Citadel Base: Mephiston Red is a vibrant, deep crimson acrylic paint designed to deliver strong, consistent coverage over miniatures and models. As part of the Citadel Base range from Games Workshop, it’s specially formulated to provide excellent opacity, making it ideal for the first coat applied over primer when establishing your miniature’s core colour scheme.

Mephiston Red is a highly popular choice among hobbyists due to its bold, eye-catching tone and smooth application. Named after the iconic Blood Angels character Mephiston, the colour is especially suited for painting power armour, cloth, and creature skin in Warhammer 40,000, Age of Sigmar, and other fantasy or sci-fi settings. It provides a warm, rich red that pairs perfectly with shades like Nuln Oil or Carroburg Crimson and highlights beautifully with colours such as Evil Sunz Scarlet or Wild Rider Red.

The paint is water-based and non-toxic, offering easy cleanup and compatibility with brushes or airbrushes (when thinned appropriately). It comes in a 12ml pot with a snap-top lid for convenience and long-lasting use.

• 12ml pot of Citadel Base acrylic paint
• Colour: Mephiston Red – bold, mid-tone crimson
• Formulated for strong basecoats with high pigment concentration
• Perfect for Blood Angels, Khornate forces, red cloth, and creatures
• Works well with other Citadel shades and layers

Whether you're painting a legion of Space Marines or detailing a fantasy hero’s cloak, Mephiston Red is a staple in any miniature painter’s arsenal—offering the reliable, vivid basecoat needed to bring your models to life.

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