# Miniature Paints Compare

> Price comparison of miniature and model paints and painting supplies in the United Kingdom: printed entry prices from 3 UK hobby retailers' own range pages, each quoted verbatim and dated.

## Key facts

- The median printed entry price across 3 UK hobby paint retailers with verified pricing is £2.48 (as of 2026-09-10).
- Every entry figure is the lowest price in pounds printed on that retailer's own hobby-paint range page, quoted exactly as printed.
- The figure is a representative entry price for the retailer, not the price of any one named pot, because shops stock different ranges in different pack sizes.
- A retailer whose range page could not be read is listed with that fact and never with an estimated price.

## Key pages

- [UK Miniature Paint Price Index](https://miniaturepaintscompare.com/types/): printed UK retailer entry prices, verified verbatim and dated, with CSV downloads
- [Model paint](https://miniaturepaintscompare.com/model-paint/): guide with verified UK market figures
- [Miniature paint brushes](https://miniaturepaintscompare.com/paint-brush/): guide with verified UK market figures
- [Contrast paints](https://miniaturepaintscompare.com/contrast-paint/): guide with verified UK market figures
- [Airbrush kits](https://miniaturepaintscompare.com/airbrush/): guide with verified UK market figures
- [Airbrush compressors](https://miniaturepaintscompare.com/airbrush-compressor/): guide with verified UK market figures
- [Airbrush paint](https://miniaturepaintscompare.com/airbrush-paint/): guide with verified UK market figures
- [Spray primer](https://miniaturepaintscompare.com/spray-primer/): guide with verified UK market figures
- [Wet palettes](https://miniaturepaintscompare.com/wet-palette/): guide with verified UK market figures
- [Miniature paint sets](https://miniaturepaintscompare.com/paint-set/): guide with verified UK market figures
- [Brush holders](https://miniaturepaintscompare.com/brush-holder/): guide with verified UK market figures
- [Model varnish](https://miniaturepaintscompare.com/model-varnish/): guide with verified UK market figures
- [Model paint](https://miniaturepaintscompare.com/types/model-paint/): retailers with evidenced ranges and printed prices
- [Retailer catalogue](https://miniaturepaintscompare.com/vendors/): per-retailer verified facts, quotes, sources and dates
- [Which paint do I need?](https://miniaturepaintscompare.com/quote/): tell us what you are painting and how you paint; we point you at the ranges and retailers whose printed prices fit

## Data

- Download (CSV, vendor pricing index): https://miniaturepaintscompare.com/types/uk-miniature-paint-price-index.csv
- Download (CSV, Model paint coverage): https://miniaturepaintscompare.com/types/model-paint.csv
- Methodology: Every rendered figure is a price the retailer publishes on its own range page, re-fetched and matched verbatim (the quote and its retrieval date travel with the cell), then hash-pinned; a retailer whose page could not be read is listed with that fact, never an estimate. The entry figure is the lowest printed price in GBP on that page, exactly as printed. It is a REPRESENTATIVE ENTRY PRICE for the retailer rather than the price of any one named pot: shops stock different ranges in different pack sizes, and this is the only figure that compares like with like across them. Hobby ranges are discounted continually, so read every cell with its date. Delivery and VAT treatment are excluded, and three retailers is a reference, not a claim about the market.
- Source: Element Games Vallejo paint range: https://elementgames.co.uk/paints-hobby-and-scenery/paints-washes-etc/vallejo-paints
- Source: Warlord Games Army Painter range: https://store.warlordgames.com/collections/army-painter
- Source: Goblin Gaming paints collection: https://www.goblingaming.co.uk/collections/paints

## Citation

Cite as: "Miniature Paints Compare UK Miniature Paint Price Index", https://miniaturepaintscompare.com/types/ (updated 2026-09-10).

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