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Odd_Bloke · February 1st, 2003, 02:27

Now, this isn't really a rumour, as it has been confirmed, but I'm not sure it belongs anywhere else. I was down at GW Peterborough today and I was talking to the manager about prices and how they have risen. He told us outright that, in the UK at least, the price of paints would increase fomr £1.50 to £1.75 at around Easter. Just thought y'all might want to hear this.

Questel · February 1st, 2003, 04:48

in other words.................

BY ALL THE PAINT YOU CAN BEFORE THE PRICE RISES!!!!!!

lol

hishamEQ · February 1st, 2003, 18:13

Hrmmm, just another reason for me to switch to Vallejo Paints. I understand they are fantastic with a great range of colors. I guess all the GW fanatics will still use them. If anything I hope they change the pots once these crappy screw-close ones are out of stock.

BorninDarkness · February 1st, 2003, 21:36

Time to load up on paints I guess.

BobaHat · February 4th, 2003, 17:40

Yeah... There's lotsa things GW shouldn't have done.

Personally I prefer the old 'white lid' paints to these screw on ones.. Sometimes I need a wrench just to open them!

The old ones were much better and I still have quite a few of them that I use regularly. The old ones also had the advantage that if the lid got clogged up with dried paint you could easily remove it. The new ones are just plain crap...

And now we're at it I might as well mention the plastic glue... The old one with the brush was much cooler! The new one also stinks of Slaanesh bigtime but I suppose that's to warn the user of the toxic fumes BUT THEY STILL SHOULD HAVE KEPT THE BRUSH!

Do you people agree?

hishamEQ · February 4th, 2003, 19:39

Heh, BobaHat, on the pots I agree. They were definately better that the ones now. As for the glue I cannot say. It was always Testor's for me...

Dragonslayero · February 4th, 2003, 20:37

Ok the paints cost 1.50£ now... that's around 18kr, and it costs 30kr at my local store...
Hmm, damn... if I'm not completely wrong it will cost me like 35-40kr when it rises like that!!!! Not good...
Well, just have to buy while it still is "cheap".

About the pots, i agree the old pots where better. The new ones just dry up, I usually have to throw away 1-2 pots each month, sometimes even more... just because they dry...

What other waterbased paints do you guys recomend?

Eztrovia!

BorninDarkness · February 4th, 2003, 20:47

I don't know any other water-based paints I can get here... for glue I use revell plastic glue, it works very good, lasts real long and costs about 3 euros (maybe less). It's also easy to use for recesses, it's got this hollow needle sort of thing so you can get the glue exactly where you want it.

chemicalcaveman · February 27th, 2003, 17:16

Read in the new issue of WD that they are bring back in the old pots they are way better maybe thats why the prices are rising

BorninDarkness · February 27th, 2003, 22:16

Yeah I heard the old pots will be back too. But I don't see why this justifies a price hike.

February 1st, 2003, 02:27	#1 (permalink)
Odd_Bloke Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Peterborough, UK Posts: 379 Rep Power: 72	Paints Now, this isn't really a rumour, as it has been confirmed, but I'm not sure it belongs anywhere else. I was down at GW Peterborough today and I was talking to the manager about prices and how they have risen. He told us outright that, in the UK at least, the price of paints would increase fomr £1.50 to £1.75 at around Easter. Just thought y'all might want to hear this.

February 27th, 2003, 17:16	#9 (permalink)
chemicalcaveman LO Zealot Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Ireland Age: 27 Posts: 1,539 Rep Power: 88 Total Awards: 2	Read in the new issue of WD that they are bring back in the old pots they are way better maybe thats why the prices are rising __________________ The great Gaels of Ireland, are men that God made mad. For all their wars are merry, and all their songs are sad.

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February 1st, 2003, 04:48	#2 (permalink)
Questel Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Melbourne Posts: 64 Rep Power: 72	in other words................. *BY ALL THE PAINT YOU CAN BEFORE THE PRICE RISES!!!!!!* lol

February 1st, 2003, 18:13	#3 (permalink)
hishamEQ Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 126 Rep Power: 72	Hrmmm, just another reason for me to switch to Vallejo Paints. I understand they are fantastic with a great range of colors. I guess all the GW fanatics will still use them. If anything I hope they change the pots once these crappy screw-close ones are out of stock.

February 4th, 2003, 17:40	#5 (permalink)
BobaHat Lord of the Household Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Aarhus, Denmark Age: 25 Posts: 1,676 Rep Power: 83	Yeah... There's lotsa things GW shouldn't have done. Personally I prefer the old 'white lid' paints to these screw on ones.. Sometimes I need a wrench just to open them! The old ones were much better and I still have quite a few of them that I use regularly. The old ones also had the advantage that if the lid got clogged up with dried paint you could easily remove it. The new ones are just plain crap... And now we're at it I might as well mention the plastic glue... The old one with the brush was much cooler! The new one also stinks of Slaanesh bigtime but I suppose that's to warn the user of the toxic fumes BUT THEY STILL SHOULD HAVE KEPT THE BRUSH! Do you people agree?

February 4th, 2003, 19:39	#6 (permalink)
hishamEQ Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 126 Rep Power: 72	Heh, BobaHat, on the pots I agree. They were definately better that the ones now. As for the glue I cannot say. It was always Testor's for me...

February 4th, 2003, 20:37	#7 (permalink)
Dragonslayero LO Zealot Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Stavanger, Norway Age: 25 Posts: 1,771 Rep Power: 78	Ok the paints cost 1.50£ now... that's around 18kr, and it costs 30kr at my local store... Hmm, damn... if I'm not completely wrong it will cost me like 35-40kr when it rises like that!!!! Not good... Well, just have to buy while it still is "cheap". About the pots, i agree the old pots where better. The new ones just dry up, I usually have to throw away 1-2 pots each month, sometimes even more... just because they dry... What other waterbased paints do you guys recomend? Eztrovia!

February 4th, 2003, 20:47	#8 (permalink)
BorninDarkness Son of LO Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Maastricht (Netherlands) Age: 23 Posts: 3,581 Rep Power: 20	I don't know any other water-based paints I can get here... for glue I use revell plastic glue, it works very good, lasts real long and costs about 3 euros (maybe less). It's also easy to use for recesses, it's got this hollow needle sort of thing so you can get the glue exactly where you want it.