Recently, I have become dissatisfied with the Game Colour range of metallic paints. I’ve used them for a long time but only now come to realise that the particles of metallic pigment clogged the brush which made them hard to work with. I needed to try something new.
Over on twitter, I have been following INSTAR paints for a long time and decided it was time to give them a go. So, I ordered bronze, because Night Lords. Gold, two shades of silver, a purple and one of their ‘flip’ paints.
I grabbed an old Chaos Space Marine who hangs around for testing things and decided to try them out. Here are the results:
The blue/purple flip is on the shoulder pad and the purple, which is a really pale amethyst is on his upper leg. This is with a couple of coats and shows great coverage. It was easy to work with and although it required a couple of layers, it didn’t look streaky.
The bottom is something I was sent as a bonus, something called a ‘Spectrum’ paint. I did have to look it up, but once I learned what it was for, I gave it a go. What you do, is mix this with a metallic paint and it turns it into a flip paint. This one I mixed with silver and it turned into a pale green. I want to do some more messing about with this before I make a judgement on it, but it seems like a cool idea and I always like getting a little something for free.
I then did some more serious testing on the latest Night Lord:
The grain of the metallic paint is much, much finer than what I have used before, so it suits my need there. It takes washes from GW very well, so that is good too. It blends with other paints of its make easily enough and so I was able to create highlights and low lights where I wanted them. I think Gloves’s brass looks really good. The silver needs washing and highlighting but so far, so good.
I also really like how there is a little ball inside the paint which helps mix it up when you shake it up.
All in all, I love them. I will be using them and ordering some more when I need to. I might just have to try their other ranges too, to see how well put together they are.
Heretic Deb! 
I have recently received the Primarch of the Nightlords book from netgalley. I know nothing of the legion. But the paintings and models you have show here and in other posts are helping me visualize them. Thank you👍🏻
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This is a lovely thing to say, thank you so much. I am flattered that my attempts at painting the VIIIth have assisted you in seeing them too. They are an amusing set of murderous fiends and I do hope the book treats them fairly. Thank you again ❤
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