Forum adverts like this one are shown to any user who is not logged in. Join us by filling out a tiny 3 field form and you will get your own, free, dakka user account which gives a good range of benefits to you: No adverts like this in the forums anymore. Times and dates in your local timezone. Full tracking of what you have read so you can skip to your first unread post, easily see what has changed since you last logged in, and easily see what is new at a glance. Email notifications for threads you want to watch closely. Being a part of the oldest wargaming community on the net. If you are already a member then feel free to login now.

Every time I use GW's paints I think to myself about how it seems like their pots are pointedly designed to bring excessive paint/air contact about. It annoys the hell out of me because it reduces the longevity of the paint itself.

I bought some Reaper Master Series paints literally 5 years ago, put them into storage and they're still compltely usable for anything mini related. GW pots purchased at the same time and used the same amount were almost universally unusable when I unpacked them, save for 2 pots that I can use as a "technical" (meaning dried out and sticky) drybrushing paint.

Anyway....IMO the pot design is a very crude way to boost company profits by way of "planned obsolescence"....IE the paint drying put faster (and requiring replacement) because of excessive contact with air.