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I'm panicking. I've just checked some miniatures on the GW website to see what colours they recommend painting them with and the paint guides seem to have disappeared. They used to have guides beneath every model so you could see what paints they recommend. Surely that was how their whole painting system worked wasn't it? Base coat, shade, layer1, layer 2? I'm going to be completely lost if they've scrapped this feature. And why would they? Am I going mad. Is it still there somewhere? What's going on?

Does seem like they've gone - There's a "Frequently Bought Together" section that looks new, so maybe done in the same change...

I really hope that they're going to rethink this. It was SOOOO handy knowing which paints were recommended, even if you didn't want to completely follow it. And WHY would they get rid of this? It makes no sense.

That stuff is all I. The Citadel Colour App now isn’t it?

Alternatively it’s been paywalled on the GW+ thingy.

 Flinty wrote:
That stuff is all I. The Citadel Colour App now isn’t it?

I was just going to suggest the App (or the website), but whatever they've done has taken them off there as well...

Up until very recently it was all there on the website. Surely they're shooting themselves in the foot by getting rid of it. The colour app is one thing but the "paint by model" section is very limited. It was brilliant that they had recommendations for everything single miniature. Why on earth get rid of that?

 Flinty wrote:
Alternatively it’s been paywalled on the GW+ thingy.

Can't see anything there (yet).

I ate them.

Don’t try that at home, kids!

They put the colours used on the boxes, you can probably piece it together from there.

It makes no sense. If you want to order the miniatures online surely it's in their interests to recommend paints so you can buy them together. Really hoping they undo this. It's rubbish.

Maybe they're about to update the names of the paints again - switch to another manufacturer - and this is a preemptive step to that so people don't go looking for paints that won't exist shortly?

JWBS wrote:
They put the colours used on the boxes, you can probably piece it together from there.

Not for long. They've been phased out for the 40k 9th ed. and the AoS 3rd ed. box design.

You have some ready paint bundles on new releases???

MarkNorfolk wrote:

JWBS wrote:
They put the colours used on the boxes, you can probably piece it together from there.

Not for long. They've been phased out for the 40k 9th ed. and the AoS 3rd ed. box design.

The paint list on the boxes has always been wrong anyway. They often suggest colors way off the mark from what the studio team used. Probably better not to bother honestly. Plus they get more sales if you aren't sure and buy multiple shades to cover your bases. I'd suggest other better paint lines and mixing but folks generally get sore over that.

MarkNorfolk wrote:

JWBS wrote:
They put the colours used on the boxes, you can probably piece it together from there.

Not for long. They've been phased out for the 40k 9th ed. and the AoS 3rd ed. box design.

Why would they do that? It makes no sense. Anybody mail ordering something would be more likely to chuck in a load of paints as well if they listed the colors that they recommend beneath the models. They’ll surely lose money like this. I am really, REALLY disappointed if they’ve decided to scrap this feature of the website.

Maybe it's because GW are amongst the better paint lines so it just comes off as pretentious and slightly oblivious.

JWBS wrote:
Maybe it's because GW are amongst the better paint lines so it just comes off as pretentious and slightly oblivious.

Wait, let me pick myself up off the floor after that one. I think my ribs still hurt. Surely you're not serious?

If you want the best paints you need to pick them from a few different ranges but GW + Valejo + AK hits every colour, including technical paints (I suppose you could throw mig in there). Tamiya is okay too. Point is, none of these are "better" than GW. What else is there? Scale colour? Pro acryl? (disagree on both, esp PA). I'd be surprised if P3 are any better because even though I've never tried them they have been around for so long that it would surely be common knowledge if they were the best.

Seems likely to me the website wasn’t up to date. Options were: massive admin task to update old and add new, or bin so there are no errors because there’s no paint info! Guess which got chosen.

P3 paints are lovely btw

JWBS wrote:
If you want the best paints you need to pick them from a few different ranges but GW + Valejo + AK hits every colour, including technical paints (I suppose you could throw mig in there). Tamiya is okay too. Point is, none of these are "better" than GW. What else is there? Scale colour? Pro acryl? (disagree on both, esp PA). I'd be surprised if P3 are any better because even though I've never tried them they have been around for so long that it would surely be common knowledge if they were the best.

Scale Colour is great though? Especially if you like matte tones. P3 also have some lovely paint tones.

Anyway as others have said, the website list isn't always accurate. Your best bet is to ask around for what particular model you're looking for the paints of, or see what videos others or GW have put out.

Definitely seems an odd decision to get rid of an easy bit of cross-promotion. But I think the effort to keep them up to date might be the reason.

I hope it's not a sign of another renaming, I'm still using the early 2000s names...

 Kid_Kyoto wrote:
Definitely seems an odd decision to get rid of an easy bit of cross-promotion. But I think the effort to keep them up to date might be the reason.

I hope it's not a sign of another renaming, I'm still using the early 2000s names...

Dude. I only found out Gal Vorbak Red existed the other day!

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:

 Kid_Kyoto wrote:
Definitely seems an odd decision to get rid of an easy bit of cross-promotion. But I think the effort to keep them up to date might be the reason.

I hope it's not a sign of another renaming, I'm still using the early 2000s names...

Dude. I only found out Gal Vorbak Red existed the other day!

They're definitely going to have a tough time coming up with odder and more useless than the current set of names.

Please don't set them a challenge like that, Kid.

 Dysartes wrote:
Please don't set them a challenge like that, Kid.

Penty Strepsils.

Monkey Trousers.

Fox Jumpers

Badger Boots

Wolf Wibbles

And that’s just off the top of my head.

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:

 Kid_Kyoto wrote:
Definitely seems an odd decision to get rid of an easy bit of cross-promotion. But I think the effort to keep them up to date might be the reason.

I hope it's not a sign of another renaming, I'm still using the early 2000s names...

Dude. I only found out Gal Vorbak Red existed the other day!

There were a number of paints that dropped at the same time as the Contrast paints and were a bit overshadowed as a result. Most of them were old Forge World paints brought into the main line. From Warhammer Community:

Several of those layer paints were 'edge' paints in their first incarnation- pink, lilac, gauss blaster, etc.

JWBS wrote:
Maybe it's because GW are amongst the better paint lines so it just comes off as pretentious and slightly oblivious.

Say sike. Scale Color is awesome. I am a bit lost as to why OP is so shook up on the paints though. Are you trying to follow an exact recipe? There are a ton of guides by people online who have followed the box art or done an 'Eavy Metal style paint job. I'd suggest checking out Juan Hidalgo especially if that's your jam. He lists everything he uses in very nice guides.

Speaking of old Citadel Colours, does anyone know the Scale 75 equivalent of the old Citadel Mecharite Red?

I've mailed GW customer response team, and my local store - but it will be a while before I hear back from anyone I guess...

Does anyone have any news on this? (actual news, not rumour or just posting to say how crap GW is)