No shortage of substitutes here, Flat Aluminum 2 from Tamiya matches at 100 percent and 4 brands carry a strong same-finish near-match. Plate Mail Metal is a light muted metallic silver with a neutral cast. For modelling, drop to Gun Metal in the recesses and step up to Broadsword Silver on the edges, both The Army Painter paints. Treat it as an easy swap, just confirm the finish type matches before you commit.
Plate Mail Metal equivalents in other ranges
This is one of the easy ones. A same finish twin exists, and 8 brands in the catalog land close enough to consider.
Closest Tamiya equivalent: Tamiya Flat Aluminum 2, the same color for practical purposes (delta E 0.0).
- Best Vallejo option: Vallejo Silver, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 2.3).
- From Two Thin Coats: Two Thin Coats Dwarven Iron, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 3.3).
- AK Interactive's closest color: AK Interactive Natural Steel, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 3.9).
- Nearest in the Revell catalog: Revell Steel/Eisen, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 4.3).
- Best Citadel option: Citadel Stormhost Silver, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 4.5).
Side by side the two agree in lightness and temperature; at delta E 0.0 the gap is smaller than the variation between two pots of the same paint.
How to read the score
90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
Tamiya
Vallejo
Two Thin Coats
AK Interactive
Revell
Citadel
Humbrol
Monument Pro Acryl
Green Stuff World
P3 Paints
Scale75
About this color
Color profile
Highlight and shade ladder
Match difficulty
Found in 4 other brands with a same-finish match.
Where painters use it
Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter Plate Mail Metal?
The closest same-finish match is Tamiya Flat Aluminum 2 at 100% color similarity.
Is there a Vallejo equivalent of Plate Mail Metal?
Yes. The closest Vallejo option is Silver at 89%, a same-finish match.
What finish is Plate Mail Metal?
Plate Mail Metal is a metallic paint with a silver tone and a reflective finish. Because the shine comes from metal flake, a flat paint can match the color and still be wrong for the job, which is why cross-finish matches here are references rather than swaps.
What do I highlight and shade Plate Mail Metal with?
Highlight Plate Mail Metal toward Broadsword Silver and shade it down into Gun Metal, both The Army Painter paints in the same finish family.