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Guides for organizing your Warhammer paints and miniatures

Discover our guides to organize your Citadel paints, manage your miniature paint inventory, and avoid duplicates.

The starting point for converting Citadel paints to Vallejo and Army Painter.

Editorial articles to organise, compare, and decide faster.

Editorial guide Updated May 6, 2026

Alternative Citadel Colour App: a simpler way to manage your paints

Looking for an alternative to Citadel Colour App? Honest comparison of the official GW app vs ChromaStack vs Impcat, what it does well, and where it falls short.

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Editorial guide Updated May 5, 2026

Citadel Colour rebranded to Warhammer Colour: what changes (and what doesn't)

Games Workshop rebranded Citadel Colour to Warhammer Colour in March 2026. The formulas stay the same. Here is what changes for your Vallejo and Army Painter equivalents and your paint recipes.

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Editorial guide Updated May 20, 2026

How to avoid accidentally buying duplicate paints without realising it

Buying the same paint twice without realising it? Here is why it happens, which duplicates are most common, and how to avoid them in practice.

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Editorial guide Updated June 5, 2026

How to Paint Commissar Yarrick: Black Coat, Aged Skin, Imperial Red and Bionic Metal

Simple guide to paint Commissar Yarrick : black coat, aged skin, imperial red, bionic metal, power klaw and paint equivalents.

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Editorial guide Updated May 5, 2026

How to start painting Warhammer miniatures: complete beginner guide

Starting to paint Warhammer miniatures? This guide covers the minimum starter kit, the 5 essential paints to begin with, and how to choose between Citadel / Warhammer Colour, Vallejo and Army Painter.

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Editorial guide Updated May 2, 2026

Manage your Warhammer paints: a simple way to take back control

As your collection grows, managing your Warhammer paints gets messy fast. Here is a simple way to avoid duplicates, forgotten pots, and pointless purchases with ChromaStack.

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Editorial guide Updated May 6, 2026

Organize Citadel paints in Excel: the simple way to stop duplicates

Excel can help organise Citadel paints at first, but gets messy fast as your collection grows. Concrete 5-step guide, honest comparison, and a simpler alternative with ChromaStack.

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Editorial guide Updated May 26, 2026

Painting Warhammer Armageddon: Space Marines, Orks & Steel Legion

Practical guide to painting Space Marines, Orks and Steel Legion in Warhammer 40K Armageddon. Short palette and Citadel alternatives via ChromaStack.

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Editorial guide Updated May 5, 2026

Vallejo to Citadel / Warhammer Colour conversion: the closest equivalents

Looking for the Citadel / Warhammer Colour equivalent of your Vallejo Model Color paints? This guide lists the closest matches by Delta-E CIEDE2000, with colour accuracy scores.

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Starter guide for choosing the useful gear before you begin painting.