Today Rob shows us how his Army Painter wet palette has held up over the past year and if it’s worth the buy.
The real question is, does it still work? We did a review of this product about a year ago, and we wanted to follow back up and see how it’s held up. The reason we liked this originally, it is easy to use, affordable, an all-in-one package, and portable.
Long story short, Rob still uses this a year later. While we know you can make yours for less, sometimes ease of use is worth the price! Let’s jump into how it held up and what Rob thinks!
Army Painter Wet Palette: One Year Later, Pass or Fail
This is the original box it came in, but hey, after a year it doesn’t look too bad.
Rob has been using this about once a week for a year, and he really hasn’t used that much paper. But if you run out, you can also buy the refills from them.
The Palette
While you can make these cheaper, for only $30ish, this is a total solution. No need to worry about building your own. Also, they are keeping local hobby stores stocked, so it’s a win-win. You get a great product and help your local store as well.
It is also super portable; you can bring your brushes and everything in one place.
What Happens if You Leave it Wet for a Few Days
Rob has left the paints and paper in here for a few days to see how it stood up. It is still pretty moist and could be used again right away. One little trick he uses to keep down on mold, but it is mold resistant, is to throw a few pennies in the bottom.
The Zinc anodes will soak up the mold before the palette.
Is it Watertight?
They never claim it’s watertight, but Rob wanted to see. It does leak a little, so if you’re keeping water in there, just make sure to keep it level. Even though some leaks, it will still be moist after a week. But you’ll probably have to add a little more water if you wait longer than that.
How Rob Uses it
Rob has been working on his Custodes lately, and you can’t mask everything off perfectly when airbrushing. This is just one time when the palette comes in super handy. He puts a few different gold and silver paints on his palette and mixes them until he has a color match on the paint.
Then he uses that mix to clean up the airbrushing overspray. This works perfectly because the highlights will be different on every spot. So you can blend a perfect color match on all the different parts of the model. On top of that, he uses it all the time for wet blending and just most things he paints!
A Finished Mini Using the Wet Palette
Using it like this also acts as a transition from the Umber to the hyper highlights. That way, you don’t have to do as much blending and still get a great look.
Final Thoughts
Overall, he thinks it’s a great product and has held up extremely well. Overall, the price and ease of use has kept working great! Again, you can make your own, but this is just so much easier, so if you don’t want to spend the time building one, he recommends picking it up!
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About the Author: Travis Pasch
Travis Pasch
Job Title: Head Writer & Editor
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About Travis Pasch: Travis has been a Warhammer 40k hobbyist since the 1990s, playing the game since Third Edition. Through extensive traveling, he’s seen a lot of the miniatures hobby from across the world, giving him a unique perspective on the latest gaming topics and trends.
Travis’s brother even owns a commission painting studio, where he’s picked up a lot of good advice and techniques for painting Warhammer and tabletop miniatures over the years, as well. Travis joined the Spikey Bits team in 2019 and has been the lead writer since 2020.
Currently, he’s working on converting all his 40k Adeptus Mechanicus models and becoming a true tech enjoyer, complete with both sad and happy robot noises!
