My sister has a set of these markers and she likes it a lot as well. I used the pink one to touch up the petals of my orchid build and it worked really well.
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So no markers are necessary at all in kits right? But some of us use them to help a kit out aesthetically.
So the major difference between them are acrylic markers use water-based ink for painting, Parts or builds or artwork like our kits and books nooks and coloring books, paint markers use oil-based resin for glossy, weatherproof results, and permanent markers
(alcohol) use alcohol-based ink that dries fast and lasts long. I prefer to paint instead of dying then if that makes sense. But others also use colored pencils to edge paint and have had success that way too. Only way to figure out what makes you happy is to buy some cheap ones of each and play around with them as you build Then grow your collection this is why so many of us have sooooo many markers!! In soooo many colors lol 
Again none of this is mandatory for kits. Some just choose to use them to highlight parts or to have a more finished look to a kit. 
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I think they’re great so far and zero complaints!
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@Gidge that’s honestly how I felt. They’ve been the standard in permanent markers for a while and when I saw they moved to acrylic also, I waited to see how people liked them. My daughter got a set and after using them, literally ran upstairs to my office while I was working to show me how good they were lol
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That sounds fantastic. I’m sure I need to add some to my 200 or so markers lol
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Thanks for the recommendation!
I can’t remember right now if that brand is sold in Spain.
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thank you for your thorough explanation. Yes, I also use them to change the kits to my own ideas.
I normally use simple kids feltpens to colour the edges and that’s a perfect way for those small things.
But I was trying to change the color of a cupboard in my build to a deeper mahogany brown and I took one of my aquarel(waterbased) markers. But that didn’t work, it did give a deeper brown ‘glow’ over the cupboard but didn’t really change the color.
I guess this is what you would call ‘dying’, when you use aquarel-markers?
So for real color-change of a part I should really look for alcohol-based or acrylic (or even oil-based but that’s maybe less common) if I understand correctly.
Aquarel - light ‘glow’, hint of color
Acrylic - real change of color
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@Grey74 ive always loved a sharpie pen as they write lovley ! These look great thank you for sharing there seems a wide variety of coulors 
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Not sponsored by Sharpie.. haha, you are funny! 
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@Jo1 thanks ! There is a lot of colors in different sets as well because you know they couldn’t just make a huge collection of all the colors lol. Also they seem to not like the color brown?? I need some more…
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Thank you for the recommendation @Grey74 . This is a good brand. I have 1 set from this sharpie brand as well.
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Ooo I think I’ll have to try these haha can always use more markers! 
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This is so true!! There is never enough
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@Grey74 no brown ! What lol thats one coulor we really need lol ! Another purchase is looming then lol !
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@Jo1 its weird right?? Seems shades of brown are the hardest come by from my experience. Yay more markers!!
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@Grey74 yah ! We always need more anyway ! You can never have to many !
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@Grey74 this is a wonderfully specific recommendation—the brush tip, smooth flow, and strong coverage are exactly the details miniature builders need to know. It is especially useful to hear that the Sharpie acrylic markers impressed you during a real build rather than just a quick test.
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@Nita_Davis the King Art comparison is useful, especially coming from someone who has tried several sets and keeps looking for finer tips. Different tip shapes can make a huge difference when painting miniature edges and tiny details-thanks for adding another practical option.
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Brown is a tough color to find the exact shade you like. @Grey74
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