Editor in Chief Bill | 25 Nov 2016 3:28 p.m. PST |
On a scale of 1 (new) to 10 (prehistoric), how old are the paints you use for painting miniatures? |
Dale Hurtt | 25 Nov 2016 3:45 p.m. PST |
3-4 years old, with some going on 15+, so I guess a '10'. |
x42brown | 25 Nov 2016 3:46 p.m. PST |
My newest are about 4 years and my oldest ancient so say 8 or maybe higher. x42 |
Wackmole9 | 25 Nov 2016 4:02 p.m. PST |
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Mako11 | 25 Nov 2016 4:06 p.m. PST |
Very…… A 2 in a few cases, but probably a 10 in many/most. |
Wargamer Blue | 25 Nov 2016 4:13 p.m. PST |
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robert piepenbrink | 25 Nov 2016 4:13 p.m. PST |
I have no idea what constitutes either "new" or "prehistoric" as regards paints. I bought a bottle and a tube Wednesday, but some of the tube acrylics date to at least 2003. Some of the Howard Hues could be that old. Everything else is in between. |
JimDuncanUK | 25 Nov 2016 4:16 p.m. PST |
I hate to think how old some of my paints are. I've got some original GW paints still unused. |
Yesthatphil | 25 Nov 2016 4:17 p.m. PST |
Bought some yesterday but still have some oils and inks from … well, let's say 20th Cent. So maybe all of 1 to, say 8? Phil |
jeffreyw3 | 25 Nov 2016 4:34 p.m. PST |
Varies from 1998 to 2016. |
Dances with Clydesdales | 25 Nov 2016 4:50 p.m. PST |
I have some as old as the mid 1980s and some as new as a couple of weeks. The bulk is from around 2006-08. 7 |
Coyotepunc and Hatshepsuut | 25 Nov 2016 4:52 p.m. PST |
I bought some this year, but I also still have some from when I moved to vegas from San Diego 21 years ago. |
Pictors Studio | 25 Nov 2016 5:00 p.m. PST |
I have some GW pots that are 20+ years old now. Still going strong. |
Extrabio1947 | 25 Nov 2016 5:54 p.m. PST |
Still using Polly S that I had stockpiled in fear it would be discontinued someday. I hate that my fears were grounded. |
Bunkermeister | 25 Nov 2016 6:03 p.m. PST |
I have paint that is less than a month old, and some that is over 20 years old. Once in a while an old one bites the dust, but not often. Mike Bunkermeister Creek Bunker Talk blog |
Schlesien | 25 Nov 2016 6:08 p.m. PST |
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Mserafin | 25 Nov 2016 6:21 p.m. PST |
I've snif, just had to put down a bottle of Poly-S Armor Dark Grey from the 1980s. It went down to a last few dregs I couldn't get out of the bottom of the bottle. When I was forced to face it's impending doom, I launched a campaign to paint as much as I could with it, because this color would obviously match my earlier-painted stuff. I got 30+ 15mm tanks done and about 8 FLAK guns. It was a truly noble bottle of paint. |
Sundance | 25 Nov 2016 7:53 p.m. PST |
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nazrat | 25 Nov 2016 7:56 p.m. PST |
I have a good many bottles of old GW paints circa 1992-3, so a 10+. |
nevinsrip | 25 Nov 2016 7:57 p.m. PST |
Heck, I still have the old Armory horse color set, the CSA set and the Union set. How long is Armory out of business? Oh, and a bottle of Native American Skin from the Musket Minis paint line. The best "weathered skin" paint ever. Is "Native American" allowed? |
Syrinx0 | 25 Nov 2016 8:06 p.m. PST |
I have used most of my original 1990's GW paints but I have a few left. I have 8 year old craft paints, 6 yr old Foundry paints, 2-3 year old reaper paints, some valllejo, a few new gw pots plus my 1-2 year old airbrush paints. |
Saber6 | 25 Nov 2016 8:33 p.m. PST |
I have some Armory paint… |
Cosmic Reset | 25 Nov 2016 9:04 p.m. PST |
My paint is so old, that it has more lead in it, than most of my miniatures have! |
wrgmr1 | 25 Nov 2016 9:31 p.m. PST |
Some old, some not so old, some new. |
David Hinkley | 25 Nov 2016 9:54 p.m. PST |
Lets see, I am still using Ral Partha and Polly S from the late 80 so is that a 7 or 8? |
D A THB | 25 Nov 2016 10:20 p.m. PST |
I have some Citadel colour still going strong which was bought in about 1999 and some Humbrol acrylic paint from 1987 which sounds like its still liquid but have not opened for years. |
attilathepun47 | 25 Nov 2016 10:53 p.m. PST |
Well, I don't actually paint miniatures with it, but I still have a bottle of Comet brand model paint from the late 1950's or early 1960's, and it is still liquid. |
gamertom | 25 Nov 2016 11:07 p.m. PST |
I have paints ranging from 1 to 10. The oldest ones are from the 1970s and 1980s. I have a few Heritage brand acrylics as well as Polly S. The oldest paints I have are Humbrol oils still in their tins that I bought around 40 years ago. Occasionally I will open one of these. If the solvent has not evaporated, I usually can recover the paint using mineral spirits. These days I just hate the smell of using mineral spirits so I try not to use them. I still consider those Humbrol paints to be the best paints for plastic models. |
Kensboro | 26 Nov 2016 12:45 a.m. PST |
For those of you looking for Poly-S; I think "Trains and Lanes" in Easton PA has quite a selection of "new old-stock". If you're desperate for a particular color, message me, and next time I'm out that way I'll check for you :) |
Doctor X | 26 Nov 2016 3:14 a.m. PST |
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ZULUPAUL | 26 Nov 2016 3:34 a.m. PST |
Using those criteria, ancient. Still have GW paints from the 80's that work better than some newer paints I've bought. |
etotheipi | 26 Nov 2016 3:46 a.m. PST |
1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 7 7 8 8 10+ 10+ 10+ 10+ 10+ It's deceptive, though … all the 10+ ones are large bottles of stock colors (my 'basic' white, black, red, blue, and yellow) and the rest are smaller ones. Most of the stuff on the low end are browns (one yellow ochre) and metallics. The 4-8's are a variety of colors. |
thosmoss | 26 Nov 2016 8:05 a.m. PST |
Still have a few bottles of Polly S that promise to be non-toxic. Always wondered just why they stopped telling us that … |
dampfpanzerwagon | 26 Nov 2016 9:28 a.m. PST |
5 – 7 I have some very old paint, but most within the 5 – 7 years old and a couple of very new (just a couple). Tony |
Oberlindes Sol LIC | 26 Nov 2016 1:31 p.m. PST |
The oldest paints in my box are probably over 10 years old. The newest are from earlier this year. |
Tiberius | 26 Nov 2016 7:33 p.m. PST |
Most are 10-12 years old. Although I just received some new Matisse fluid range |
TheGiantTribble | 27 Nov 2016 2:12 p.m. PST |
the youngest 2 months, the oldest…1986 (the math makes me feel old) |
tkdguy | 27 Nov 2016 10:04 p.m. PST |
A few of them would probably rate 10, since I bought them in the 1990s. The label is "AD&D Paints." Others are a mix of Ral Partha, Reaper, and Citadel. I have a couple of new paints as well. |