Rod Hull Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 I bought the Foundation paint set as a prerelease order, paints from that set I hadn't ever opened were dried out sludge when I opened them six months ago. I have a lot of GW paints in the hard plastic flip tops, after six or seven months, in some cases without ever previosuly being opened, they are turning to sludge. I have some paints in the current Foundation style soft plastic pots and in just a few months they have turned to sludge also. I have original style GW pots from 17 years ago, the front tab for opening them has snapped off, yes, but the paint is still as good today as it was then. I really don't care about anything at all to do with a paint pot beyond that it should keep the paint airtight and usable, the ancient pots did this, the recent and current pots do not. They are woeful. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/235627-why-the-current-gw-paint-pots-are-their-best-ever/page/2/#findComment-2839888 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firedrake Cordova Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 Interesting post. :huh: Nice to see someone else has some of the original paints - I still have some from 1992 that are still like new (except a bit emptier! :tu:). :D I too hate the screw-top pots - I had one that I'd never used that was completely dried out when I first opened it (about 1-2 years after buying it). Small tip for if the lip breaks off of the C'dA pots - you can normally wedge the end of the handle of a small spoon under the lid, and use that to lever it off. However, this might cause additional strain on the lid and cause it to crack after a while. The other thing I love about the C'dA pots is that the lid's slightly smaller than a 25mm round base, so they're the right size for shoving a blob of BluTac (or similar) onto the lid and mounting a model on it, so you don't have to touch the mini! B) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/235627-why-the-current-gw-paint-pots-are-their-best-ever/page/2/#findComment-2841236 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drucifer Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 I still use mostly Mk I paints (I have them stock piled), you did miss out the inks that was available at the same time in the bottles. I have yet to have one of these paints dry up on me unlike the newer pots which seem such a waste of money now. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/235627-why-the-current-gw-paint-pots-are-their-best-ever/page/2/#findComment-2846254 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doghouse Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 I hate to admit it but I'm not a fan of the new style paint pots, they're better than the screw tops but the best always have been the first ones in my opinion. I often come across them when hunting for bits and are they always in the same condition I left them. The tops made great palettes for painting as well. Whether this is to do with the formula or the pots themselves if certainly up for debate but the new ones have dried out on me quite quickly of late and the new pots are almost half the size as well. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/235627-why-the-current-gw-paint-pots-are-their-best-ever/page/2/#findComment-2846342 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alleton Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 I've still got some of the old mk II pots, and they still have useable paint. That's almost 16 year old paint! I've actually ordered some reaper paint and going to try it out. It's in dropper bottles (So I'm told) so they hopefully won't dry out as fast as the newer citadel paints. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/235627-why-the-current-gw-paint-pots-are-their-best-ever/page/2/#findComment-2846343 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurgan the Lurker Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 Get one of these and it won't matter what bottle you use (other than Vallejo which are too small and are terrible bottle anyway): http://www.micromark.com/Cordless-Mixer-fo...aints,7616.html Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/235627-why-the-current-gw-paint-pots-are-their-best-ever/page/2/#findComment-2846445 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chapter Master Ignis Domus Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 You really like that thing, don't you? :lol: Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/235627-why-the-current-gw-paint-pots-are-their-best-ever/page/2/#findComment-2846703 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimdarkness Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 I too liked the mkIII the new stuff i won't touch since my new foundation paints turned to a solid waste of money months after buying. I for one am moving on to something new. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/235627-why-the-current-gw-paint-pots-are-their-best-ever/page/2/#findComment-2846733 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurgan the Lurker Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 You really like that thing, don't you? :) I have paints from the original GW paint sets in Iron Wind (formerly Ral Partha) bottles still going strong after 25 years thanks to that thing. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/235627-why-the-current-gw-paint-pots-are-their-best-ever/page/2/#findComment-2846765 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother-Chaplain Cruentus Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 I still have a bunch of the old hex bottles from GW, and the paints haven't dried out (after 14 plus years of using them). However, I've had everything from the screwcaps to the current foundations dry out on me, sometimes before i even opened them. I've gone back to coat d arms paints for inks, and some colors, but have also found that the coat d arms paints are thinner than the current gw paints (some colors), and so require a different technique than with the gws (some don't cover as well as gw, I'm looking at you reds). Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/235627-why-the-current-gw-paint-pots-are-their-best-ever/page/2/#findComment-2849331 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorenzen Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 oh yeah.. to all the fans of the original paint pots.. have a look at the forgeworld weathering powders B) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/235627-why-the-current-gw-paint-pots-are-their-best-ever/page/2/#findComment-2849361 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firedrake Cordova Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 oh yeah.. to all the fans of the original paint pots.. have a look at the forgeworld weathering powders :P I thought that when I first saw them ... :P Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/235627-why-the-current-gw-paint-pots-are-their-best-ever/page/2/#findComment-2849704 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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