WHY so many Vallejo Color Paints| Vallejocolors EXPLAINED

Why there are so many Vallejo Color paint ranges? This video tried to explain briefly why there ar so many Vallejocolor paints and paint ranges. Can you airbrush al these Vallejocolor acrylic paints? Can you mix them all and perhaps what to get was also answered in this video.
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[@DonSuratos]

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[@viper29ca]

Panzer Aces (if I remember my conversation with Alex Vallejo) were actually born out of the Panzer Aces magazine. If you were one of the first people to sign up for a subscription when the magazine first started, you got 6 Panzer Aces paints with each magazine for the first 8 issues. Once the magazine ran through their allotment, Vallejo released the Panzer Aces line as a separate line. The line has some great utility colors, like rust colors, dirt color, rubber, wood, etc, that you generally didn't see in the other lines. Mind you at the time that Panzer Aces came out, only the Model Color range was available(on the model side), and not the plethora of lines we have now.

[@DonSuratos]

Scott! Nice to see you hee! No idea with the history. Nice read man! ☺️🎨🎨🎨

[@DingoPaints]

I have wondered why Vallejo has so many different types of paint. You explained it so easily it all makes sense now. Thank you. I think I will add a few mecha colors to my paint range now. Just starting airbrushing so good time to try the Mecha

[@DonSuratos]

Oh glad I explained it well enough. I was afraid to make a video like this before. Cheers! ☺️🎨🎨🎨

[@turtleandbear1179]

i'd be really interested in your video on the washes, inks etc!

[@DonSuratos]

I will make one, maybe next week bro. Thanks for watching! ☺️🎨🎨🎨

[@DavidRelich]

Great video, thank you! Also, excellent idea painting the caps so one can see right away what colour it is, without having to pick up and shake the bottle!

[@DonSuratos]

Thanks for watching! ☺️🎨🎨🎨

[@philadrian7618]

Great explanations. Thanks a lot. I couldn’t decide between the model and game colors because I didn’t know the difference. Now I’m confident buying either one. So I just might buy both! 😁 thanks!

[@DonSuratos]

My fave would be Model Colors… but there are some nice Game too. 😊🎨🎨🎨

[@andrewamann2821]

Massively informative, thank you! I'm not much of a Vallejo paint guy, though I do dig the various mediums they have available. Then again, I'm at an oddball point in my own painting journey... Doing a lot of mixing acrylic artist inks into mediums to (sort of...) make my own paints, and tumbling down the rabbit hole of oil paints, as of late, so shifting off of my preferred premixed line is sort of a chase that I need a reason to dive into. The metal color line might be one of those reasons, though, if I can find it locally.

[@DonSuratos]

Oh glad you liked the video! I understand mixing your own paints, that would make painting a bit more exciting. ☺️🎨🎨🎨

[@SigurdDecroos]

Nice video! I really like the Nocturna sets, I wish Vallejo makes a blue and green variant as well.

[@DonSuratos]

Totally agree! Thanks for watching! ☺️🎨🎨🎨

[@Akhaandir]

I wish they released the nocturna paints individually, instead of in sets

[@fotosrotas]

This is very useful. Thanks!

[@DonSuratos]

Oh thanks Ariel! Glad you liked the video. ☺️🎨🎨🎨

[@AlecksMiaMosch]

Very informative. Thank you very much! :)

[@DonSuratos]

Welcome! Thank you for watching! 😊

[@crowythebutcher6127]

Top tier video thanks for the explanation

[@DonSuratos]

Glad you liked te video. Cheers! ☺️🎨🎨🎨

[@hobbithubby5076]

I’ve been using the Game Color line for several years. Really like it as an alternative to the Citadel range. They thin very well for airbrushing too.

[@DonSuratos]

Hmmm, will give more chance to my Game Colors then. I could be bias, since I am so used to using Odel Colors for brush painting, and Game Air and Mecha for airbrushing. Thanks for watching! ☺️

[@aaronbarefield7465]

Than You. That was very helpful.

[@DonSuratos]

You are elcome. Glad you like the video. ☺️🎨🎨🎨

[@natalebabbo-gunplaanddioramas]

Great explanation, as always. I’m a long time user of Vallejo colors, mostly the airbrush ones and I can confirm their durability. For instance try not to paint Mecha colors over pegs in a gunpla as this may make difficult to insert the pegs or limit movement with possibly breaking the peg (I talk from experience 😉). Also the thinning ratio changes with colors and range of colors too. Your thinning sauce is fantastic and your book is a great reference on thinning ratios.

[@DonSuratos]

Oh thanks bro! Yes, the mecha are mighty durable. ☺️🦾🦾🦾🎨🎨🎨

[@maxeugene1832]

brooo. this is what i needed most 😍, your video help me through all my confusion about vallejo paint types 🤣 finally 😘 thx bro

[@DonSuratos]

Haha! Awesome to hear! Glad you found an old video useful. 😊🎨🎨🎨

[@dtejada1988]

Saludos Don, 2nd time I watch this video, because I’m thinking about giving the Vallejo Mecha colors a try, since I’ve been using mostly MrColor I want to be able to detail my kits and lacquers paint are not quite friendly when painting in top of it. Thanks for the video 😎👍🏼

[@DonSuratos]

But Mecha Colors are different when it comes to brush painting. Maybe do not thin them too much for brush painting. I would recommend Model and Game Colors for brush work though. Cheers. ☺️🎨🎨

[@daniellopez189]

AV started in New Jersey in 1965 and didn't move to Spain until 1969 and their paints were made for animation cells but yup Vallejo paints are really good

[@DonSuratos]

You know the history. Awesome! ☺️🎨🎨🎨

[@daniellopez189]

@@DonSuratos some what but that's how much much I like these paints they are affordable and awesome quality paint I wish they would have store on their website I would definitely buy directly from them

[@mic3l]

OH OH Dude, I have that "Panzer Aces Dark Rust" for chipping and I love it! Thank you for the information, somehow I got some different Vallejo lines and now I know what they are greetings from germany

[@DonSuratos]

Greetings! Thanks for watching! 😊🎨🎨🎨

[@canton7180]

for me it is about consistency, sure I can try to mix and match colors using primary colors but when I have a project like painting a entire army of miniatures from the same faction I want the same blue or red etc

[@DonSuratos]

Titally agree! ☺️🎨🎨🎨

[@robertojonnathangarciavene4003]

Great video 🙏🏻

[@DonSuratos]

Thank you Roberto! ☺️🎨🎨🎨

[@George-047]

I airbrush model color because I like the bigger color selection that line has, also I prime and varnish with mecha color so as to make my paintjob more durable because I paint mostly gunpla kits.

[@DonSuratos]

Awesome! ☺️🎨🎨🎨🦾🦾🦾

[@Disc147]

Thanks don!

[@DonSuratos]

Welcome! ☺️🎨🎨🎨

[@davidrhode7019]

Hello! Long time watcher, I think this is my first time posting. Vallejo paints are one of my go-to brands for painting. I've been using the model colors for painting miniatures for a long time. I've only more recently started working with an airbrush, and only started to feel competent with an airbrush last year. Anyway, a few observations: I was working on a giant robot model recently, using Mecha Color Yellow Ochre in my airbrush. Going back in with a regular brush to fix a few spots where my masking tape slipped, I decided in the spirit of experimentation to try hand-painting with Model Color Yellow Ochre. It was very, very close, but there was a slight difference in pigmentation. Second observation - Mecha Color actually works pretty well with a regular brush. I had a patch where I was between compressors, and decided to pull out a cheap 30MM model to paint by hand. It isn't as paint-efficient as using the airbrush, but the coats went on smooth and strong regardless.

[@DonSuratos]

Ah yes you can hand paint them all. Although I find adding mediums to Mecha Colors has a different feel to Model Colors, thus I stick to Model for brush painting and usually Mecha for airbrushing. ☺️🎨🎨🎨

[@MaskedRiderChris]

In my mind? If it's Vallejo, it's all good! Much as I love my P3 paints--they're the ones I learned to paint with, after all--I am a stone Vallejo user now. I still find uses for the P3 paints and for my Citadel paints, but Vallejo is my first one I reach for 9 times out of 10 these days. Especially the Metal Color series, I LOVE those paints.

[@DonSuratos]

Ahhh the metal colors! I rarely use them these days. But I agree they are awesome! ☺️🎨🎨🎨

[@Alador.]

I'm so glad I found your channel, thank you so much for the video =) ! I was so confused about all of those paint ranges, now I feel more comfortable with buying my first set! I plan to use both brush and airbrush, so I was hesitating between a Game set and Mecha set. My instinct would be to choose the Mecha for improved durability, maybe I ask for your opinion about this?

[@DonSuratos]

You are most welcome. But what do you paint?

[@Alador.]

@@DonSuratos Sorry I forgot to say the most basic thing! I'm mostly painting garage kits, handmade figures that I sell and I might be painting some minis too :)

[@Alador.]

@@DonSuratos Forgive me to bother you again, I'm still a little bit hesitant (leaning towards mecha!), was wondering if maybe you missed my last comment? Sorry again for the trouble🙏

[@bobdenard9163]

very good vidéo as usual :)

[@DonSuratos]

Thank you bro! Glad you liked it! ☺️🎨🎨🎨

[@justinslife8898]

0:52 where can i purchase book? The web link(s) arnt working for me🤷🏻‍♂️. Ps. Love the content!!👍🏻😊

[@perjohanaxell9862]

I would like valejo to do a simple set of basic one pigment colours. 6 to 10 colours for mixing your self. Also there trasperent colours seem interesting.

[@DonSuratos]

Vallejo has an 8 and 16 pack basic color set. I have the 8 pack basic set and the colors there are good. The transparent colors are very versatile. A bit more versatile and easier to use than the very saturated inks. ☺️🎨🎨🎨

[@Carlos-sl5iy]

Hi Don- havve you ever used the Pearlescent medium? Any advice on how best to use it?

[@DonSuratos]

Hi Carlos, do you mean the Metal medium? ☺️

[@Carlos-sl5iy]

@@DonSuratos No, they sell a pearlescent medium which I've not seen before and was wondering if you've ever tried it

[@neilsutcliffe5825]

Mecha painters tend to default to airbrush due to the flat areas, and lack of fine detail that needs to be painted. The detail is formed during assembly.

[@DonSuratos]

Yes.

[@SebastianZub]

As a new in this hobby, this video answer some questions that I had about Vallejo paints. I have some of Model range paints, as I try to move away from Citadel ones because of the price, and I didn't knew exactly what Game paints are :) Thank you for the video. p.s: can you please point to that video about your thinning sauce with airbrush thinner and flow improver? Thank you

[@DonSuratos]

Sorry for te late reply... but have you found the video about the thinning sauce?

[@SebastianZub]

@@DonSuratos Hey man, thx for the reply, better late than never :) No, I didn't found it, but I found in another video of yours something about it, 3 parts thinner, 1 part Flow Improver, at 25psi. Is that correct? :)

[@DonSuratos]

@@SebastianZub Super correct. Note that Flow Improver is more important. You can use water + flow improver, no problem. 😊

[@SebastianZub]

@@DonSuratos Thx for the answer, I guess all that is for one part paint, right?

[@DonSuratos]

@@SebastianZub No bro. Mix your "thinning sauce" first. Around 3 parts water or thinner : 1 part flow improver. Then mix 3 parts paint : 1 part thinning sauce. 😊

[@aaronbarefield7465]

Can you use Vallejo paints on model cars and trucks?

[@DonSuratos]

Yes bro... But if you are looking for a glass mirror finish, I recommend a lacquer or 2k varnish / topcoat. ☺️

[@simonfieldhouse]

Great video. What airbrushes do you use?

[@DonSuratos]

Thank you. Almost always Harder&Steenbeck and Hobbymate airbrushes sir. ☺️

[@necpwnz]

Great vid, I wish I find it half a year ago when started collecting Vallejo paints. Have you used other paint brands, can you describe them in two words with comparison to Vallejo? I know it would be not correct for you as Vallejo painter to make a video about other brands so at least wanna hear in comments your opinion, thanks! :)

[@DonSuratos]

I have P3, Golden and Citadel... all are comparable to Model Colors. However, the air paints, specially the Mecha Colors are totally different in my opinion. Simply because they are prethinned for the airbrush. ☺️🎨🎨🎨

[@necpwnz]

@@DonSuratos One day I was so tired to thin some main colours and I just went to store and bought some Mecha... Life was soooo easy after that point!

[@ianmontero27]

Ok lang po ba mapatungan ng bosny clear ang mga vallejo model paints po?

[@DonSuratos]

Hindi sana sir.

[@monocerotis6917]

Have you try vallejo Express color yet?

[@DonSuratos]

Not yet bro. But I do have lots of contrast paints. 😅

[@monocerotis6917]

@@DonSuratos ok =)

[@cutescarydolls]

5:09

[@DonSuratos]

Huh?

[@ScytheNoire]

Vallejo has way too many colours. It's completely confusing for new people. They need to shrink down their product lines by at least 50%. It would also be more profitable, as you aren't wasting time and supplies producing so many products.

[@DonSuratos]

I agree with being confusing for new people... But I kinda like thengazillion of paint ranges. 😊🎨🎨🎨

[@theNikonGuy]

I like your video... subscribed.

[@DonSuratos]

Thank you! 😊🎨🎨🎨