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So GWs hopping on the pre-painted minis wagon soon?

Trying to think of painting gear they don't make... I feel like maybe an airbrush of their own? Other than that, yeah, first thought what pre-painted minis.

I think it’ll be an airbrush

God, I hope it's not more pre-coloured plastic. I have real trouble cleaning mold lines and such from them. Give me grey all day every day.

I’m guessing airbrush, or dips.

Grey plastic on mass has a quality all of its own.

Official recognition of grey as the one true way to play. Definitely what they mean.

 Hanskrampf wrote:
God, I hope it's not more pre-coloured plastic. I have real trouble cleaning mold lines and such from them. Give me grey all day every day.

I only had issue with the dark colored plastics. Especially the dark blue which made it hard to see if I got the mold line or not until the light colored primer I used exposed it. Other than that, I am pretty okay with colored plastics. It is basically the only way some players are going to have not gray miniatures beyond pre-painted or magic spray paint.

However, an airbrush sounds about right. Why go to the trouble of shooting a commercial if you aren't going to actually sell a product with it? I can't see GW doing all this for just changing the basic product a little like colored plastics. It isn't selling anything new really.

Colored, push fit, mono-pose models have become more and more prevalent outside of starter boxes, so pre-painted miniatures seems like the next logical step. I really hope they don't go that route, though.

SG

That's some beautiful promo work right there!! I Applaud GWs humor!!

If it is not a tool I do wonder if they are going to provide them pre-basecoated like the Wizkid minis. Not sure how that would work on sprues though.

Perhaps they will be releasing more base sprays?

On Instagram they have responded saying not coloured plastics They also keep re-iterating

"This is a tool you can add to your arsenal to help you tackle those unpainted models"

 Nithaniel wrote:
On Instagram they have responded saying not coloured plastics They also keep re-iterating

"This is a tool you can add to your arsenal to help you tackle those unpainted models"

Any kind of link to that Instagram post?

Thanks

SG

https://www.instagram.com/p/BviXYLEF0K4/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

I don't know if that will work as I use it through the app.If you can browse through the first few comments you'll see their replies

Ok sounds good,

Pre painted - Hurrah -

Oh and cute girl

 Nithaniel wrote:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BviXYLEF0K4/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

I don't know if that will work as I use it through the app.If you can browse through the first few comments you'll see their replies

Taken directly from Instagram: "warhammerofficial
@seanmankowich it won't be pre-painted miniatures - we're bringing a brand new tool for your arsenal"

PHEW! Makes me feel better! Thank you!

SG

I know this sounds like madness that GW would do something useful... But ... Stay with me,hear me out..

Dropper bottles...???

But grey knights are suppose to be grey. More options always nice, not all people like to paint models, but don't want grey models. Their coloured model sets were a good step forward.

 Argive wrote:
I know this sounds like madness that GW would do something useful... But ... Stay with me,hear me out..

Dropper bottles...???

My word, I would absolutely LOVE that! I get this feeling that with all of the hobby boxes they have released over the years that only fit their pots, I doubt they'd change to a dropper bottle. But, I would SO love that.

SG

Hopefully GW learned the lesson from Rackham when it comes to prepainted minis.

 Bloviator wrote:
Hopefully GW learned the lesson from Rackham when it comes to prepainted minis.

First, whom?


Also what was this for in the end a air brush?

Don't think it's been announced yet.

My money's on it being a GW airbrush.

If as they say it's a tool to help deal with your painting backlog, then I don't see it being pre-painted models or anything similar. Buying new stuff doesn't help with what's already sat in my cupboard...

Dropper bottles would definitely be a plus, but it wouldn't be that big a deal regarding speeding up painting.

 Argive wrote:
I know this sounds like madness that GW would do something useful... But ... Stay with me,hear me out..

Dropper bottles...???

I would buy GW paint if it came in dropper bottles, until then it is mostly vallejo with army painter washes and some scale 75 metallics