orange Ochre
827 Lime Green
842 Glossy White
843 Cork Brown
846 Mahogany Sand
947 Dark Sand
855 Black Glaze
861 Gloss Black
863 Gunmetal Grey
866 Grey Green
870 Med Sea Grey
872 Chocolate Brown
876 Brown Sand
878 Old Gold
879 Green Brown
883 Silvergrey
887 Brown Violet
889 USA Olive Drab
890 Reflective Green
891 Intermediate Green
893 Dark Green
895 Gunship Green
889 Dark Prussian Blue
907 Pale Grey Blue
908 Carmine Red
909 Vermillion
913 Yellow Ochre
914 Green Ochre
917 Beige
918 Ivory
919 Foundation White
920 German Uniform
921 English Uniform
926 Red
927 Dark Flesh
930 Dark Blue
934 Transparent Red
940 Saddle Brown
950 Black
951 White
952 Lemon Yellow
953 Flat Yellow
956 Light Orange
957 Flat Red
959 Purple
961 Sky Blue
963 Medium Blue
965 Prussian Blue
970 Deep Green
971 Green Grey
980 Black Green
981 Orange Brown
982 Calvary Brown
983 Flat Earth
984 Flat Brown
989 Sky Grey
991 Dark Sea Grey
992 Neutral Grey
993 Flat Aluminum
995 German Grey
997 Silver
998 Bronze
999 Copper

+#0, #2/0, and #1 Brush

~David

 

[RobH]

It maybe too much to buy the set of 72 colours - you may find you don't like acrylics!

This store came to my attention yesterday:

Netmerchants

Bluesking, they seem to be near you in Larne.

There are small pallettes of colours available on the right of the page I've linked, that may be better to test the water so to speak.


The site also offers loads of other stuff as well suited to our hobby. Don't know what the postage would be to Austria, but things are generally cheap - you can get a Euro conversion as well.

HTH

Rob

 

[quang]

Hello David,

Prince August (France) sells Vallejo paints under their name and has 16 bottle-packs of colours chosen according to a theme (WWII Germans, Medieval, ACW North and South,...). There are dozens of themes to choose from.

Might be interesting for a starter.

PRINCE AUGUST site

WWII German Acrylic package

HTH

Q.

 

[Einion]

I would think that Rob's comment is worth bearing in mind before you buy - you'd want to be pretty sure you really like this kind of paint before getting quite this many, I painted in acrylics for years before I tried Vallejos and I didn't like them at all.

72 paints is probably too many colours but if the price works out good per bottle it could be worth it. But there are a number in the set that most modellers will find practically no use for - e.g. Fluorescent Orange, Lime Green, Transparent Red - and many that would be very easy to mix from other paints - e.g. Off White, Beige, some of the sands and browns - so a lot depends on how much you like to mix paint or if you prefer to have a wide selection of readymade colours on hand, which you might coming from an enamel background.

Most hobbyists don't like to mix fleshtones too much so you'll probably want a couple of those at least and specific uniform shades for your chosen era would probably be worth having, with white, black and a couple of other basic colours that's probably your best bet as a starting palette.

Einion

 

[pkw4]

hi David
i have gone the same way a year ago.Best thing i ever done.
My advice is to convert the same colours that BILL HORAN uses in acrylics.
This at the beginning will be enough.Then you can check out Lilliput web site.
Look at the articles section.You will get a lots of great ideas.
If then you should need more advice you can e mail me.
Iwill be happy to help you.
You will find that the trasition to acrylics is quite a "cultural shock" but well worthed
good luck
Roberto

 

[lemur]

@all: ty for your answers

@Rob: Yes this store is pretty cheap, but it cost me ~50€ shipping and ~20€ tax wich makes it far more expensive then the shop i want it to buy.

@quang: I noticed them also, but i would like to buy a "alround pack", those packages are also available from vallejo.

@Einion: I already used acrylics a bit and i liked them. You are right i wont need some colors of the box, thats why asked for a list of important colors.

@pkw4: wich colors does bill horan use?

yours David

 

[Guy]

Bill Horan is an enamel man.....at least the last time I spoke with him. He uses Humbrols

 

[pkw4]

Hi everybody
what i mean is :
for skin tones use flesh red leathter scarlet and natural wood hilight whit more flesh and white. Darker areas add more scarlet red leather and black.
Most colours (e.i. red blue black grey .....) are "killed" by adding some natural wood and black in the base mix.For hilights and faded areas flesh white and natural wood are used. For darker areas black blue and dark red or brown
(depend by wich colour you are painting).
This colours can be Humbrol or Vallejo(i do not mean to use them togheter).
In the cese of Valleyo acrylics English Uniform can be used instead of natural wood and flesh is called Basic skintone.
regards
Roberto