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Vallejo and Reaper need to be on the poll.

I use Army Painter. Not the dip though, thats pretty horrible stuff, easier to use ink and lets you shade with colours other than brown.

I use almost entirely Reaper paints (which is arguably a "system" with their triad color sets). However, I use Vallejo primer, varnish, and additives, and I use Army Painter quickshade inks and dips.

I am going to have to try that salad spinner idea for the dip. My arm gets tired just swinging around one or two models, not looking forward to swinging the army I'm getting ready to paint.

Reaper fanboy, through and through. First of all, Texas. Second, their color line is set up such that each color has a corresponding shadow and highlight. Also, (and this may be trivial) I find that Reaper's names more accurately reflect the colors you're getting. If you had never seen XV-88, could you tell me what color it was? How about Zandri Dust, or Ryza Rust? I'm not ant-citadel, but those names...