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so what do you think of them, are they worth buying, do they work nice or are they confusing to use, is £14.70 too expensive, are there any better substitutes and got any pics of some of your own work with them

They're pretty nice, about on par with MiG. MiG's have been a pain in the arse for me to find, so I tossed them in with a FW order.

I am about to try the cheap, cheap way. As an artist, I have some chalk pastels sitting about and am going to grind those down and try them out. Also, I hear some art stores are carrying pure pigments for making paints, which may be cheaper.

I hear Vallejo makes a great product, but I haven't tried it.

Anyone have a recommendation for a brand?

How do they stick during varnish process?
mine gets washed away...

Are you using something to fix them? "White Spirits" or some such is used. I think 91% Alcohol is an option, too. Not 100% on that, but you need to "fix" it before you do anything. Also, are you spraying the varnish? If so, light coats? I can't imagine it would wash away too easily.

I dont understand , do i brush on the alcohol prior to powders or after?

Because wont it mix together ?

From what I have read, you apply the powders then apply the fixer. You just let it flow from the brush to the pigments. It will dry and be set to varnish.

Here, check this out:
http://ultrawerke.blogspot.com/2007/03/painting-and-weathering-tutorial-part-i.html

That is a lot of various techniques to glean from, including powders.

You put the powder on, then the alcohol. The alcohol basically dissolves the power and makes them stick. If you use more alcohol, you can get different effects. It's still fragile, though, so then you varnish over the top. Forgeworld has a How To on their website.

Tamiya make little weathering kits, similar to weathering powders, but they're more akin to an eyeshadow makeup kit, even the brush is almost identical. I've found a couple in a shop here for about £6.50. A little expensive, but I've weathered about 20 models or so, and can't see much of a dent in the palette, so theres an alternative option for you!

http://www.tamiya.com/english/products/87080weathering/

Website has a list of all the weathering products and all colours available. I've got set D I think, its got a nice rust colour which I haven't had a chance to really use yet, but the oil stain is great for burns on the end of flamer barrels or mud stains on boots and the metallic blue makes power weapons (if you like that blue finish that some people do) even simpler.

Ah thanks for the links ,
it might be possible that i sprayed too close and flooded the powder.

Can't say for the FW ones but I consider weathering powders to be a good addition to a modellers toolkit. They can make vehicles look a lot more impressive with a little work and I've even begun using various rust and smoke effects on my Death Guard to quite nice effect.

I apply mine with an old brush then add artists white spirits. Let it dry and it seals though I haven't tried a spray varnish over the top. You can layer them, so use dark rust then light rust on the edges for example, just wait for each layer to dry. If you want a crusty effect you can mix some white spirit with the pigment and paint it on as a thicker layer.

The pigments I use are MiG and they seem pretty good for the job.