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Started by martin goddard, March 19, 2023, 04:27:29 PM

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simmo

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Mostly Coat d'arms but it's important to remind folks that they used to make the original GW paints and now they fill the Humbrol acrylic pots so this is good news for folks who are lucky to have a local model shop. However some key colours are better others. For example the original GW sunburst yellow  bought as coat d'arms sun yellow is a bit thin. But the new GW flash gitz yellow is pretty good. Using a cheap tube of craft acrylic to squeeze white on your mixing palette to lighten colours makes economic sense..

Using artist acrylics and following Uncle Phil B's painting advice in his ancient wargaming Airfix guide to mix horse tones is very effective. After all we were all taught how to mix colours at school.

Of course there are folks who will never be suaded from using the original oil based Humbrols.

Martin are you thinking of stocking paints to sell?

Panzer21

Quote from: simmo on March 20, 2023, 02:05:45 PM
Mostly Coat d'arms but it's important to remind folks that they used to make the original GW paints and now they fill the Humbrol acrylic pots so this is good news for folks who are lucky to have a local model shop. However some key colours are better others. For example the original GW sunburst yellow  bought as coat d'arms sun yellow is a bit thin.

I still miss the GW Terracotta - very nice red. Have not identified the Coat d'Arms equivalent.
Neil

Gangleader147

Bit of a mix, foundry triads for speed painting 15mm (but not as speedy as a coat, wash, highlight). Rackham - great for my fancy stuff, Vallejo, Citadel/GW generally the older stuff. And some acrylics from the works.

martin goddard

Hello Lee
I had some Rackham and some Howard Hues. Those paints are really nice.
Lee, come on down for a game (or at entoyment).


martin :)

Colonel Kilgore

Howard Hues are comparatively good value. I find they don't cover sufficiently for my liking on figures, but do use them for my bases.

Simon

Ben Waterhouse

Just a majority of  Vallejo, I also have citadel, army painter and some other odds and sods.

Leslie BT

So many different paints.
Oil based from Revell, Humbrol, Airfix.
And water based products.
Badger Air-Tex, Liquitex, Pebeo, Citadel, GW.
Rowney, Daler-Rowney, Rackham color, Golden Acrylics, Winsor and Newton, Pelikan Plaka, Tamiya Color,
Miniature Paints, Rotring inks, C d'Arms, Foundry paints. Secret Weapon washes, Army Painter.
Then the usual Vallejo colours, Rose metal powders.
And of course household paints.

Leman (Andy)

I had forgotten about Rose metal powders. I have a jar of gold which is still serving me well despite having been bought in 1968.

Fat Wally

Like others I've got a lot of paints.  I mostly use GW these days with a few Vallejo.

martin goddard

Do I detect that some are using air brushes?  If so, what brand of air brush.

martin :)

Colonel Kilgore

Mine is "Neo by Iwata".

I also have a crude Humbrol bottom-feed one for spraying big areas.

Simon