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My pot of Armageddon dust is running low and I have heard that vallejo texture pastes are much better value for money. Does anyone know which one is most similar in texture and colour to Armageddon dust (which is very similar to zandri dust btw), or have a conversion chart between the two brands that includes texture pastes? Thanks.

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A quick search suggests these two:

  • 26.217 Desert sand
  • 26.810 Light brown mud

I suspect Desert sand is the closest. I strongly suggest you visit your FLGS and take a pot of GW armageddon dust and Vallejo desert sand and compare them side-by-side looking at the pot bottoms.

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You probably want to have a look at this Reddit thread and blog post: 

https://www.reddit.com/r/wargaming/comments/eymfpn/vallejo_basing_paste_sample_comparison_thick/

http://plastickrak.blogspot.com/2013/12/vallejo-modelling-pastes.html

 

Probably Desert Sand is closest in colour, although obviously you can paint over it to get any colour you want.

 

The Vallejo texture pastes are more for reproducing a "realistic" texture, so the texture is not as coarse as the GW ones (i.e. they use finer sand).

 

++EDIT: In my experience, Vallejo texture pastes are "stickier" than GW ones, so have a tendency to make "peaks" a bit like icing. Personally, I decant some onto a pallet, thin it a bit to reduce the stickiness, and mix in some modelling sand to give a less uniform texture.

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