Army Painter Fanatic Paint Review - HC 432

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  • čas přidán 1. 06. 2024
  • In this Hobby Cheating Video, we tackle the newly released Army Painter Fanatic Warpaints. These are a real glow up from the original formulation and it was great to take them through the paces.
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    0:00 Intro
    3:13 Basics
    5:20 Layering Matte Paints
    8:30 Glazing
    9:40 Skin Tones
    11:00 Metallics
    13:00 Tones
    14:45 Airbrushing
    16:30 Final Toughts
    20:00 Outro
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Komentáře • 686

  • @TheDewok12
    @TheDewok12 Před 4 měsíci +117

    Vince calling a metallic paint "basically fine" it's essentially a glowing endorsement.

  • @earnestwanderer2471
    @earnestwanderer2471 Před 4 měsíci +148

    Slightly depressing that Vince, painting fast and “sloppy”, beats the best I do, painting slowly and carefully. 🥺

    • @TheArmyPainter
      @TheArmyPainter Před 4 měsíci +30

      I know right?

    • @Tratios
      @Tratios Před 4 měsíci +7

      I realized that as soon as he started adding the white highlight to the blue... I was like his sloppy paintjob looks better then anything I do.

    • @jameshoepfner3555
      @jameshoepfner3555 Před 4 měsíci +2

      Yep, same.

    • @MechaTrogd0r
      @MechaTrogd0r Před 4 měsíci +6

      my man has like 15 armies fully painted, im sure if you get that far you'll be amazed at what you can do!

    • @Ketothev
      @Ketothev Před 4 měsíci +1

      What separate your current best with Vince ''sloppy" is time and practice. Don't despair, have fun and paint at your pleasure. I am sure you can already see a big difference between your first mini and the latest, be proud of how far you've progressed and exited about how far you can go! You've got this! ;)

  • @Mikey__R
    @Mikey__R Před 4 měsíci +138

    I'll be honest, when you said "there's only one model..." I was cheering for Larry.
    EDIT: And THERE'S Larry!

    • @Tannhauser42
      @Tannhauser42 Před 4 měsíci +1

      The whole time I saw the space marine on his desk and assumed it would be that model, then he started to give his lead-in speech and I was expecting Larry, and then it really was the space marine. :D

    • @MCXL1140
      @MCXL1140 Před 4 měsíci +2

      The double fake out

    • @questgivercyradis8462
      @questgivercyradis8462 Před 4 měsíci +7

      Same, I was expecting Larry from the beginning. Larry is best.

    • @petershah1009
      @petershah1009 Před 4 měsíci +4

      I want to see a Larry the Ogre paint cup as merch.

    • @Thornspyre81
      @Thornspyre81 Před 3 měsíci

      My favorite Larry description from one of his videos refers to "..his dumpy butt." Haha

  • @Vin_Venture896
    @Vin_Venture896 Před 4 měsíci +274

    Finally, an AP Fanatic paint review from a painter I can trust, who also shows a basecoating process on an actual miniature to showcase the coverage 👍

    • @toferkrz946
      @toferkrz946 Před 4 měsíci +16

      I'm pretty sure AP had an embargo date in place for people with a reputation of making actual detailed, informed and unbiased reviews, as opposed to 'influencers' that just advertise the brand. I don't think it's just a funny coinkidink that pretty much every single channel on the platform has been gifted these and have been making 'content' about them for months, but people like Vince or Stahly are only posting their stuff today, when Army Painter already took people's preorder money.
      Same exact thing happened with Speedpaints after all, we only learned about reactivation from Stahly and Juan AFRER preprders were already dispatched, despite adverts from various content creatures being posted literally for months prior.

    • @rohitbehrendt4624
      @rohitbehrendt4624 Před 4 měsíci +9

      In vince we trust

    • @VanDavis
      @VanDavis Před 4 měsíci +6

      ​@@toferkrz946I'm sure they used the same contractual techniques and tried to be just as misleading with their pre-order customers as Citadel, Vallejo, etc. are.

    • @scribes8472
      @scribes8472 Před 4 měsíci +5

      Right, not gonna lie I was starting to get worried. Targeting small creators is nice and all but idk if these smaller creator have the nerve to be honest. I mean if I had a few thousand subs I wouldn't want to potentially ruin a relationship with someone as big in the industry as Army Painter. Maybe buying the Warpaints mega set when I first got into the hobby put a bad taste in my month. Love speed paints though.

    • @Vin_Venture896
      @Vin_Venture896 Před 4 měsíci +3

      @@scribes8472 It’s not that they’re smaller creators that bothered me tbh. It’s the fact that most of them weren’t high end painters and were sometimes the types of people who’ve previously said that the old AP range were great paints and not pure trash lmao. It’s like there’s certain litmus tests for claiming you’re a high end painter (such as having actually used brands other than AP/Citadel) and these people didn’t really meet them so I felt like I couldn’t take their word for the paint’s quality as they didn’t have a good understanding of how good a paint can actually be.

  • @Quaaludio
    @Quaaludio Před měsícem +1

    Just remember that Vince is an amazingly talented painter. Do not be discouraged that he can paint this in a few minutes at a level we can barely understand. Thanks for the quality review and legit demonstration!

  • @SamuraiMujuru
    @SamuraiMujuru Před 4 měsíci +56

    It's been really interesting watching the various "big" brands Stepping up their game since pro acryl came careening into the market

  • @Strkr3
    @Strkr3 Před 4 měsíci +39

    The 'Paintfather' has spoken and the people listened. And AP sighed in relief. Fast paint job is x100 what most can achieve, amazing!!

    • @TheArmyPainter
      @TheArmyPainter Před 4 měsíci +11

      Confident going into it. Still sighed. Not gonna lie. Vince is King.

    • @balambgarden1349
      @balambgarden1349 Před 4 měsíci

      @@TheArmyPainter still saying "Our fanatics are THE BEST PAINTS IN THE WORLD!!!!!"? Or now "We are competetive but thats it"?

  • @robertcone613
    @robertcone613 Před 4 měsíci +97

    Nice to see AP stepping up their paint game

    • @Zieg_Games
      @Zieg_Games Před 4 měsíci +7

      Even while staying affordable

  • @irishmarine3
    @irishmarine3 Před 4 měsíci +49

    As a colorblind painter, I'm incredibly excited for the hex system so I don't need to guess highlights, and also the detailed description of what the paint is

    • @FelixZwirn
      @FelixZwirn Před 4 měsíci +4

      Same for me, I'm actually considering to get one of the bigger boxes, just to make my live easier.

    • @televiper11
      @televiper11 Před 4 měsíci +3

      Same

    • @OMGYama
      @OMGYama Před 4 měsíci +3

      ah i see a fellow colorblind painter. and yes, it just went up online today i instantly preordered the mega set lol.

    • @choanlpoto
      @choanlpoto Před 4 měsíci

      Why bother with painting when you only see in level of grey or brown ?👀😂

    • @irishmarine3
      @irishmarine3 Před 4 měsíci +5

      @@choanlpoto There's different types of color blindness, not everyone that is colorblind sees like that

  • @PrzybyszzMatplanety
    @PrzybyszzMatplanety Před 4 měsíci +12

    So they're now on the same level as ProAcryl and AK Interactive 3rd gen. in pigmentation and coverage department? Wow, really - wow. That means they ARE better than Citadel and Vallejo. I have chosen AK as my main paint range, but now I may grab some of their Fanatic line.
    Thank you for the review, Vince. I highly value your opinion.

  • @kevingarlick4617
    @kevingarlick4617 Před 4 měsíci +24

    Its refreshing to see a company actually take criticism and invest in making a better product. I always thought some of the army painter hate was overblown as ive only had issues with a handful of colors and others have been staples for me since day 1, but i have definitely moved on to higher quality paints since then. im excited to give them another shot. Thanks for the review!

  • @ScytheNoire
    @ScytheNoire Před 4 měsíci +31

    Army Painters has always been one of those very available and new hobbyist friendly pricing, so it's nice to see them redo their main paint line, as it will only help keep people in the painting hobby. Nothing is worse then the entry level products being so bad they dishearten people and have them quit.
    Plus Army Painter have always been good guys and hobby promoters, so it's nice to see them put out a paint they can be proud of.

    • @joek600
      @joek600 Před 4 měsíci +4

      my only issue is that by improving their paint line, which was admittedly maybe one of the worse out there quality wise, they also increased the pricing. While Vallejo and AK did several improvements to their lines while maintaining their already good prices.

    • @wardy940
      @wardy940 Před 4 měsíci +1

      ​@joek600 just a 3x increase in pigments is going to increase the price. Not idea what medium they were using and what they are using now but I thinks its a safe guess to say its more expensive. Like anything, you pay for quality.

    • @joek600
      @joek600 Před 4 měsíci +1

      @@wardy940 let’s be realistic here, with all the pigment mambo jumbo aside hobby paints will never reach the quality of artists paints with only a few exceptions like Kimera colors that are basically artists paints and the line of AK in the tubes. As I said other major hobby paint companies improved their products without any price increase. Army Painter paints were almost a meme before, the Fanatics thingy is their effort to rebrand and also change their price policy by improving a basically bad product. If GW did that everybody would be going berserk.

    • @wardy940
      @wardy940 Před 4 měsíci +1

      @@joek600 because artist quality paints are more expensive and aren't really necessary. Unless your painting for golden demons but even then I'm not convinced you need the best quality paints. Hard to say because I can't find single prices but in the pack they come to £2.40 a bottle. They will obviously be more as singles. But a smaller set of 72 vallejo model paints worked out at £3.30. The current warpaints retail at £2.50. They really don't seem that much more expensive.

    • @joek600
      @joek600 Před 4 měsíci +3

      @@wardy940 I agree that artists paints are not necessary for painting miniatures, but when compared they are actually ALOT cheaper. A tube of W&N artists colors starts from 6 euros and it’s 60ml of thick paste, meaning that once diluted it’s even more than the standard 17ml of hobby colors. Army Painter Fanatics according to what I heard are going to be priced around 4 euros. AK cost about 2.80 and Vallejo 3 euros. Kimera colors in my local shop cost 7 euros per bottle of 30ml.
      The claim of AP that we pay for quality becomes void when they didn’t develop anything that isn’t already around.

  • @battspaints
    @battspaints Před 4 měsíci +59

    Nice to hear they perform well. Hopefully AP succeed with these - it's always nice to have more options!

  • @vancetaylor9054
    @vancetaylor9054 Před 4 měsíci +7

    I've got a pretty large stock of Reaper paints that I've been looking to phase out because of availability alone. I'm really stoked to see Army Painter, which is literally in every store I walk into, stepping up their game. That level of availability is going to go a long way towards what I use on the regular.

    • @Weaver_Games
      @Weaver_Games Před 4 měsíci +4

      Availability is such a huge thing for me. Every store around has AP but I can't say the same for the other brands. I just want a reliable tool I can easily refresh when I run out. Eg, I don't think Scale 75 or Reaper are even sold in my country. I've never seen them anywhere. I've also only seen ONE store with two thin coats and it was like a 90 minute drive away.

    • @vancetaylor9054
      @vancetaylor9054 Před 4 měsíci +3

      Right? Half the reason I have as many Reaper paints as I did was because I lived REALLY close to where they're made. When I moved out of that area, I stopped seeing them. My local options were exclusively Citadel and AP, neither of which I've wanted to grab. At least until the Fanatic line came out. @@Weaver_Games

    • @Weaver_Games
      @Weaver_Games Před 4 měsíci

      @@vancetaylor9054 Yeah it's nice to see! I could order more variety of paints online but since I'm in Canada I'm always afraid of paints in the winter sitting outside or in a mailbox and freezing. It's -23C today (--9.4F) so unless I just stockpile in the summer or something it's really great to just have something closeby I can pickup a bottle or two of when needed

  • @petershah1009
    @petershah1009 Před 4 měsíci +4

    I’m not gonna lie: when Vince said “there’s only one miniature we can use for this” and then brought out a terminator, I was deeply worried. I’m glad Larry the Ogre got to participate in his true calling later in the video!

  • @gregoryjordan1740
    @gregoryjordan1740 Před 4 měsíci +4

    I bet The Army Painter was watching Vince's videos and thought his paint collection looked a little light and wanted to help out.
    Thanks for all the videos vince. You've consistently given so much to the community and deserve a lot of praise.

  • @mattnottm8363
    @mattnottm8363 Před 4 měsíci +5

    I'm glad to see these paints are getting some positive reviews, especially from the likes of Vince and Sam. I'm not an Army Painter fan boy (far from it), but was hoping for the best with this product as their availability in the UK is only matched by that of GW.

  • @MTGMuddstah
    @MTGMuddstah Před 4 měsíci +33

    Reboot was a great cartoon indeed! Love your review of the paints.

    • @desertzombie
      @desertzombie Před 4 měsíci +1

      And they plan on rebooting reboot

    • @Sparkyinbozo-xe9fn
      @Sparkyinbozo-xe9fn Před 4 měsíci +1

      To mend and defend

    • @VinceVenturella
      @VinceVenturella  Před 4 měsíci +3

      Yeah, I might have watched one of your games right before I recorded this and saw the "Reboot reference" opening, which makes me laugh every time, so it might have been in my head from you directly. It is a legit cartoon though. Right up there with the 90s TMNT.

    • @MTGMuddstah
      @MTGMuddstah Před 4 měsíci

      @@VinceVenturellaTomer really surprised me when he did that. I was so happy haha!

  • @Ash-sf4gr
    @Ash-sf4gr Před 4 měsíci +10

    "There is only one model we can possibly test our new paint set with..." Another job for Larry the Ogre I see. "... a space marine." Oh. Enjoy the day off Larry, you've earnt it.
    Spoke too soon.

    • @Mikey__R
      @Mikey__R Před 4 měsíci +1

      The hardest working ogre in wargaming. Turns out, he was working this weekend.

    • @patrickdixon5692
      @patrickdixon5692 Před 4 měsíci

      I was going to write something along these lines as well, then I kept watching the the old dog made an appearance!

  • @redsven7624
    @redsven7624 Před 4 měsíci +5

    As a long time viewer, when the metalics got called fine, that got my attention

  • @handlechar568
    @handlechar568 Před 4 měsíci +30

    the coverage on that gold looks crazy good compared to retributor armour

  • @philgee486
    @philgee486 Před 4 měsíci +3

    A review at Vince V quality, like the paints, that's everything you need

  • @willmendoza8498
    @willmendoza8498 Před 4 měsíci +9

    Now THIS is the practical review and test I have been waiting for.

  • @STOOJIE
    @STOOJIE Před 4 měsíci +3

    Vince,uncle A and sam lenz backing them tells you all youll ever need to know about the paints. If theyre good enough for these bosses theyre good enough for me👌👍👌

  • @justarandomname420
    @justarandomname420 Před 4 měsíci +11

    AP has been my go to for years.
    I'm glad to be on the ride with them, improving myself as they improve as well.
    Excellent review, thanks for sharing your professional opinion!

  • @FairlySadPanda
    @FairlySadPanda Před 4 měsíci +3

    This is really good to hear; I always winced when I heard someone had gotten an AP set when starting out. If these become the standard for newbies then said newbies are gonna have a far easier time :)

  • @Fjolde
    @Fjolde Před 2 měsíci +1

    A Reboot reference? Already my favorite youtube painter now maybe my favorite person?

  • @Zatarra66
    @Zatarra66 Před 4 měsíci +2

    I'm always used GW paints. I'm looking to do a switch and take the plunge. I have just had parkinsons surgery and it has helped my shakes. I feel like I'm good about supporting my community and I'm always helping fellow gamers improve. Through painting or simply painting models/terrain for them. There is nothing quite like helping someone get excited about playing a game and painting when I can say look at me and what I van do with parkinsons.

  • @Ghilliedude3
    @Ghilliedude3 Před 4 měsíci +3

    Army painters war paint box set was my first step into the hobby. I really had to fight with it. It wasn’t until I finally got some other brands of paint that I realized my struggles with glazing and getting a good finish were from the paints I was using. I’m glad that army painter is improving. Hopefully I’ll be able to give these a try someday.

  • @Exzrian__Artistrana
    @Exzrian__Artistrana Před 4 měsíci +2

    These definitely seem like they're stacking up to their hype!
    Also, Vince...my mans...the airbrushes. Hurts my spirit every time you bring one out 😂

  • @GoobertownHobbies
    @GoobertownHobbies Před 4 měsíci +5

    lookin good, larry!

    • @VinceVenturella
      @VinceVenturella  Před 4 měsíci +3

      He's just a dead sexy man, he can't help himself.

  • @MarkLogna
    @MarkLogna Před 4 měsíci +3

    I'm glad to hear these are good paints. Being at this quality is impressive given they are also priced super competitively and available at almost any hobby shop compared to other high-end paint brands. My two small local shops only carried GW and AP, so excited to get my hands on these one bottle at a time without being killed on shipping costs. Thanks for the review!

  • @kraftybrigitte
    @kraftybrigitte Před 4 měsíci +4

    Thanks for the review Vince. I was hoping that Army Painter would send you a set. Your review is the one that means the more to me. I know that you gave your honest opinion and your skills are the best. I already pre-ordered the big set but now my mind is at ease. Also, thank you for using Larry as a model 😊

  • @martynjones3978
    @martynjones3978 Před 4 měsíci +3

    Wow if they made an impression on you then i will definitely look into these!! 😮😊
    Still amazing to watch you base coat and layer up!! Its like watching a magician at times!! 😊 great to see an honest review!!

  • @Ogrekin
    @Ogrekin Před 4 měsíci +1

    As a partially colorblind painters, the 6 color scale is amazing as I can now make sure all the colors actually work together.

  • @RichardReads
    @RichardReads Před 4 měsíci +6

    Great review Vince! Seeing you, Sam and Adam talking about AP paints really makes me interested in these. I’m excited to get some and trying them out, AP also seems to really enjoy the community and supporting it.

  • @whittaker007
    @whittaker007 Před 4 měsíci +2

    If they keep their pricing at the same level as their existing paints, these are probably going to be the best value paints on the market, along with wide international distribution and availability.

  • @kaz9357
    @kaz9357 Před 4 měsíci +3

    Thanks Vince! I love my pro acryl, but it's not real easy to restock or replace them. I had been eyeing these, and you being the one top teir painter I trust to give advise to a noob painter like me, gives me more confidence that I was right. Having a full set will be great for my hobby group.

    • @VinceVenturella
      @VinceVenturella  Před 4 měsíci +1

      Glad to help!

    • @AVspectre
      @AVspectre Před 4 měsíci +1

      That’s such a wholesome idea - a well-stocked hobby den to share :)

    • @kaz9357
      @kaz9357 Před 4 měsíci +1

      @AVspectre got a bunch of buddies who and cousins who love the hobby, but bot the space / money for it. I try to keep large stocks of hobby supplies, and give away a bunch of models they just happen to want. So when we hang. I duffle bag it up and bring the hobby wherever we go!

    • @AVspectre
      @AVspectre Před 4 měsíci

      @@kaz9357 That’s awesome. MVP 😊

  • @tyrodinpainting
    @tyrodinpainting Před 4 měsíci +16

    Thank you for this detailed and honest review Vince. I am a colourblind painter and I have been so interested in these paints because of the detailed colour descriptions and shade guides on them. I was nervous to replace my current paints until I knew how these paints actually performed. So again thank you for this.

    • @Fortunes.Fool.
      @Fortunes.Fool. Před 4 měsíci

      I will admit that in the roughly 20 years I've been occasionally doing this hobby I have never considered what it must be like for someone colorblind. That's really interesting, which army schemes do you work on?

    • @tyrodinpainting
      @tyrodinpainting Před 4 měsíci

      @@Fortunes.Fool. anything that I like the look of tbh. But it’s a lot of trial and error. I rely heavily on my wife and kids to tell me when colour schemes work and when they don’t. My 2 main factions are Custodes (as shadow keepers) and Spacewolfs in a darker blue-greytone scheme

  • @RyanEdwardsVA
    @RyanEdwardsVA Před 4 měsíci +2

    Well, seeing as they're tied in your book with the best out there is heartening. A "decent" rating for the metallics is perhaps even more shocking! Good stuff. Well done, Army Painter.

  • @4342ace
    @4342ace Před 4 měsíci +4

    I'd be interested to see an update in a month or so, which of these become the go to staples over your old paints, and which ones you stayed using other brands and why

  • @hulejul9748
    @hulejul9748 Před 4 měsíci +4

    I'm impressed Larry still has detail left.

  • @BlastastiC
    @BlastastiC Před měsícem

    Great review Vince!
    I just picked up the smaller starter set of these paints for my son who is just getting into the hobby and he was delighted with them!

  • @Moonlighter_TV
    @Moonlighter_TV Před 3 měsíci

    Seems like a great improvement. Ive thrown the few original war paints I had in the trash and was shocked that those were the pack in samples they CHOSE to put in my bundles of washes and speed paints to advertise the brand. Doesnt seem like these do anything to take me away from my current mix of paints but having this version of army painter paints in basically every game store ever is a big win for new painters and the people that primarily shop through their LGS
    And Reboot was great. The dark gritty... uh... reboot? Was very cool.

  • @maxmagnus377
    @maxmagnus377 Před 4 měsíci +11

    Really glad to hear that these are actually good! Not cause I had a preorder for these or anything, but more so because the low amount of available previews, which ominously excluded all of the bigger names in the youtube painting space. What AP had put on display had me cautiously optimistic, but you never know.
    Never preorder is still a code to live by, but it's good to see that those who did PO this won't be getting a product that has any glaring issues that were kept obfuscated till release.

  • @kevinhayes517
    @kevinhayes517 Před 4 měsíci +2

    Thank you for a quick but thorough review…always appreciate your insights and recommendations, and it sounds like Army Painter has come a long way. Thanks again!

  • @craigknights873
    @craigknights873 Před 4 měsíci +7

    Looking at the price of the Fanatic bundles, they're a very good deal also, lower price than similar paint sets from Vallejo, at least in the UK. Also, if they thin down super well, you'll be getting a lot of value for your money. Great review, cheers Vince. Great to see AP stepping up, the more competition, and range of paints available, is nothing but a good thing for us hobbyists.

    • @darthkek1953
      @darthkek1953 Před 4 měsíci +1

      Pro Acryl is similar value IMO and I think they might be a better set of sets to collect. None of their paints in subsequent sets are repeated, so you know as you buy the expansions you won't get any repeats.

    • @steveisaak4320
      @steveisaak4320 Před 4 měsíci +3

      what I find interesting is I tried to find some sets of the vallejo and could not find now it looks like they have some small sets like blues, purples, skin tones
      AP has sets. Makes it easy to get into

    • @darthkek1953
      @darthkek1953 Před 4 měsíci

      @@steveisaak4320 Monument Hobbies has sets too.

  • @samprastherabbit
    @samprastherabbit Před 4 měsíci +2

    Great in depth review based purely on field testing as always- thanks, Vince!

  • @MRme865
    @MRme865 Před 4 měsíci +4

    The one CZcamsr I know it's not going to be bias .. loved the review!

  • @Bloodthirstier
    @Bloodthirstier Před 4 měsíci +3

    I bought into the hype and preordered the Mega Set. I am glad you are giving a good review from them! Really excited to update from the OG warpaints

  • @Jayk129
    @Jayk129 Před 4 měsíci +11

    Vince, thanks for the great review. As a retailer who already has the full AP Fanatic rack on preorder I’ve been watching a lot of reviews of the Fanatic paints. When I saw yours come up I was very nervous because (and I mean this in the nicest way possible) I’ve always found you to be a bit of a pretentious snob about these sorts of things. To use an analogy if it was food being reviewed most of the other reviews I’ve seen come from amateur foodies, or a restaurant reviewer for a newspaper. But you, you are more like the guy that hands out the Michelin stars. So to see you give these such a positive review (after all you rated them on par with a premium paint line that has a series of signature colors with your name on them) really puts my mind at ease and makes me look forward to sharing these paints with my customers. Again thank you so much for the great information and about as honest and tough a review I think anyone could ask for.

    • @TheArmyPainter
      @TheArmyPainter Před 4 měsíci +5

      We really think that your customers are going to love it! If you’re attending GAMA please come say hi!

    • @VinceVenturella
      @VinceVenturella  Před 4 měsíci +7

      Oh, I take no offense, I am a total paint snob, I will own that. So I was happy to see these were up to my standards. :)

  • @nittneylion84
    @nittneylion84 Před 24 dny

    I need a pair of those x-ray glasses or hypnotizing glasses you are wearing. LOL

  • @Narakafurin
    @Narakafurin Před 4 měsíci

    Mad props to the Hexadecimal shoutout around minute 4, she Rocked . I was always going to like the video, but this is where it happened.

  • @BarokaiRein
    @BarokaiRein Před 4 měsíci +3

    Army painter leaving the meme status is awesome to see. For whatever reason, a lot of people are in a situation where their local game store only stocks AP and Citadel paints.

    • @j.taylor7361
      @j.taylor7361 Před 4 měsíci +1

      Mine are all like this; one just recently started stocking ProAcryl.

  • @nmartin857
    @nmartin857 Před 4 měsíci +2

    Pretty great to see the reviews coming in on this line. It seems that AP has created a competent paint line, and I can't wait to try it out. I managed to get the complete set on pre-order at a fairly steep discount, and I can say all of the reviews I'm seeing from both big and small channels are making me feel good about that purchase.

  • @mugetzu
    @mugetzu Před 4 měsíci +1

    Nice level headed review.
    Unlike the other review videos I watched on Fanatic , that left the impression these are some ground breaking innovation in the paint world, that'll replace ones current paints, you're only claiming they are up to the level of the current leadings paints and not a jump in a new higher tier of paints. AP was pushing hard that these paints are the first with that much pigment with their new stabilizer innovation.

  • @MechaTrogd0r
    @MechaTrogd0r Před 4 měsíci +2

    Vince, I've been excited waiting for this video to drop because I knew you would put them through the paces 100%! Thanks for the airbrush info and your metallic take. I don't really trust others people's opinions on metallics tbh, I've become kind of a metallic paint snob since I started using VMC and GSW metal pigments, lol.
    Thanks for the info and opinion. I'm excited to have a range like this that I know stores by me are going to keep in stock!

  • @bradlothrop4076
    @bradlothrop4076 Před 4 měsíci +1

    I always felt a bit of “guilt” where I could not recommend Army Painter paints before despite their competitive pricing: as pointed out they did not lay down well in my opinion.
    Good to see things have changed with the new paints. I will pick up a set to use and can then say from my own experience how they do.
    Collecting paints is a bit of a “problem” but it is insane the variety there is. Something to be said for “limited pallets” to focus on technique and blends than particular paints. Thanks!

  • @Wijkert
    @Wijkert Před 4 měsíci +3

    Happy to hear that you consider these to be close to or at equal footing with the best hobby paints available. Always liked Army Painter as a brand (really happy with their customer service for example), but their main line of paints where at the bottom quality wise. That has changed. I wonder how long it will take for people's impressions of the brand to catch up to the quality of their current lines.

  • @joshuawiseman5629
    @joshuawiseman5629 Před měsícem

    damn they gave ninjon the entire set pissed to see them skimping out on Vince when Vince is the literal king his kdm flesh tone tutorial literally changed my life

  • @jonathanlevine4661
    @jonathanlevine4661 Před 4 měsíci +1

    looking forward to a video focused on the flesh colors in this range. I have some Sudanese tribesmen waiting to be assembled and painted. love your hobby cheating videos

  • @davidhickman4976
    @davidhickman4976 Před 12 dny

    Great review Vince. Thank you!

  • @Sealix
    @Sealix Před 4 měsíci +2

    Thank you Vince, now I can feel confident that if I buy a set of these paints, it won't be the paints holding my progress back :D

  • @robinmayenfels9675
    @robinmayenfels9675 Před 4 měsíci +2

    Great, honest review, these paints are going to be a lot of fun!!! 🎨

  • @Unaidedfoot
    @Unaidedfoot Před 4 měsíci +3

    You just sold a set on release. Thanks for a great review.

  • @julien8096
    @julien8096 Před 4 měsíci +3

    Thanks for the review. I preordered the complete set after Sam and Adam joined their team and I'm really happy to get a good review from you for these. Have a great year :)

  • @SquareViking
    @SquareViking Před 3 měsíci

    I love your sadistic nature of wanting to paint a lot of skin. Genestellers are definitely your friends.

  • @bencoomer2000
    @bencoomer2000 Před 3 měsíci

    "Strike in their favor!"
    Vince shows gud sportsball stuff.

  • @tutubeater1
    @tutubeater1 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Thank you for demonstrating the usage of the new paint line on a real model, Vince. I would love to see a video on wet blending with the new fanatics line since that was previously my favorite painting technique until i discovered glazing only recently.

  • @derekgarcia3069
    @derekgarcia3069 Před 4 měsíci +6

    Great review Vince. I'm happy to see Army Painter continuing to improve. They've always had such brand recognition, especially for new paibters (when we first started a couple.of years ago it was them and GW that we knew about), so it's great that they now have so many products that shine like this.

  • @gregmccormack5709
    @gregmccormack5709 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Great review, I really enjoyed seeing them used for different applications on models. 👍🏻👍🏻

  • @Weaver_Games
    @Weaver_Games Před 4 měsíci +2

    The review we've all been waiting for!

  • @relativeparadox9567
    @relativeparadox9567 Před 4 měsíci +5

    In miniature painting, just as in my spiritual stuff, I have developed the perspective that choosing one teacher, maybe two and sticking with them is best and I have chosen Vince as my go to miniature 'guru'.

    • @bradlothrop4076
      @bradlothrop4076 Před 4 měsíci +1

      He is certainly an excellent “spirit animal” to be your guide. 😂
      His library is a one-stop essential starting and advanced learning to start off right without bad habits.

  • @curtcleancut
    @curtcleancut Před 2 měsíci

    A great review Vince. Keep up the great work my man. Love your reviews and tutorials. Cheers!

  • @printandplaygamer7134
    @printandplaygamer7134 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Army Painter has two very practical qualities, as a brand, that you don't mention in this very hands-on review: the brand as a whole is very reasonably priced, and widely available. I love the Pro-Acryl paints from Monument Hobbies, but they aren't available locally, and usually have to be ordered directly from Monument, which is problematic when I just need a single, specific color. Army Painter, on the other hand, is in every hobby and game shop in my region (Westchester, NY) except, of course, Warhammer stores, so it's very easy for me to grab a single bottle of Army Painter when I need it *now*, without having to plan a larger order and wait a week or two. And of course, Army Painter paints cost about 2/3 what Citadel paints--the other universally available brand--cost, for more paint, in dropper bottles instead of pots. So, in the past, I've often suffered through a project with a less-than-perfect Army Painter Warpaint, because I didn't have the time for a mail order package, and I'm not buying Citadel paints. For these reasons, it's likely that the Fanatic paints will begin to creep into my collection and rotation one, two, or three at a time as specific needs arise.
    Of course, if you've been painting long enough to have accumulated a large enough range of paints on hand that you don't find yourself missing colors often, this won't apply to you. But for those of us in the middle section of our hobby journey, Army Painter's ready availability and reasonable cost are huge advantages, if the paints are really as good as the best among the competition.

  • @cameronyager9221
    @cameronyager9221 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Nice to see these aren't garbage, I may pick up a couple to try. I absolutely hate their old paint line. Which makes me sad cause I liked Army Painter as a company.
    That said gonna stick with vallejo and citadel.

    • @PrzybyszzMatplanety
      @PrzybyszzMatplanety Před 4 měsíci

      They are far superior to both Citadel and Vallejo Game Color and slightly better than Vallejo Model Color.

  • @nickmanzo8459
    @nickmanzo8459 Před 3 měsíci

    I started with original Army Painter as a Christmas gift, the set of 50 paints, and I still have most of them as I sort’ve “outgrew” them. Their metallics, while not great, I found better than Reaper’s metallics at least, but Vallejo was better, Citadel was better, I’ll never say anything extremely negative about old Army Painter, but that said, I’m happy to hear they’re upping their game, and considering the lower cost, I may grab some of these.

  • @desertzombie
    @desertzombie Před 4 měsíci +2

    Another great honest review

  • @richardrussell7082
    @richardrussell7082 Před 2 měsíci

    If I remember right Adam from AP responded to a comment on the Army Painter Fans group on FaceBook to confirm that, unlike the main paints, the washes have not been reformulated at all and are still the original recipe.

  • @goatboyflylord8779
    @goatboyflylord8779 Před 4 měsíci +3

    Man this is an excellent review. I have some to pull out and write something up about but this later this month. Great stuff thank you for doing this.

  • @Giocast24
    @Giocast24 Před 4 měsíci +2

    I was hoping you'd review this. Clicked on the notification as fast as I possibly could

  • @spilledpaintpot
    @spilledpaintpot Před 4 měsíci

    Not going to Lie, I got a little hyped when Larry came on screen - he's like an old friend at this point.

  • @justinleroy4775
    @justinleroy4775 Před 4 měsíci +2

    So glad to see this! Have not fully trusted some of the earlier previews either because reviewers seemed a little too tight with AP or they were mostly tabletop level painters and weren't necessarily familiar with brands other than AP and GW. AK are my favorite paints, but the colors are a bit more muted. Sounds like these paints will be a great compliment!

  • @DarcyBonoCreations
    @DarcyBonoCreations Před 4 měsíci +1

    Thanks for the thorough authentic review Vince!

  • @questgivercyradis8462
    @questgivercyradis8462 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Glad to hear they improved so much! The few AP paints I previously had were ones I gave away - they were just so lame.
    But AP is relatively common in game/hobby shops. I don't *need* new paint.... but a bottle or two picked up at random "support the local shop" drop ins is good! And ProAcryl leans towards flowy - nice to have options, if these are thicker.

  • @chestnut493
    @chestnut493 Před 4 měsíci +5

    How do "problematic" colours perform? White, Yellow, Oranges? How is their opacity, smoothness?

    • @saintmatthew956
      @saintmatthew956 Před 4 měsíci +1

      This. Lot of Fanatic reviews are dropping but no one has mentioned the white.

    • @Amberpawn
      @Amberpawn Před 4 měsíci

      I am here for this question: No one has mentioned the White vs Bold Titanium White

    • @VinceVenturella
      @VinceVenturella  Před 4 měsíci +2

      So I rarely use Dead White, it just isn't a good idea to use in your miniature painting most of the time. That being said, I like the Pro Acryl white a little better, but the white is solid. The oranges have actually greatly impressed me. I haven't played with the yellows too much yet, but they seen good from my limited testing.

  • @christopherprose2360
    @christopherprose2360 Před 4 měsíci +2

    Hey Vince, thanks for sharing your honest opinions with good examples and results.
    Your videos from WW to hobby cheating have been of great value to me since getting back in the hobby in 2019.
    So I’m saying I appreciate you, and I’m proud of you for the hard work you’ve put into your channel and it’s amazing to watch it grow!

  • @DarkPathEmporium
    @DarkPathEmporium Před 4 měsíci

    Awesome video as normal, honest review with a paint set that I greatly enjoy and agree with most of your points.

  • @Amity45
    @Amity45 Před 3 měsíci

    At 18:14 I appreciate the comparison. I'm considering the new Game Color after watching Stahly's review of Fanatic (Stahly preferred the Game Color for solid colors). It's hard to get Two Thin Coats here in the US.

  • @AkaIceBear
    @AkaIceBear Před 4 měsíci +1

    Always a fan of Army Painter from afar. My local shop carries them, and says they're great to work with. Their paints are also very affordable. That said, I've only ever kept their washes in my rotation. Especially after the GW reformulation. AP and GW are the only two paints available to me locally, so it'll be nice to know I can finally pick them up when I see a color I may like, and it not be a mystery whether itll be a good paint or not.

    • @DariusOne1
      @DariusOne1 Před 4 měsíci +1

      Yeah availablility is huge. I don't have good access to pro acryl or such either and APs paints are basically everywhere in large quantities. Them now(well when stuff rolls out) being up there with the best of them is gonna be fantastic.

  • @Mutesque
    @Mutesque Před 4 měsíci

    Insightful review and straight to the point.

  • @wigglewigglesbottom4012
    @wigglewigglesbottom4012 Před 4 měsíci

    These fanatic paints have really caught my attention since they were announced and ive been following them closely, ive heard great things about them but i can definitely say after watching your review im genuinely sold. I dont put a lot of stock in what people online say most of the time, but you've always been so knowledgeable about paints in general, and all the different companies you can buy paints to paint your models, with your review for this range being so positive i will definitely pick them up. Always appreciate the honesty, it means a lot, thank you and all the best...oh and say hi to the dogs for me 😂

  • @michaelsmith3478
    @michaelsmith3478 Před 4 měsíci

    Thanks for reviewing these Vince. Always informative and honest.

  • @kentryu3484
    @kentryu3484 Před 4 měsíci

    Great overview, need a paint refresh so will be getting some

  • @geteavnroc2250
    @geteavnroc2250 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Thank you for the quick compare on the AK Gen3 range. I love the Gen3 range.

  • @krzysztofmathews738
    @krzysztofmathews738 Před 4 měsíci +5

    Glad to have your insights on these. I've been very interested in this new range from what I have seen elsewhere, and this is a good and comprehensive test. Thank you for emphasizing that these will want to be thinned for best performance, as that will be a very good thing to know when I finally have the opportunity to play with some of these.

  • @PhD777
    @PhD777 Před 4 měsíci

    Excellent informative video! Well done, Vince!👍🏻🎅👍🏻

  • @enjoynocturne
    @enjoynocturne Před 4 měsíci +1

    Verdict: "A solid top notch paint" ... XD

  • @Dack24
    @Dack24 Před 4 měsíci +1

    My local gaming store is getting these and I appreciate the thorough review.

  • @ieuandeakin6497
    @ieuandeakin6497 Před 4 měsíci

    Ok so you may have convinced me to grab some of these