Method
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| Brand | Colour | Delta E | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Citadel (Games Workshop) | Mephiston Red Air | 0.00 | Excellent |
| Citadel (Games Workshop) | Mephiston Red Spray | 0.15 | Excellent |
| Green Stuff World | Sangria Red | 2.52 | Good |
| Citadel (Games Workshop) | Wazdakka Red | 2.80 | Good |
| Army Painter | Chaotic Red | 4.43 | Good |
| Vallejo Game Color | Gory Red (72.011) | 4.43 | Good |
| AK Interactive | DIRTY RED | 4.56 | Good |
| Scale75 | SC-07 Heavy Red | 5.53 | Acceptable |
The blood-red base that defines the Blood Angels — Mephiston Red is a rich, opaque red.
The closest Mephiston Red equivalent is Sangria Red (Green Stuff World) (ΔE 2.5).
Mephiston Red is a base from Citadel (Games Workshop), commonly used for armour plates, cloth, and trim work.
This paint is typically used for:
Apply it over a suitable primer and build layers gradually. Coverage sits around strong, so two thin coats usually give a more stable finish than one heavy pass, especially over a dark primer.
Consider the following when working with this paint:
A good equivalent should remain stable after shading and highlighting. Test this alternative on the same primer and in the same recipe before switching a whole unit.
For best results with Mephiston Red on Warhammer and other miniature projects:
Even small differences can become visible on a finished miniature. This match may behave differently on textured surfaces like cloth, fur, and metal trim once the full recipe is applied.
Choosing the right Mephiston Red equivalent ensures consistent results across your painting workflow. Use this page as a paint conversion chart to compare the Vallejo equivalent, the Army Painter equivalent, and other close options before committing to a full army.
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Use Mephiston Red as your main base colour and build it up with thin, controlled coats. It has excellent coverage. It works best over a red or white primer for brightness, or black for extra depth. Thin it lightly, as it already covers well. Good companion colours include Carroburg Crimson, Evil Sunz Scarlet, Nuln Oil and Khorne Red.
Do not force the basecoat into an NMM-style finish. It behaves much better in a standard layered workflow.
Use Mephiston Red as your main base colour and build it up with thin, controlled coats. It has excellent coverage. It works best over a red or white primer for brightness, or black for extra depth. Thin it lightly, as it already covers well. Good companion colours include Carroburg Crimson, Evil Sunz Scarlet, Nuln Oil and Khorne Red.
This summary is built from the local usage notes, structured paint detail data, and the same Delta-E matching system used across ChromaStack.
Do not force the basecoat into an NMM-style finish. It behaves much better in a standard layered workflow.