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Re: REVIEW: Games Workshop paints

Posted by Umboman on Sep 23, 2010; 6:11pm
URL: http://the-lost-and-the-damned.71.s1.nabble.com/REVIEW-Games-Workshop-paints-tp5315954p5564123.html

I agree with your review.Somethings you did not mention:1/Paint the colour on the lid to ease finding what you want,2/Always store upright to minimise the lid problem,3/Every 4 months or so check every pot to see if it is drying out & top up with water & stir-this will save you a lot of wasted money,4/Invest in a couple of those Boa constrictor jar openers(one for the lid & the other for the pot)-they will open difficult lids without damaging them &/or save you chucking out good paint,5/I recently bought one pot of No33 Black Humbrol acrylic paint but the lid is very unsatisfactory & I will not buy anymore,6/Andrea color is 17ml in plasic bottle with a dropper under the lid-forgot the price but these also can dry out if you do not top up regulary with water available from www.arcaneminiatures.co.uk,7/Tamiya color is a fantastic lid & glass pot, but a short while back they halved the size of there paint pots to compete with Gamesworkshop-now 10mls & I believe more expensive than gamesworkshop?Worth the extra expense due to the secure,easy to remove lid & the glass jar stops the paint evapourating more than plastic tubs do & the paint quality is better in my opinion,8/Citadel choas black spray paint is too fiddly/expensive to use as a base coat,unless you are spraying a large item or multiple miniature-instead I buy Wilko Matt Black for interior & exterior wood & metal one litre for £6 & touch dry in 30mins;available from Wilkinsons or get something similar?,9/Do not keep the paints from the £100 kit in the plastic tray inserts,as lying them at an angle is conducive to leaks & exaccerbates the problem with the sticking lids,etc10/I tried Coat d'arms 401 grass green & it is not that good & it's  expensive-instead add sand or grit(sweep some off a tarmac pavement) to your paint to save money,11/The Toyshop in Trowbridge sold 59mls permanent acrylic paints 'Inscribe'much cheaper & perfect for larger projects;with a great lid,12/Lastly I have used artists oil or acrylic paints in tubes(available from stationery shops)to great effect & they last a long time ,do not need topping up with water & because you dilute them they go much further.Oils do take longer to dry,unless you mix more turpentine substitute in with them-even then they take days but they are perfect if you want to blend colours over a couple of days.I think thats it,hope it may help someone & I look forwarded to learning from all of you on painting & construction,etc.Happy painting.
The Prodigal son