This essential purchase changed how I paint Warhammer

Two Speedpaint bottles beside a Plague Bearer model and Space Marine miniature, all on a wooden surface
(Image credit: Benjamin Abbott)

I love to paint Warhammer, but I don't always love how long it takes to get the results I want. I know, I know - it's the epitome of first-world problems. But now that I have a baby, my free time is at a premium. And honestly, I think my hobbying would grind to a complete halt if it wꦰasn't for Speedpaint.

This nifty design by The Army Painter (which is arguably Games Workshop's biggest rival in the painting department, at least on the more budget end of the scale) allows you to slash the time it takes to paint Warhammer dramatically, and the Mega Set containing 50 paints is currently rather than $200. I've only got the basic starter pack rather than this new, improved formula, so am eyeing up the offer with great interest. That's because Speedpaints are designed to act like pliable inks - they basically 'stain' a model undercoated with white to create shadows in the recesses and highlights on the raised areas. It differs from washes by being far more piꦉgmented and ꦚvibrant.

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The Army Painter Speedpaint Mega Set 2.0 |
Save $53.35 - Despite not being a record low price, this is still an aggressively good deal on a set that gets you all the paints you could need. It usually goes for something closer to $170, too.

Buy it if:
You want to speed up your process
You'd like to supplement your paint collection

Don't buy it if:
You prefer acrylics

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Should you buy Speedpaint?

Speedpaint bottles on a wooden table beside two miniatures, a lizardman Saurus Warrior and a Space Marine

(Image credit: Benjamin Abbott)

If you're new to painting miniatures, find yourself pushed for time, or simply want to streamline your process, I'd 🐻highly recommend giving Speed Paints (or🌱 their Citadel rivals, Contrast) a go.

If you're a newcomer, they'll give you very respectable results with a much, much faster tu♈rnaround than anything else could. They're very easy to use, too; they have great coverage and are simple to manip🔯ulate because they're already so thinned down.

For more established painters, on the other hand, it's a way of simplifying things if you use these first before apply traditional acrylic layers. This is how I operate, personally. I've been painting Warhammer using all sorts of paints for 28 years, and this new option really does keep things rolling along for me now that I'm more pushed for time. Essentially, it works as my basecoat, shade, and layer in one. I then apply drybrushing or highlights as appropriate to add some pizazz. (This is exactly what the excellent does, an♒d I'd highly recommend giving them a sub if you want tips - I follow their advice regularly.) In this way, you're getting the best of both worlds.

Just make sur🉐e you're getting the 2.0𝐆 formula. I got the basic starter set when they first came out, and things have improved significantly since then with this 2.0 blend.


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Benjamin Abbott
Tabletop & Merch Editor

I've been writing about games in one💝 form or another since 2012, and now manage GamesRadar+'s tabletop gaming and toy coverage. You'll find my grubby paws on everything from board game reviews to the latest Lego news.