Citadel’s not the only one with a paint app, and this one isn’t just for Games Workshop’s colors. The paintRack app lets you build, sample, and scan all the paints.
Courageous Octopus, the developers of paintRack, have recently updated their app to add more to what already is a handy resource.
Now, you may be asking: What is paintRack? PaintRack is an digital paint collection resource that contains over 5,000 paints from top manufacturers such as Citadel, Vallejo, Army Painter, Scale75, P3, and more. There are 23 manufacturers in total in this resource with the latest update adding Createx paints.
Adding to the library are such features as set building which allows you to create custom paint sets or recipes for your models; a wish list to help you keep track of paints that you need; a rapid scanner tool that lets you bar codes on paint pots to finds them in the database; and color matching tools to aid you in finding the best matching paint colors.
PaintRack’s library will allow to swipe between paint manufacturers and then scroll through a selected collection. Once you have found a paint color, you can then select it to save to a set or to your wish list.
A very nice feature concerning set building is that you are able to separate your sets depending on the project and then create a sub-set in the project for each part of the model you are painting. Now, the app does come free with full access to the library.
However, for unlimited Sets, Scanner, and other the features, a one time in-app purchase of $2.99 will be required to unlock the full version.
Considering the amount of resources and features this app contains, that is quite the deal if you do decide to unlock.
paintRack: Free ($2.99 for full unlock)
LIBRARY: track your paints with over 5000 paints from top manufacturers!
SETS: create custom paint SETS (or recipes) for your models
WISH LIST: helps you track paints you need
RAPID SCAN: most bottles can be added by scanning bar codes on bottles
COLOR TOOLS: will help you find the best matching paint colorsSupported paint lines include:
– Vallejo – P3 (Privateer Press) – Reaper – Citadel – Army Painter (Warpaints) – Tamiya – Scale75 – Coat d’Arms – Badger Minitaire – Warcolours – Humbrol – Andrea Color – AMMO by MIG Jimenez – Battlefront (Colours of War) – AK Interactive – Abteilung 502 – Revell – GarageKits.US – Mission Models – FREAKflex – Forge World – Secret Weapon – Createx
Remember, this app is only for Android, is free for the base version, and $2.99 for the fully unlocked version. Courageous Octopus are constantly adding new features and fixing any bugs that pop up. They do respond quickly to any comments or suggestions made.
Be sure to give this app a download and try it for yourself and check back with us daily for your hobby news and needs!
About the Author: Rob Baer
Rob Baer
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Founded Spikey Bits in 2009
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About Rob Baer: Founder, Publisher, & Managing Editor of Spikey Bits, the leading tabletop gaming news website focused on the hobby side of wargaming and miniatures.
Rob also co-founded and currently hosts the Long War Podcast, which has over 350 episodes and focuses on tabletop miniatures gaming, specializing in Warhammer 40k. and spent six years writing for Bell of Lost Souls.
Every year, along with his co-hosts, he helps host the Long War 40k Doubles Tournament at Adepticon and the Long War 40k Doubles at Las Vegas Open, which attracts over 350 players from around the world.
Rob has won many Warhammer 40k Tournaments over the years, including multiple first-place finishes in Warhammer 40k Grand Tournaments over the years and even winning 1st place at the Adepticon 40k Team Tournament.
With over 30 years of experience in retail and distribution, Rob knows all the products and exactly which ones are the best. As a member of GAMA (Game Manufacturers Association), he advocates for gaming stores and manufacturers in these difficult times, always looking for the next big thing to feature for the miniatures hobby, helping everyone to provide the value consumers want.
While he’s played every edition of Warhammer 40k and Warhammer Fantasy (since 5th Edition) and has been hobbying on miniatures since the 1980s, Titans of all sizes will always be his favorite! It’s even rumored that his hobby vault rivals the Solemnance Galleries, containing rulebooks filled with lore from editions long past, ancient packs of black-bordered Magic Cards, and models made of both pewter and resin.
