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 Post subject: Games Workshop Paint Pots
PostPosted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 9:57 pm 
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Anyone else think the new GW paint pots are a real pain - they just don t want to stay open unless you snap the plastic hinge -- why change them they were fine before .....annoying!

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PostPosted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 9:58 pm 
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The hinge clip caused paint to leak down the back. A big flaw in their design.
I just ram an old brush in between the lid and pot to keep it open.

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Sorted !! Cheers matey!

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Yh they annoy me alot too -.-

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I don't like the old one and I don't like the new one either. You guys should use vajello paints. The Game colors line is n exact duplicate of the the GW colors, but their squeeze bottles work great.
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 11:36 am 
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kidterminal wrote:
I don't like the old one and I don't like the new one either. You guys should use vajello paints. The Game colors line is n exact duplicate of the the GW colors, but their squeeze bottles work great.


Mm thanks for the tip, i'll try and have a look if there is a quick guide to 'translate' between vajello and GW paints

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i'm the only one who likes the new ones, huh

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kidterminal wrote:
I don't like the old one and I don't like the new one either. You guys should use vajello paints. The Game colors line is n exact duplicate of the the GW colors, but their squeeze bottles work great.


Mm thanks for the tip, i'll try and have a look if there is a quick guide to 'translate' between vajello and GW paints

They are the same, even have the same names for the colors I believe. My friend has the whole set.
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dave85uk wrote:
kidterminal wrote:
I don't like the old one and I don't like the new one either. You guys should use vajello paints. The Game colors line is n exact duplicate of the the GW colors, but their squeeze bottles work great.


Mm thanks for the tip, i'll try and have a look if there is a quick guide to 'translate' between vajello and GW paints


There is actually two that I know of :D

http://www.acrylicosvallejo.com/pdf_web/CC073_rev03.pdf

http://www.dakkadakka.com/wiki/en/Paint ... lity_Chart

I like vallejo paints too! :)

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I know that a lot of you guys use Vallejo paints, do they really match up that well?

And how exactly do they compare in terms of price and availability? I've always used GW paints, but if they're substantially cheaper they might be a viable option; but I wouldn't want my colour schemes to look different.

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PostPosted: Fri Apr 08, 2011 11:23 am 
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Dead Marsh Spectre wrote:
Anyone else think the new GW paint pots are a real pain - they just don t want to stay open unless you snap the plastic hinge -- why change them they were fine before .....annoying!


How is this a problem...unless you're painting directly from the pot? :shock: Better to get some on a palette, watered as necessary, and then close the pot.
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Necromancer7 wrote:
I know that a lot of you guys use Vallejo paints, do they really match up that well?

And how exactly do they compare in terms of price and availability? I've always used GW paints, but if they're substantially cheaper they might be a viable option; but I wouldn't want my colour schemes to look different.

They match up exactly if you use their Game Colors sets. I like their Models Colors set, which used more muted shades.

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PostPosted: Fri Apr 08, 2011 3:10 pm 
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The old pots were fantastic

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