A New Line Of Miniature Paints Is Being Born
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Gandalf the Grey
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Just seen this post. I have been testing products for review on my blog. I'm interested in testing and reviewing them. Please drop me a message on how I can get them.
poison_
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the beta testing sets are out of stock now (30 sets in total) since the shipping cost to me is 5GBP and I am selling them for only 10GBP.
I will be preparing new sets of paints once the feedback from the testers is dealt with. The price will again be the same (1GBP per bottle of paint).
Gandalf the Grey
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the planned colors for the moment (formulations are ready - some twitching needed though) are displayed below as the proposed colorchart:
I think third row down in the middle looks a good match for Snakebite Leather. Is this a yellow based brown ?
I have done some trawling all over looking for a match to the old GW paint and there does not appear to be one. If you can reproduce a close match it would be fantastic.
Bigbadgersarse
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Paints have arrived, they look lush! I'll let you know my verdict as and when I can. I have a family etc and so will have to sneak in time as can. I do however have some models prepared so can't wait!
invaderzak
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I cant wait for a set to be back in stock!
oistene
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I got mine today! I'll do a quick first impression/unboxing review right away:
The first thing I notice is that one of bottles has leaked a bit. How this is possible, I have no idea, the others were 100% intact and with the childproofing and all, leaking just shouldn't happen. Either way, one bottle leaked a few drops in the box and made a mess of its stopper. No big deal, just slightly annoying. Might be fixable with packaging that makes it impossible for the boxes to move around.
This aside, everything looks swell. The stoppers are great, the childproofing is effective without being inconvenient. The size is consistent with other major brands, which makes for good storage. I really like the names/designations of color and 'strength' - makes it really easy to know whats what. Even if you go with more flavourful names, please keep this.
All it all, they look nice. I look forward to trying them out, I'll write more once I've used them a bit.
The first thing I notice is that one of bottles has leaked a bit. How this is possible, I have no idea, the others were 100% intact and with the childproofing and all, leaking just shouldn't happen. Either way, one bottle leaked a few drops in the box and made a mess of its stopper. No big deal, just slightly annoying. Might be fixable with packaging that makes it impossible for the boxes to move around.
This aside, everything looks swell. The stoppers are great, the childproofing is effective without being inconvenient. The size is consistent with other major brands, which makes for good storage. I really like the names/designations of color and 'strength' - makes it really easy to know whats what. Even if you go with more flavourful names, please keep this.
All it all, they look nice. I look forward to trying them out, I'll write more once I've used them a bit.
poison_
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apologies for the leaked bottle. Is it possible to take a photo of it so I can see why it has leaked? maybe the dropper was not tightly in place?
cant wait to hear your comments on the paints
Bloodhowl
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Is there a chance that if went by air anywhere along the route, that the difference in pressure caused an over pressure and it seeped?
poison_
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might be the case, but why only one and not more?
Terrafirma
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The full colour choice looks terrific , I am still waiting anxiously for mine. I don't expect any leaky leaks with mine . Oistene probably tried to open his box of paints by throwing them down the steps ....LOL.
EpicMiniArt
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I'd be interested in trying your new paints. I currently use a varity of brands from water-based airbrush paints, such as Wicked Colour, Vallejo, Scale75, GW and a few others 
I'd be interested to see if they AB well
I'd be interested to see if they AB well
Gandalf the Grey
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Looks like two blacks. What's the difference ?
is the off white an ivory or a light buff ?
skin tones look good
and the big one, is the top left as make it Snakebite Leather match ?
is the off white an ivory or a light buff ?
skin tones look good
and the big one, is the top left as make it Snakebite Leather match ?
Bloodhowl
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More paint in that bottle?
oistene
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Pretty sure the leakage is due to the cork not being screwed tightly enough - it's the kind of leak I get if I don't put the stopper properly on. I really doubt it is due to pressure changes, the bottle is completely unharmed.
I tried the black for some simple terrain work last night - first impression is good. It applies smoothing, covers well, thins well with water and I can confirm the longer drying time. I put it on a dry palette, and was able to use all of it. The VGC I used for comparison dried up and made an edge on the palette when similar amounts were put down.
I tried the black for some simple terrain work last night - first impression is good. It applies smoothing, covers well, thins well with water and I can confirm the longer drying time. I put it on a dry palette, and was able to use all of it. The VGC I used for comparison dried up and made an edge on the palette when similar amounts were put down.
poison_
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yes there are two blacks (not sure if two will be launched). one is lamp black and the other oxide black (using different pigments each)
I am not sure I have understand to which swatch you refer as off-white.
top left is orange (light). I will be confirming soon the Snakebite match.
