Vallejo

Vallejo Paints — Buying Guide

Vallejo is a Spanish paint manufacturer that has become one of the world's most respected names in model and miniature paints. Favoured by professional model makers, competition painters, and serious hobbyists worldwide, Vallejo's acrylic formulations offer exceptional pigment quality, smooth consistency, and a colour range of over 500 shades across their various product lines. Access Models stocks a comprehensive selection of Vallejo paints for both scale modellers and miniature painters.

Vallejo Product Lines

Model Colour (MC): Vallejo's flagship range — 200+ colours formulated for scale modelling. Historically accurate colours, excellent for military vehicles, aircraft, and figures. Slightly more muted and scale-accurate than hobby paints. Game Colour (GC): Brighter, more saturated colours designed for fantasy and sci-fi miniatures — perfect for Warhammer. Includes speciality effects and inks. Model Air (MA): Pre-thinned formulation designed specifically for airbrushing — flows through an airbrush without additional thinning. Mecha Colour: Specialised range for mecha and anime-style models. Surface Primer: Vallejo's brush-on and airbrush primers are excellent alternatives to spray cans.

Why Choose Vallejo?

Vallejo paints come in dropper bottles — a crucial advantage for accurate mixing and dispensing. The dropper nozzle delivers one drop at a time, with no wastage and no mess. Compare this to pot-lid paints which dry out quickly and are harder to control. Vallejo paints also have an excellent shelf life when stored correctly.

Using Vallejo Paints

All Vallejo paints are acrylic and water-thinnable. For brush painting, thin with a few drops of water or Vallejo's own Acrylic Thinner/Medium. For airbrushing, Model Air is ready to use; Model Colour can be thinned with Vallejo Airbrush Thinner. Browse our full paints and tools range for Vallejo mediums, thinners, and varnishes.