Monument Hobbies Pro Acryl AMP Colors Cosmic Sets —Paints for the Future

Some years ago, I was gifted a few core colors of the Monument Hobbies Pro Acryl paints to supplement my Citadel, Army Painter, and Vallejo collection. 3,000 models of all sizes and styles later, I will only use certain Pro Acryl paints for colors, including Coal Black, Bold Titanium White, and Golden Yellow. I have found few equals for cost, quality, and consistency and my painting has only improved because of it.

Monument Hobbies sent me review copies of their latest line, Atomic Mass Paints Colors Cosmic Sets 1 and 2, which they released in March 2025. I had the opportunity to talk with their team at the convention this year about this new paint partnership with Atomic Mass Games and was eager to try out the line. These sets are meant to give new and veteran painters a collection of colors for their space-themed models, such as Star Wars: Legion, Star Wars: Shatterpoint, and Marvel: Crisis Protocol. While this is not necessarily a complete starter, what it does provide are some fantastic color choices from the Monument Hobbies superior acrylic formula.

Packaging

Unlike other companies that use plastic trays, Pro Acryl paints are shipped in reusable bags within the box. Each paint is sealed with a small foam cap (which you should make sure you remove before painting), to help prevent the paints from exploding during pressure changes in transit. I had no leaks or damaged bottles, despite the fact the boxes don’t have any internal packaging. Even though it’s a thin box, it’s not meant to be reused for storage, and it did its job protecting the paints for shipment.

Inside the Boxes

The two sets, Cosmic Paint Set #1 and Cosmic Paint Set #2 come with 9 colors each.

Each 22ml bottle has the Pro Acryl screw-top lid and an included agitator, so you don’t need to add any yourself. After a good shake, these bottles are ready to deploy onto your wet palette. I found I did not need to use any flow medium to mix in with the paints; they were ready to go right out of the box.

AMP Colors Cosmic Paint Set #1

Cosmic Paint Set #1 includes the following colors: Cool Grey, Black Red, Dark Navy Blue, Beige Grey, Orange Yellow, Peach Flesh, Bright Green Blue, Magenta Wash, and Petroleum Brown Wash.

This paint collection has a mix of color darker tones and bright hues, which makes for a great contrast on a model. Regardless of genre or IP you might be painting, a lot of these colors can be utilized for either whole models or specific details. While you could mix some of your paints to get to these tones, it makes workflow a lot easier to simply use these paints right out of the bottle.

To me, the standout paint in this set is the Magenta Wash. I have shade and washes from other sets, but this Magenta Wash is really going to help saturate red tones and/or pink energy effects. I’m very excited to try it out!

AMP Colors Cosmic Paint Set #2

Cosmic Paint Set #2 includes the following colors: Slate Grey, Red Orange, Burnt Umber, Green Brown, Bright Brown Grey, Grey Green, Steel Metallic, Brown Grey Wash, and Payne’s Grey Wash.

This set is definitely more subdued than its counterpart, and I think lends itself to be used for more of the military-themed models out there. I can see myself using these for some Rebel Commandos, Imperial Guard, or even some Colonial Marines. The Grey Green and Green Brown may replace some Vallejo colors that I use for various World War models (so maybe they’ll get some use with the new Konflikt ‘47 models coming out later this year).

Between the two sets, I used a fair amount of the paints to paint up Nova from Marvel: Crisis Protocol. Stay tuned for the Learn to Paint article!

Recommended Paints

The two paint sets compliment each other very well. You could get one or the other, especially if you are needing only a handful of paints. I found myself using paints from both for my painting up of Nova from Marvel: Crisis Protocol, the painting tutorial of which I am covering in a future article. 18 paints is a lot to add to the collection. The colors here are pretty universal, and can get a lot of mileage. If you do play a lot of space-themed games, it’s unlikely that you would find yourself using a color only once or twice, especially if you're painting a squad or army. 

That being said, these paints require the Pro Acryl Base Set to be used to their fullest extent. There aren’t really any mid-tones in these sets for those core colors that you would be using frequently. However, if you’re out to paint some Guardians of the Galaxy to a mostly-detailed extent, you do get about 90% of the colors in these boxes. Plus, its just good to have a solid ROYGBIV set in your paint collection, and Pro Acryl has top notch core colors.

Despite the ‘cosmic’ titles associated with the boxes, these are not the bright-neon colors you may be expecting, especially for comic characters. These paints are definitely for use on models who are fighting on the galactic battlegrounds in Star Wars, Warhammer, or BattleTech.

Is it worth it?

If you have not jumped into a full paint line of any paints, I would recommend starting with Pro Acryl. If I was starting my painting journey today, I would be working with Pro Acryl paints almost exclusively. There are some cool colors, quick-paint/contrasts, technicals, and metallics from other lines I have yet to find replacements for, but Pro Acryl exceeds the quality of pretty much everything I have. 

With their bundle deals, the price per 22mL bottle comes out to $4.65, or about $0.22/mL. If you’re wanting to use just a few of their colors, individual dropper bottles are $5.00 each, or about $0.23/mL.

For comparison, Citadel 12ml paint pots are at about $4.55, or $0.38/mL, and 18mL paint pots are at about $7.80, or $0.43/mL. Army Painter 18mL dropper bottles are about $4.70, or about $0.27 mL. While both have some great paints to them, most require a medium to mix in, and Citadel paints don’t come with agitators. 

Even though there are some larger price tags on these paint sets, the painters here at Gaming Trend definitely recommend getting boxed sets if you’re just starting your painting quest.  The price-per-bottle is much cheaper with a big paint set than it would be to price the bottles out individually.

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