Quickshading Aternatives

[Cap'n Tightpants]

So I was thinking about getting some Army Painter Quickshade to supplement my (mediocre) painting abilities until I saw the price.

Has anyone got experience with using 'off-brand' dips? As far as I've worked out from reading other forums, it's similar to woodstain, and I've come across a few American alternatives, but other than people going 'try Ronseal' (which is not helpful as I have no idea which ronseal they mean- there are quite a few types of Ronseal), I can't find a UK equivalent.

Planning to head to B+Q to pick up a christmas tree tomorrow, so being able to grab some of that in the same trip would be great.

[3ff3ct]

Well there's generally light and dark wood stain, if you're dipping something with light colours, go for a light stain.

Make sure you get a can of matt varnish too, otherwise you'll have very siny models