New GW paints

[Trevor]

Just bought 4 of them, the new bottles are sooo much better, open really easily. Not tried painting with them yet, but they smell differently so might be different composition.

 

[Tuubje]

Keep us posted then

 

[Calavera]

Well

Catachan Green\'s the only one i have at the time, but i finished and 40K Warboss commission painting the skin CG washing
with flesh wash and highlighting a weeeeeee-bit with Dwarf Flesh and i likey
and customer likey

The bottles are better but i\'ve heard that the flips brake if you treat them roughly.

My 2 cents

 

[DennisMech]

well most things break if you treat \'em roughly lol

I love the new earthy tones they\'ve made, but I havent yet noticed a new smell. I know this sounds stupid But I\'d like to see some new \"flavors\" I get tired of the smell of my paints.

 

[FroozenDoodler]

Acrylics have smells? It must the emulsiferier or the pigment then, cause the water ain\'t gonna smell last time I checked.
I have to wait for the pots to run out at my local GW store.
Where are those pesky kids when you need them.

 

[Jericho]

I still think the best smelling paint was the Shining Gold they made a while back... it is completely unlike anything else they produce and it wasn\'t nearly as bad as the colors I\'ve been using for my Ravenguard army. The newer paints I\'ve got smell worse than the old pots I had, which had hardly any scent at all.

 

[t_haye2]

Originally posted by Calavera
Catachan Green\'s the only one i have at the time, but i finished and 40K Warboss commission painting the skin CG washing
with flesh wash and highlighting a weeeeeee-bit with Dwarf Flesh and i likey
and customer likey

The bottles are better but i\'ve heard that the flips brake if you treat them roughly.

My 2 cents

Try using a bottlecap opener instead! It works a treat, on the old flip-top lids(aka Foundry/coat d\'Arms) and the new ones....stops that irritation layer of callus developing on your thumb as well

 

[Daan]

I love the smell (and the taste ) of the new GW paints. A hint of nuts with a nice earthy aftertaste...

 

[JakeTwoTonCommon]

Mixin

I like the mixing pots, very very very handy, I\'ve used up 8 now but i\'ve got some nice shades of grey ( cool and warm) and a new blueish purple ^.^
Its nice to beable to mix up a batch then not have to worry about mixing more that looks the same when painting more :flip:

 

[Jericho]

Originally posted by t_haye2Try using a bottlecap opener instead! It works a treat, on the old flip-top lids(aka Foundry/coat d\'Arms) and the new ones....stops that irritation layer of callus developing on your thumb as well

But I need that callus on my thumb so it\'s impervious to all wounds from my knives and pin vise... a thick callus is one of the most useful tools in any extensive converter\'s arsenal

 

[finn17]

Hmmmm...

Originally posted by Jericho
... a thick callus is one of the most useful tools in any extensive converter\'s arsenal

Shouldn\'t that read..\"thick and callous\"??lol

 

[atacam]

Sorry, I\'m still not going to buy these overpriced sub-standard paints. Vallejo all the way for me now. More paint for the money and slightly better pigmentation.

 

[Ebonbuddha]

Do the inks still spill?

Originally posted by atacam
Sorry, I\'m still not going to buy these overpriced sub-standard paints. Vallejo all the way for me now. More paint for the money and slightly better pigmentation.

I have converted to Vallejo and I\'m not looking back. I do still us Citadal mettallics. I have alot of them leftover.

Do the Inks still spill like the old pots?

 

[DennisMech]

thats a good question, many of my old inks spewed out all over everything, making all kinds of messes. the worst experience was when my friend picked up a red ink and it poured red ink into the crotch of his pants. bit embarrasing to walk around with that!

 

[Jericho]

Well if anything I\'m sure he laid off the PMS jokes for awhile...

Anyway the new Inks didn\'t spray when I opened one in the store... the old ones used to a bit, but then the screwtops were worse since bad seal = lots of spillage. Worse when the pot was quite full and some gunk got in the grooves... when you manage to open it it\'s all over your hands... ugh

So yeah, horror stories aside the new fliptops seem a bit better than the old ones. The little groove under the tab makes it easier to gently open the lid, isntead of flinging it open like what used to happen on some of the old ones. If anything that\'s what would\'ve caused the explosions of ink.

 

[t_haye2]

I drill a 2 mm hole in the paint pots and put a plastic rod plug in it. Easy to \'shake\' out the ink(after you take out the ink), no unscrewing the lids, no mess!

 

[Trevor]

Daan anyone tell you you\'re weird?

I still have the original dropper bottles for the GW inks. I\'ve had to refill a couple of the colours, but they are great, no spills no mess, dunno why they bothered changing them, the screw tops were a disaster.

 

[Daan]

Originally posted by Trevor
Daan anyone tell you you\'re weird?

Yes, my sons do, on a daily basis.

 

[wightzombie]

Originally posted by Trevor
Daan anyone tell you you\'re weird?

I still have the original dropper bottles for the GW inks. I\'ve had to refill a couple of the colours, but they are great, no spills no mess, dunno why they bothered changing them, the screw tops were a disaster.

but the semi old/new gw bottles looked like space marine bolter shells and were a gimmick of planting the emporers will in you mind! they had a hell of a hollow point on those shells, ouch! if you buy enough GW paints you can string a belt of the emporors best on your christmas tree! jingle bells shot gun shells.....

and of course daan wierd, thats why hes here lol im crying on the inside......

 

[Ebonbuddha]

I plan on using my GW Inks

Originally posted by Trevor
Daan anyone tell you you\'re weird?

I still have the original dropper bottles for the GW inks. I\'ve had to refill a couple of the colours, but they are great, no spills no mess, dunno why they bothered changing them, the screw tops were a disaster.

I\'m putting them in Velljo droppper bottles. It\'s alot easier to mix with.