Which paints do you use for WW2 miniatures? (updated 5th July 2017)

[NTM]

Decoart craft paints.

[Mick_in_Switzerland]

@aphillathehun

Paint Colour References in the Painting Guides
My old guides were written between 2006 and 2010. 
I used mostly Vallejo Model Colour to have authentic uniform and equipment colours.
I plan to continue with the same paints and I am very happy that the poll supports this idea.
I plan to make an appendix where the main colours are listed with alternatives from other brands.

Ten years ago, Games Workhop still had the original Citadel paints with classics such as Bestial Brown and Bleached Bone.
In my original guides, I referenced Citadel for Browns, Flesh tones and Metals. 
I used to use a lot of Citadel but from the new ranges, I only use the metals and the washes. I still think Citadel make the best washes and metals.

I will probably change the black, white, browns and flesh tones to Vallejo Game colour references because they are the colours that I actually use.

New questions for all of you
What do you use for flesh tones?
What do you use for metals?

Mick

[Elk101]

I still use Citadel metals and I'm on my last pot of Tallarn Flesh, which I still think is great.

[Ultravanillasmurf]

For flesh tones I usually use Vallejo Panzer Aces, I used to use Citadel Scorched Brown as the base and deep shade but there is no matching colour in their new range.

For shade wash I use the current Citadel flesh wash (I have an original Citadel flesh wash in the multisided bottle with the blue lid, it is used for rust stains).

For steel etc I use the current Citadel leadbelcher, highlights in original Citadel Mithril silver (same age as the flesh wash above).

Gold, brass and bronze are all Vallejo paints. Much better coverage.

For tanks etc I am going over to using various grey tones rather than metallic paints.

[Suetonius Paullinus]

The majority of paints I use are Citadel. A little Vallejo, Humbrol, Revell and Coat d'Arms whenever I want a particular shade. Generally I try to avoid dropper bottles whenever I can
(I know I'm the odd one out here but I can't stand them..).

Cheers

SP

[MartinR]

Mainly Humbrol, Games Workshop and increasingly Vallejo. I use Tamara acrylic, didn't know they even did enamels, also a moderate amount of Colour Party as it is far easier to match their stuff against real colours than trying to guess which of twenty possible Vallejo shades is right.

[JamesValentine]

I use MP paints for practically everything
http://www.ralparthaeurope.co.uk/shop/miniature-paints-c-54/
cheap and I just think brilliant

I do use some GW washes and I have some foundry. but not enough to warrant voting for them. just left overs really.

but yeah MP for me all the way

[Chuckaroobob]

Other Paints:

craft, PollyS, Modelmaster, Reaper, Privateer

[Mick_in_Switzerland]

I have added a few more options based on the coments (Vallejo Panzer Aces, Coat d'Arms, Reaper).

[ARKOUDAKI]

I also use Life Color paints, Scale Color, Andrea Paints, and AMMO by Mig. All good stuff!

[Marine0846]

My main paints for years have be Delta Ceramcoat.
It is a craft paint.
Use it about 95% of the time.
I have purchased some Vallejo for some WWII figure painting.
I do like them.

[Andrew_McGuire]

It may be of interest to some that Scale Color, thus far limited to fantasy-themed shades, have branched out into WWII, with a range titled Warfront.

Military Modelling has reviewed the set of Field Grey tones in its latest issue, but from the company's website it can be seen that the range is already quite substantial, covering vehicles as well as uniforms, though thus far only for Germany, the Soviet Union and USA:


http://scale75.com/en/68-warfront-range
 

[aphillathehun]

For metals I use Scale Color and they are awesome.  They are the best metallics I've used ever.

(Just re: scale color.  I bought their brown set and black and white set.  They are only just ok.)

[Mick_in_Switzerland]

I am quite surprsed that the leading items were clear from the end of the first day, and have not really changed since then.

First place is Vallejo Model Colour, used by 80% of voters (currently 65 votes from 81 voters).

Second place is Vallejo Game Colour, used by 42% of voters.

Third place is Games Workshop Citadel, used by 37% of voters.

Fourth is Army Painter, used by 22% of voters.

The poll has no end date so we can see if it changes with more time.

Mick

[Mick_in_Switzerland]

After 91 votes, the top ten are as follows

1 Vallejo Model Colour used by 81% of voters
2 Vallejo Game Colour used by 42% of voters
3 Games Workshop Citadel used by 37% of voters
4 Army Painter Warpaints used by 23% of voters
5 Foundry Paint Triads used by 15% of voters
6 Humbrol Acrylic used by 13% of voters
7 Tamiya Acrylic used by 12% of voters
8 Humbrol Enamel used by 10% of voters
9 Flames of War Paints used by 8% of voters
10 Plastic Soldier Company Sprays used by 5% of voters