Gunfreak | 11 Jul 2016 2:38 a.m. PST |
So I don't know why, if it's the change in tempratur. But over the last months, sevral of my Citadel paints have poped their lid, even tho I know they where fastend right. I have lost sevral paints I need NOW! It has happend twice before, but now I was gone from painting a couple of weeks. and so the 3 that popped their lid now have totaly dried up!!! |
Cullen | 11 Jul 2016 4:52 a.m. PST |
Time to try other brands perhaps? This might help: link I found it useful to break away from Citadel paints. They can be amazing on a good day but…… I'm happier now with a growing collection of Vallejo. Cheers, RC. |
Glengarry5 | 11 Jul 2016 5:02 a.m. PST |
Every so often one of my Ceramcoat paint pots would suddenly, mysteriously, turn to a watery liquid for no obvious reason. Good for nothing but washes. |
Green Tiger | 11 Jul 2016 7:49 a.m. PST |
I have experienced this – I am convinced it is a sinister plot on the part of the evil empire to dry up my paint more quickly. I have since switched to Vallejo but I don't relly like it… |
MH Dee | 11 Jul 2016 10:40 a.m. PST |
I've had to throw out more Citadel paints than *any* other brand over the years because of them drying out. Oh, them and a certain other brand that used to be in glass bottles which were impossible to open after 1 use. |
Karnophage | 11 Jul 2016 10:49 a.m. PST |
The new Citadel paint pots are designed to fail. I have some Citadel paints that are 15+ years old and are still good. |
Valator | 11 Jul 2016 1:51 p.m. PST |
I have bottles of paint purchased at Gold Circle and Zayre when each was closing that are still usable. Citadel paints from fifteen years ago… I add water occasionally to keep them going. the new stuff? I bought one of their mega paint sets for well over a hundred bucks and most of it has gone bad. |
Chris Wimbrow | 11 Jul 2016 2:25 p.m. PST |
Oh, them and a certain other brand that used to be in glass bottles which were impossible to open after 1 use. That reminds me of Testors enamels. A pair of pliers was as important as any brush. |
Zargon | 11 Jul 2016 4:34 p.m. PST |
Love to give the board of Evil Empire a lid popping, their paints are expensive, I've some of GWs old paints "the old Cote d aems ones' that are over 25 years rare and unusual colours, that are still usable, their newer stuff may last a year. Guess most people don't care or they'd notice the discontent via sales downturn "I buy vey few newer GW paints" |
ZULUPAUL | 11 Jul 2016 4:56 p.m. PST |
I have very old citadel paints that the plastic top is cracked & falling apart but the paint is still great. New stuff…dries up very quickly. I've gone to craft paint & vallejo. |
Baranovich | 25 Jul 2016 7:20 p.m. PST |
The vintage Citadel paints that everyone is referring to are of course way back when GW still used the type of pots that are currently used by Foundry and Coat D' Arms. Those pots keep paint fresh practically forever. The most recent GW pots, as well as the previous, what it is now like FOUR pot designs have been disastrous for GW paint longevity? Going back to the early 2000s when GW started the infamous black screw-tops, which I think was followed by the black flip-tops. The problem with the most recent pots, the clear plastic ones, is that the flip-snap is very weak. You don't feel a distinctive snap when they close. I made the not so smart choice of buying their entire paint range back in 2012. However, having the experience with GW paints over the years, and a heads-up about these pots, I went through the whole range and added a few drops of alcohol and distilled water to each pot, AND more importantly, I added a piece of masking tap around the perimeter of each lid when not in use, so that they cannot spontaneously pop open or dry out. It's a lot of babysitting for paints that in our day and age should not be necessary whatsoever. But given the fact that I spent $400 USD on their range, I wasn't about to see my investment go to waste. Since I did the maintenance to the whole set, the paints have been fine for the past year and a half. The frustrating thing about GW paints is that they are actually excellent miniature paints. It's just too bad that GW sells excellent paint that is so expensive but puts it in throwaway pots! |