Vallejo answer to Devlin Mud?

[irregularwars]

Hi all,

About to move country and going to buy all new paints etc. I have, in the past, principally relied on GW/citadel for inks. Can anyone recommend anything available through Vallejo which will do the same job as GW Devlin Mud (which I believe will now have a different name under their new system...).

Thanks,

Nic

[Fenton]

Which country are you moving to?...

[goat major]

Sorry cant help with Vallejo but the new name for Devlan Mud is Agrax Earthshade

[irregularwars]

Cheers goat Major.

@ Fenton - From Australia to the UK.

[Fenton]

I have just come back from Australia to....Where in the UK are you going?

[Phobos]

Give a try to Vallejo Smoke or black/brown stain.

[Draconarius]

A (dark) brown wash from Vallejo is "GA203 Game Wash Umber Shade"
A german portal compared the Vallejo and GW washes two years ago
Left Vallejo - right GW:

Disadvantages of the Vallejo washes:
- they can leave stains after drying
- they don't reach every area of the figure (can't affirm this, it depends on the thinning)


There probably are also alternatives:
- Armypainter is going to release washes matching their quickshades. The strong tone probably equals the devlan mud wash.
- Coat'd Arms has a so called "super shader"
etc.

[irregularwars]

Thanks for the examples there - not sure about the Vallejo example, it did look very dark compared to the GW. I will see when I land.

Moving initially to Belfast to spend some time with the inlaws - then wherever the jobs lead me........

[Fenton]

Cor Blimey...I'm in Belfast to!...well Lisburn if that means anything to you

[Techno]

Hi Draconarius.

How close to 'true' is the colour in the photo ?....I know photo's can 'lie'....So it's very difficult to tell.
(Depending on the light source/balance etc.).
To my old eyes...that looks far more grey than brown....Do you reckon your photo's a fair representation of what the wash looks like in normal daylight ?
Cheers - Phil. (Who loves a good brown ink...But hasn't been able to find one since Rotring Artist colours gave up the ghost !)

[Draconarius]

Hi Techno,


on the photo the black variant is shown indeed - the portal did only this comparison. However, I thought that the picture shows the difference between the two products.

I also have found two other pages with comparison fotos of the dark brown washes and hints how to use them properly:
http://warhammer.org.uk/phpBB/viewtopic.php?p=858166#p858166
http://anythingbutones.blogspot.de/2012/02/product-review-citadel-devlan-mud-vs.html

[irregularwars]

The Vallejo Game Wash Umber shade is still an unknown then. Does anyone have experience using this ink/wash?

[Fenton]

I am heading down to netmerchants this weekend I think so I shall pick some up to have a look at it , hopefully they have some and I shall let you know

[irregularwars]

Yes, I'd certainly appreciate that.