"Marty! We've got to go back! To 1985!
If you've been modeling for a while, your paint collection may stretch back decades. Even though there are today a plethora or excellent paints out there, if the paint is still good, you use it. I have a couple of vintage go-tos for miniature painting, and I knew they wouldn't last forever. Rather than run out in the middle of something, I actually got proactive, did some homework, and avoided disaster....
Old Warhorses
Here are a trio of old standbys from the Citadel range back in the 80s that have served until present:
all now running low. Of course GW doesn't have its own paint factory, and it has changed suppliers, color selections, and color names several times for their branded paints since these were new. With help from some modeling and painting groups it was revealed that the original mfgr of this Era Citadel colors was an outfit in the UK called Coat d'Arms, which is not only still in business, but still sells these colors under essentially these same names. Eureka!
After transiting the Atlantic in a mere month (thank you, pandemic) I opened up my new replacements.
But were they? Let's whip up a quick test and see. First, Flesh wash. Great for quick face shading.
On a white card, it went on in the expected thin consistency, and seemed a trifle lighter in application. This may be due to aging/ thickening on my vintage bottle, but very close. Good. One for one. Next, Bronzed (now tanned) flesh.
Other than being a tad thinner, it went on with a virtually identical color. 2 for 2.
Third, Armour Wash. Great for minis, panel lines, and pin washes on armor and aircraft.
In this case, it went on darker than my old bottle, but remained in the same pallette, not black. May take an additional test, but I'm calling this provisionally 3 for 3.
I guess we Can go back - if we're lucky!
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