New GW Paint Range

[mikeland]

Just hope it encouragres more GW gamers to game with painted figures but thats another topic.....

As long as the GW stores keep encouraging people to buy units of the shelf, mid tournament to reinforce then un painted plastic/resin will be forever a part if GW games! Funny it is often seem as the worse possible in bad taste among some historical gamers.

On the whole I think the paints seem fairly good, getting positive reviews. I just wish they would have kept the old names and then just added to the range! Make it more effort for us with limited brain room!

I will still buy a few GW paints, though for WW1-ww2 the Vallejo win hands down for easier colour matching.

[shadegate]

I'm a big fan of triad systems.
I play both historical and Sci/fi-Fantasy and flit between the three when I paint. Having pre-mixed shades means I can keep a certain amount of colour consistency between units in each system.

I'm also a Vallejo fan but having a triad system on my doorstep (without Foundry postage) will be quite useful for the main uniform colours.

The new colours are a welcome addition, the price seems reasonable and I don't mind the foundation style pots either so I'll wait until the teenage feeding frenzy has passed and pop in and have a look for myself.

[grecian1959]

Thanks for info guys and conversion chart.I'm esp happy they kept the washes such as devlan mud/badab black and ogryn flesh i find them quick to use and good Peter

[Colonel White]

Are they the same formulation though

[grecian1959]

now that you say it probably not Col white if it aint broke we'll have to change it -GW mantra

[Colonel White]

I think I may have to buy a bottle soon for testing .

Devlin Mud was one of GWs most popular sellers . I am really going to be most astonished if they have discontinued it

[mikeland]

I wanted to pop in to the Solihull branch on Monday and grab a pot of the new Devlan equivalent, however sadly the store is shut Mon/Tues... They ain't making it easy!

[pbeccas]

http://www.gruntz.biz/2012/03/games-wor ... aints.html

Above link takes you to a bloke that has tried them out.

[Cubster]

I've heard good things about the quality of most of the paints. The metallics are poor though apparently.

[grant]

Thanks for letting us know re the metallics. I always felt the metallics were strong with GW. I currently use the alcohol based Vallejo, and honestly, I fight with them. When they work they are gorgeous. When they don't work they make a mess.