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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Crimson_Manticore" data-source="post: 2069532" data-attributes="member: 4750">I use both.  They are both good choices, but there are also some minor differences:The Reaper Master Paints are thinner.  That does make them a little easier to work with, but I still wind up adding a water/flow aid/retardant mix to the Reaper paints before using them, so this is only a marginal benefit.  I have not had the Master paints for long (obviously), but the thinner consistency may give them a slightly longer life in the bottle.  Though they seem to dry almost as fast once they come out of the bottle. I personally find the Vallejo colors to be a bit more vibrant. The Reaper colors just seem a little bland somehow.  Of course, some people prefer bland over vibrant when they are going for a grittier, more realistic look.One other upside to the Reaper Master paints – you can get them fairly cheap at MiniatureMarket.com.  They offer them at 25% off, and their shipping costs are low.  I don’t know if they’d do it again, but I sent an e-mail asking if they’d give me an even better deal if I ordered the complete set, and they did.  Overall I saved about $50 over buying them directly from Reaper.  There may be places where you can get similar discounts on Vallejo, but I don’t know of any off hand.  On second thought, it seems like there is a site called New Wave, something like newwave.org or newwaveentertainment.com.  They sell Vallejo paints at 20% off, but be careful because their shipping & handling prices are high.</blockquote>

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