The New Games Workshop paints

[evl hmr]

Hello everybody

I've just come bac from my local GW store, I was buying a couple of washes after the rumours about new paints etc.
Well the new paints are almost here.

I spoke in depth to one of the staff, who said the reasoning behind the new paints is basically due to the company that GW
were using in China to manufactor their paints, registered them as their own IP! ie: the manufactorer registered Blood Red, Skull White etc
as their property, and then decided to increase charges to GW, as GW were using the names and colours that they didn't own!

It seems GW have decided to bring the paints closer to home, and according to the manager, the aim was to get the paints as good as they
were 10 years ago.

He then went on to say, all the colours in the new range are different to any colours in the old/current range! this isn't good news for those that
have a particular colour they use straight from the pot so to speak.

They had some samples to have a play with, and to a newbie liek myself, the ones I saw seem better than the ones I have. For those dry brushers out there
the new Dry pots are excellent, the paint is very pigment heavy and almost as thick as the liquid green stuff they sell. I had a go with Skink Blue and Changeling Pink, and they are really nice colours.

The washes are gone, replaced by Shades, the colours gone ( so grab all the Badab Black and Devlan Mud you can now) but hey seem the same, and Base, which was.is Foundation. I have to say, Ceramite White is great. A Foundation White. I was told they are fine straight from the pot, but I watered mine down a little, wacked some straight onto a SM that was undercoated black, and it was impressive. Covered really well.

First impressions after half an hour in the shop were good. Maybe the rumours GW are the evil empire might not be fully justified. Looking online, it seems the Chinese manufactorers in all areas have a history of using / claiming / registering other companies IP and then having the Government side with them. As an example, have a look at when BMW took a case to court abou the X5!

 

[Aliengod3]

China does not even follow proper copyright procedures in the US, let alone anywhere else, how did they get away with that? That is crazy

 

[evl hmr]

Hello again

Just a further bit of info. the Base/Foundation paints aren't as thick as the green stuff pot, seems the idiots that were in the store before me had left the lids off for a couple of hours!! the paint is like a thick yoghurt! probably not as nice to eat though?

Also, seems the Éavy Metal team have been using these new paints since early September claim that they have increased porductivity by over 25%, which no matter if you like them or not, is a huge increase.

Tried a Shade aswell, they don't smell anymore! Can't remember the name, but it was a nice bright green. In the brief time I got to try the paints, I was really pleased to see it looks like GW have actually improved something, rather than just change/cut costs/increase price etc etc etc

Oh, the painting guide with DVD. The staff were mightly impressed, I had a little flick through, and way better than what they have stuck out before. This is probably why there haven't been any Éavy Metal guides in White Dwarf for a number of months.

 

[boubi]

One stuff I don't get, on each citadel bottle it is written, "made in France", does the paint comes from China and only packaging done in France? I remember that you need a certain amount of the product done in the country to be able to write "made in ... (European country)"? I have some doubts about the chinese supplier story... I believe it is just to make you buy new paints, which is the normal trends and the objective of any product manager in GW as far as all the companies driven by financial excel spreadsheets.

I have tried the paints, they are nice... especially the base white which is a good move, then the textures colors are good too and a nice marketing idea to bring in their range. Especially to give access to easier basing to kids (no more sand and glue and layers of paint and drybrushing). The range is nice and compete with other manufacturers on a better level. Their pot, same issue... What are their main customers? Army painters... how do they use their paints? straight from the pot... do they want to put them on a wet palette? No... Does the paint make sense for their main customers? Yes... Conclusion done. If I were one of their product manager I would have taken same decision on the pot design, even if the first versions where really sh**** with the paint dripping on the side.

It is like camera, the camera doesn't make good pictures, only the guy behind the camera! Same for paints, the most important is to get good technique, colors knowledge, patience, and willingness to improve...