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this may be a blast from the past for some of you but I could use some help my dads friend gave me a load of his old paints
I would like to know how old they are and if it is possible to still get them from another manufacterer

hexagonal bottles: Chestnut Wash, Amethyst Purple, Flesh Wash, Polished Blue, Festerling Blue, Beaten Copper

dropper bottles: Black, Blue, Orange, Brown, Green, Purple, Chestnut, Yellow, Red

Tapered Round Bottle: Waaargh! Green (ink), Lava Orange (ink)

Yes the waagh! green actually has a "!" printed on the bottle

The Polished blue, Amethyst purple and Beaten Copper are around the mid to late 80's as are the inks. Not too sure about the tapered bottles. The original GW paint suppliers are still around and go by the name of Coat d'Arms. They still use the same paint formula's so they will be your best bet.



Blast from the past!

Amazing, the Polished blue and Amethyst Purple are the ones I am really looking for, also would a can of Undercoat white still be viable if its been sitting for 10-20yrs

The tapered round and the hex bottles are from the same manufacturer, although I think there were some slight colour changes when they went to the hex bottles. They're still being sold under the Coat d'Arms label.

The dropper bottles are before my time.




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FM Ninja 048 wrote:Amazing, the Polished blue and Amethyst Purple are the ones I am really looking for,

You should still be able to get them. The Coat D'Arms paints have slightly different names, but there are conversion charts floating around online for them if you're unsure.

also would a can of Undercoat white still be viable if its been sitting for 10-20yrs

Possibly. Give it a good shake and try it...

FM Ninja 048 wrote:Amazing, the Polished blue and Amethyst Purple are the ones I am really looking for, also would a can of Undercoat white still be viable if its been sitting for 10-20yrs

so long as the propellant is still there and hasn't leaked away to nothing I should think it would be ok...it is in a sealed metal container after all. Only way your gonna know is to give it a try.

these are the paints you want...I forgot I even had some of these.