| pessa00 | 07 Oct 2014 8:56 p.m. PST |
I've been using an ancient pot of GW chestnut ink for many years now. I only use it for washing gold and have always really loved the results. Sadly, it's time is finally about to come. Can anyone give a recommendation for a wash you would use over gold? Brown ink doesn't work to my satisfaction; it seems to have to be chestnut? Thanks for any advice. |
| McWong73 | 07 Oct 2014 9:59 p.m. PST |
you could try a sepia ink from the likes of FW Acrlic, I think they also do a chestnut. You would need to dilute it into another medium however. |
| TNE2300 | 07 Oct 2014 10:31 p.m. PST |
link suggests Liquitex Transparent Burnt Sienna Ink |
 ochoin  | 08 Oct 2014 2:48 a.m. PST |
I feel your pain. I'm down to the dregs of my last Bedab Black. |
| MajorB | 08 Oct 2014 4:15 a.m. PST |
I think you'll find that Coat d'Arms 137 Ink Wash Chestnut is the original GW Chestnut Ink.
link |
| ming31 | 08 Oct 2014 5:59 a.m. PST |
liquitex stuff is really good …little light though. |
| Garand | 08 Oct 2014 9:42 a.m. PST |
Bedab Black Nuln Oil is essentially identical. Damon. |
| flipper | 08 Oct 2014 9:54 a.m. PST |
Hi I had the exact same issue with my GW chestnut ink running out a few years ago. I cannot say I found a replacement – and I tried a lot of different brands/washes/inks… The 'Coat d'Arms 137 Ink Wash Chestnut' is definately NOT a replacement – it may appear to be so, go try it yourself – I purchased a bottle and it is a very different beast – it dries to a different shade – more brown than the original. The 'thing' about the original GW chestnut wash is that it was actually quite a rich red/brown – many other products veer towards the brown. I also think it was more stable – unlikely to be affected by further washes – other brands I have tried would 'run' when washed over. The last ink I used was a Vallejo flesh ink which was the closest I have come. |
| Zephyr1 | 08 Oct 2014 2:17 p.m. PST |
Check feeBay. The old GW paints & inks come up once in a while. And sometimes the prices are cheaper than they are now…. ;-) |
| pessa00 | 08 Oct 2014 3:44 p.m. PST |
Thanks for the tips all, much appreciated. |
| MajorB | 09 Oct 2014 2:14 a.m. PST |
The 'Coat d'Arms 137 Ink Wash Chestnut' is definately NOT a replacement – it may appear to be so, go try it yourself – I purchased a bottle and it is a very different beast – it dries to a different shade – more brown than the original. That's strange since Coat d' Arms is the company that has the formulations that used to be Citadel colours. I suspect you might have had a problem with quality control. |
| ced1106 | 12 Oct 2014 11:53 a.m. PST |
Secret Weapon washes has a brown metallic armor wash:
link |
| pessa00 | 16 Oct 2014 7:15 p.m. PST |
Update. I went with the Liquitex Transparent Burnt Sienna. VERY happy with it. It's thinner than the old GW stuff, but we all watered that down anyway. Also, I very much like the bottle it comes in with the option to use the eye-dropper. It's comparatively expensive, but you get twice as much in the bottle and it'll last me 10 years at least. |
