Scale 75 Miniature Paints Good Or Not? 

Thanks for the shout out dude. Wait till you try out their inks, they are unreal

I have used the full paint set for more then 6 years and I will probably never use another. Glad to see that other people starting to catch on. Thanks for the video and enjoy your paints they are awesome!

Great review Luke, as always! Thanks for your great informative videos!👍👍

I've been using Scale 75 paints for two years now. The metallics are my favourite. Especially Decayed Metal. I'm not a good painter, but I highly recommend them.

Once again - thanks for the head's up. I'd never...NEVER...heard of these paints. After watching your review just now I went to my friendly Amazon site and low and behold there they are - and what a seemingly amazing range they have. I'm afraid I'll have to invest in a few to check them out. Thanks again!

First time hearing of these paints. Thanks for the review!

Appreciate the honest review mate. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Cheers

Thanks for the review, Luke! Seen these in the hobby shop and wondered what they were like! So wishing I lived in the UK to attend that gaming weekend! :)

Ive been looking to replace my Army Painter set for a while and had a chance to get the scale75 line in their instant color pledge manager, and this video really put my mind at ease with all the things Ive heard from people on line, awesome video and will definitely be watching more of your channel!

Funny I was looking for review of scale75 paint yesterday , and here you come out with a review the next day xD. Looks good might pick up a paint set :)

Cheers for doing this. I know I've seen it long after you posted it but I respect your comments on these paints.

They have been phenomenal for me from the first drop on a wet palette. They blend so well, leave a nice finish, they also water down very well for my airbrush and leave great layers.

Really helpful seeing this. I keep toying around with buying scale 75 but keep chickening out when the only people I see using them are amazing painters. Definitely give them a try. And thanks for the "buying in 3's" tip. Brilliant!

I love these paints. Ive purchased several of their paint sets that come with 8 or so paints. The green, blue, flesh, and yellow/red sets. Fantastic stuff. If I had to reset my paint collection, I’d buy their whole line and their fantasy line too. Great products.

Wow, wasn't expecting that! Thanks man- might give them a shot... Also I know exactly what you mean about that Gotrek model!! I got the audiobook where Gotrek is voiced by Brian Blessed. It's amazing to paint by!

I use these from time to time, was going to do a vid comparing the contrast paints to them and the fw inks by daler Rowney. Hope you enjoy your new paints! They've got so many great uses

I love their metallics and alchemy paints, Black Metal is easily one of the best metallic paint on the market. Can't wait to use their white alchemy paint as a basecoat for Contrast paints, should produce pretty decent results.

Thanks for making this video. I'm concerned about this line of paints from what I heard, but thought they sounded almost perfect for me. Now I'm convinced to give them a try. The bar is set crazy high right now with CreatureCaster/Monument Pro-Acryl range. I want to try the Scale Colour Artist heavy body acrylics too..

Your US and UK links to the full paint sets in the drop down are both for the fleshtone set. Don't fire anyone over it 🤣 Also, great video review of these paints. I don't own any, but I'll definitely consider them for the future!

Great info Luke. I bought both sets of these paints earlier this year. (Fantasy and games and scalecolor ranges) They have made me a different painter if not actually better. They are two additional weapons in a painter's arsenal as each range is slightly different. I also have army painter's complete range ( slightly different again) and Secret Weapon's three sets. All are good at some things but not others. Some are great layering paints and some make the best glazes. l'm still experimenting but l hardly ever touch my citadel range anymore. If you only use citadel paint at the moment, any of these paint ranges will change your game. Citadel paints are quite difficult to use to get good results l find and IMHO very expensive for the quality. Citadel's washes and technical stuff are great however and shouldn't be overlooked.

Good to hear and see some of the paints used a little. Wanted to get back into some model painting whilst I'm out abroad in China for a few years, so need to pick things up from scratch (paints, tools, everything), and Scale 75 kept appearing a fair bit when searching on the online retailers here. Was teetering, and now feel more confident picking some up and going with them, instead of the usual ones I've gone for in the past.

I'm a beginner miniature painter and these look like something I could use. Thanks for the review buddy! I always enjoy your videos.

Good comments...I'm relatively new to Scale 75 too but also love them. Haven't tried the wash with them so will give that a go but appreciate the recommendation for a varnish first.

Great review. Thanks for the honest opinion as I am going to get into something other than GW paints. I am really tired of the product for the price. I am looking at S75 and ProAcryl. Fancy a review of the ProAcryl so I can get more honest opinions to help me decide? You’re great, thanks for the wonderful vids.

i missed the show, but i promise to buy a ticket for next year, (hope its closer to stoke) i will be the one watching every move you do lol, love your videos, and want to learn, i am not into gaming i want to make awesome diaramas

I have been a Scale 75 fanatic when I got their velvet skin tones. They are fantastically amazing, work good in an airbrush wit thinner. I am glad to see you review with all the crazy GW contrast kitch right now. My goto is vallejo and scale 75. There is a kickstarter from Scale 75 for creme based acryllics for miniatures, waiting for my shipment.

Thanks for the review Lukes,on the US market there is "Garage kits colors"hightly appreciated by garage kit resin builders,like great painter asMr Vince vells...

Im going to give these a try! Cheers

Thanks for the insight. I would probably like them if I tried them.

Great video, I’d love to pick up some after hearing your review! Just to let you know though, all the links in the description are to the skin set ;)

I'd heard so many good things about these paints for a good couple of years and christmas just passed my other half bought me the full set. Gotta say, I love them. It's not just the matte finish, the pigment strength and the way they "feel" when you're using them. It's hard to describe really, but they are really good paints. Have I completely switched? No. I still have use for some of may citadel paints/shades. There's a few Vallejo I still love to use. But Scale75 are nice, I wouldn't be unhappy if they were the only paints I had access to.

Luke you have to try Scale75's metallics. They are hands down the best I've used.

Thanks for your honest opinion. I painted some 1:35 figures with ak and mig paints. The skin set from AK it worked well. A few months ago i was lucky to win a pack of 88 bottles of scale75 paint and a bunch of figures. I recently made the 75mm us marshal and painted it with their paint. The skin set is wonderfull much more forgiving then the skin set from ak-interactive. The ink sets from them work great to enhance the colors and the metal alchemy is sure something to try. Best results i ever had.

Really great review

Hey mate nearly picked some of these paints up at the game expo a week or so back but like you big fan a Vallejo so didn't bother.so thanks for the review dude gunna check them out now. Really like the looks of the metallic sets.

I've used them for a long time now and I've just started to blend etc but I used scale 75 before this because of the range of colours and I wanted to start using more bright tone's and I use them because there matt but I still put wash's over them I get round it buy the way I mix them and what medium I use with them I find them very good and the sets you can buy and range they have I've dry brushed with them too not had a problem and the skin tone set is one I use the most it helped me paint skin amazingly for a average painter

You looked so happy about these. Cool

I have 14 of their paint sets. They are a wonderful tool. If I want semi gloss I miss some medium into them I still use other brands but these are my favorite. They, like Vallejo, are from Spain.

I am an experienced painter and I have just started using Scale 75 with some of their metallics and have been very impressed. Now have a set of reds to try out.

i really would like which red you use in the video .Looks great :-D

Waoooh! I began with Citadel paints, then Vallejo. Haven't use Army Painter yet and now a juste pass a view or those Scale 75 paints on Amazon...and I've come here to see a review or a respectable Painter 😅 Yes, I think I'll gonna buy 3 bottles to see who they cover and who the color work with washes anyway. Thank you a lot for this review. Let's face the Grey !!! 🤩🤩🤩

Luke these are brilliant paints! I have been using them since they came out. They're from Spain. I order them direct - ace service, fast posting. The metallics are amazing as well. They do a fantasy line, and a WWII line which is simply outstanding! Inks, primers, metal mixing balls to put in the pots. Higher quality than Vallejo and Andrea even believe it or not. You won't be disappointed.

I have almost the entire range of scape 75, I love em they’re by far some of my favorite paints.

Scale 75 paints are amazing I'm slowly replacing all my citadel paints with scale 75

Mad props making this video during the swarm of "OMG CONTRAST PAINT" shit that has been cluttering up my YT feed. Scale 75 paints are the bomb, and need more attention.

I love these paints!

Very interesting, always good to use a wide variety of paints

I recently bought a "Techno Green FX" scale 75 paint because the local hobby shop was out of the fluro green mecha colour. I love it, and I can't wait to buy some more.

Hey Luke, saw your vid and love their ranges and will defo be buying some! Saw a comment reccomending to try Instar Paint, please do check em out as they look like a very promising brand and would love to hear your 2 cents on em! Keep up the good work mate 👍

thanks luke i vill try them out now :)

I've been a subscriber of your channel for several months now and all I can say is this - why, oh why, can't I find someone like you in the US!! I absolutely love your videos and if the shipping fees weren't so high I would never buy from anyone else again!

Scale 75 has been my go to paint for a while. I really love them. A zenethall highlight of certain colors come out really well

Best metallics I've ever used; honestly their gold and silvers are fantastic. Their NMM series and other boxed colour sets are fantastic. They're a little tricky here and there but once you get used to them they're super.

Never used it so was interesting thanks

I own one S75 paint (the sky blue) and i found the total opposite. My ultramarine inceptors i did using volumes and glazing took 9 coats just to get the sky blue midtones down and I've not bought another one since.

I literally have my first two sets coming in the mail right now, so I'll have no idea until I've had some weeks to work with them.

Q: for basic layering do these paints need to be thinned ? If so, what kind of ratio are you seeing ?

I've just ordered the black and white range after seeing a video on the matt black, which I hope is perfect for the Raven Guard. I hope I won't be disappointed. I usually use GW paints and they're white is terrible, so again I hope it's worth it.

Glad you have done this on Scale 75. I feel like i'm on the same level as you Luke and these "pro" painters have been doing S75 an injustice- almost like this is their pancea to greatness and no one else shall achieve their results- rubbish! hands down these are the finest paints I have used in 30 thirty years and their Metallics are second to none. not a big company from Spain, but they have the honesty to make paint with proper pigment levels. Buy a set of inks and you will never need to buy anything else because again the pigmentation is off the scale and always need thinning. Only really backing up all the other comments, but Im glad you have found these amazing paints. Great job and keep up the good work.

I've been sticking with Vallejo but now I"ll definitely check these out.

I moved over to S75 couple years back, paints keep better than crappy GW pots as well all my old ones have pretty much gone off now!

True. True. Took me years to take the plunge. Now I can't stop using them. Definitely was a learning curve.

I love them, try the fantasy range too. I've been using the Metalics on my Ad Mech. I've heard good things about their ink intensity. I only have the wood & purple.

I have used tamiya for years hated that they dried out I used ammo by mig colors and I absolutely love there colors since they come in the jars same with ak paints I just won these paints in a auction and never heard them before but seems like they are good quality

Have you ever tried Pro Acryl from Monument. They are so matt iv found that matt varnishs are usually shiny compaired to the actual paint

Love scale75 and their metallics are god like you must try them.

Love Scale75 paints - only weakness in the range is the Purples, I find that these struggle to coat over any undercoat

I've been picking up scale 75 purely for colour choice. They are real nice and I'm slowly building up my scale range.

I'll have to give these a try, my paint library is pretty small.

I really wish I could try these paint, but I have had a terrible experience dealing with this company. I ordered a set off their website and they shipped me an empty package and wont respond to my emails... very disappointing as I keep hearing they are amazing

I think the metallics are awesome, I'm just constantly knackered from shaking the buggers up!

To which of their ranges are you refering to? The fantasy colours or regular Scalecolour? I have a handful of their paints and I like them so far. How would you compare them to Warpaints?

Been using scale 75 for a while now and love them

It's nice when you really like something a lot. It's kind of a rare thing for me, but it does happen. I may give these a go.

I have scale 75 about 10 different colours I am like you fantastic paints its just trying to get hold of them

You should give wet blending a go with these mate, they should take a while to dry so they'd be good for it Vince ventruella hax a new vid out on wet blending with base basecoats, real quick and I've found it works damn well.

Thanks for the honest review Luke, I was looking at investing in a set of these and I'm even more swayed now lol. Hope that the company sees this and sends you some mate, they're bloody expensive!

Luke I want to order some things, I am a newbie. How would you suggest I begin? Thank you, I am on a teacher’s budget

Yes Luke but for someone who has bought and bought Vallejo paints so has stacks of replacement colours that I seem to use more on a regular basis and leave others alone, do I really need them? Plus as my Optician states it's only a matter of time before I lose my eyesight due to my lifestyle - so think I'll pass on these but thanks for the update and I'm sure some will try these out. Cheers!

I've been on a quest for the last month trying to decide whether getting the regular scalecolor range or the fantasy & games one. Bought both red sets (fire & blood and the demonic flesh set). I've fallen in love with them. Still can't decide which one I like better. Scalecolor are thicker, matte and color selection on sets look richer. Yet I've gotten better looking result just with less effort with the fantasy ones. Any thoughts on the subject (both scale 75 ranges of paint) ?

I've heard of these paints and fancied getting a set, the metallics are supposed to be very good they are I think based in Spain like Vallejo. and I think their full set costs around £145 and a bit. I was waiting for someone I trust to review em so thanks for that

I use Scale 75 almost exclusively now. They are superb paints.

Hey Luke, When you say gloss a model, do you mean hit them with a gloss varnish before applying the wash? I feel silly, but i've never heard of that term before

Hi Luke, I'm no gamer but stumbled across your site on here when searching for tecnics , I build 1/35 scale armour WW2 mainly the Eastern Front, so why look at your site. Well it's done with skill and most importantly fun, we all like to aim for the best but having fun while we do it is important. Interesting points on the paints, I use both ab and brush working with Vallejo Colour and Air. When brush painting use a wet pallet. The description of the paints you showed makes me think the pigment could well be in a liquid form, a very fine ground dry pigment first then added with a gel carrier. The shot of the blue, wow , seeing the variations as you brushed has me seriously considering trying them out. At 71 I need to try as many modelling ideas as possible. Keep up the good work . 👍 Thanks

The metallics have the most incredibly fine flakes, and they work excellently with an airbrush, without thinning.

I have a handful of them and like them, but I backed their kickstarter for the paint tubes. Time will tell if I made an error lol

whoever said "they're very transparent" meant "they're amazing for glazing because they separate well from the medium and take to thinning really really well, unlike most brands of paint that rely on larger chunks of pigment size within their paints" - S75; also has 2 "things" youll notice when you use them; 1; Some "reds" are better for base/layer colours 2; some "reds" are better for thinning down to glaze with. and that's one of the negatives of S75; however, if you are someone confident with experimenting and applying your paint/techniques; youll get a lot of reward with a little patience with S75s range.

I love my Scale75 and I no longer really use the GW paints any more. I did not find them hard to use at all. Easier and more consistent than Vallejo and Army Painter for me.

It's actually awesome how washes works on scale75. When You get to level, where You stop smashing whole piece into wash pot, and start to use it sparingly, it works AMAZING. Totally try nuln oil on some browns, You will be suprised, I guarantee ;)

I have the full set and agree with everyone here that the metalics are excellent. They act a little different than the usual ranges but they're the only paints I use now. The odd citadel base paints still have there place.

I also use them for a few weeks and im very happy. I couldnt use them a lot in the airbrush. Would like to hear your opinion.

They're a smash hit at my local FLGS. One of the store painters switched up his entire range to scale color, and that guy's been painting minis for 20+ years, hes head over heels for em. I bought the blood and fire color set and haven't had a chance to try em out yet, only because I really haven't had time, I'm trying to work through a backlog before I give them a proper run myself. I've been told they really don't do as well dry brushing as with other paints, but other than what you mentioned, that's about it.

Use scale75 warpaint range and works really well

Gel-based sounds like something similiar to P3's. Ppl talk about metalics im the comments - how they compare to Vallejo True Metal Colors line (those in big pots)?

I love Scale 75. Their inktensity inks are also outstanding.

Sadly I won't be making the weekender as armies on parade is normally over that weekend 😓, and I'll be leaving a comment on the website as you now how much I love the store and products

I'm new to the hobby. I have painted about 20 mini's and then found out im using all the wrong starting techniques and the wrong paints... oh well... Now Im thinking of getting good paint. Either Vallejo or Scale75. The one thing that gives me doubt about scale75 is I found lots of videos people saying its bad for basecoating. What do you think about that?

As somebody has already mentioned all the links lead to the same flesh paint set UK and US. Just purchased the full set of contrast paints, now more paints to buy :)

What a great video. Thank you.

im going to try them for my next project but i hope i can buy them in store near me i hate shipping stuff, i think they will be wonderful for painting flesh, no washing just do layers and build up