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Hi folks
We at colours have just released the first 20 paints of our new paint range
They have a liquid pigment base and are manufactured for us by a
Leading UK company
We intend to increase the range over the coming months adding more
Colours , washes and primers
We have found diluting the paints with water , works fine with airbrushes
Any more info or wanting retail details email
Coloursofbattleuk@hotmail.co.uk or our first stockists
Wayland games & waugh games

Welcome and good luck!


Some details would be good, though... list of colours, volume, retail pricing?

And pics of the bottles, so people know what to look out for...

I had a chance to sample these awhile ago and was impressed with the quality of the paints.
They had nice consistency and very good coverage, even the yellow and orange were easy to work with.

Who are they manufactured by?

The bottles look like this (BRIGHT ORANGE COB006 in example below):


I found some of the colous here:
http://www.waughgames.co.uk/colours-of-battle-miniature-paint-range-256-c.asp

From that site they are priced at £1.75 (RRP £1.95)

Description: COLOURS OF BATTLE are a new uk based company,committed to bringing a high quality product to the hobby.
Our paints have a very high pigment ratio, giving you the quality of paint you require. Suitable for use with plastic, resin & metal minatures.
Supplied in 18ml flip-top pots
Postage is charged for paints.
Formulated & Manufactured for COLOURS OF BATTLE by the UKs leading model paint manufacturer

Will pickup a few bottles and give em' a try.

EDIT: After some looking about I found the following: "These paints are Formulated & Manufactured for COLOURS OF BATTLE by HMG Paints LTD"

EDIT2: After some more searching it appears that HMG Paints LTD also make Coat d'arms and P3 among others.

Thanks - when I saw the pic I immediately thought HMG.

For those who may be interested, HMG manufactured the original Citadel Paints, right up until they changed to the first (screw-top) "bolter" bottles. They also manufacture P3 Paints, their own brand "Coat D'Arms" which includes a lot of historical shades as well as analogues for the original Citadel colours, and also Wargames Foundry Paints (so I understand).

Not interested as long as you use those deplorable paint pots.

I love those pots

I've got paint from the original citadel range that are still good 20+ years later in them

Yeah me too.
& at £1.95 a pot (which contains more than the standard GW ones) that's one hell of a saving.
Great that they will go through airbrushes too.

 OrlandotheTechnicoloured wrote:
I love those pots

I've got paint from the original citadel range that are still good 20+ years later in them

Yeah, those pots are so many times better than anything that GW have used since...



Looks like a good starter range so far. Will be interesting to see what else they come up with.

i agree, these are my favorite paint pots, and my favorite manufacturer...
i swear by P3 paints, and i love the classic Coat D'Arms colors...
the liquid pigments are lovely...

cheers
jah

 lord_blackfang wrote:
Not interested as long as you use those deplorable paint pots.

Same here, I much prefer the dropper style, I use a gravity fed airbrush alot and it makes things FAR easier.

I have to open most of my P3 with my teeth because the tab breaks off after a few months.

 lord_blackfang wrote:
I have to open most of my P3 with my teeth because the tab breaks off after a few months.

This reminds me, one of my enduring childhood memories of time spent hobbying is the sweet sweet taste of the original range of Citadel Paints.

Kilgore wrote:There's something about the taste of chaos black in the morning.....reminds me of...crap painting

These pots were a pain back then but I do also have all of the paints from 20+ years ago still useable. The inks are still my go to for reds and oranges.

 lord_blackfang wrote:
I have to open most of my P3 with my teeth because the tab breaks off after a few months.

I can't say I've ever needed to use my teeth. The tip of a finger under the rim generally does the job for me.