As some of you may already know,
Games Workshop released a set of new paints last Saturday. Pictures of these had been running around the Internet for a little while already and caught my attention as soon as I saw them. These paints aren't colours but "technical" paints to add touches of detail to your models, like blood splatters, bronze oxidisation, rust, etc. As a person who likes models with character, adding wear and tear is right up my alley. I don't have much experience with weathering, but I have seen a lot of hobbyists use various techniques and am currently discovering this fantastic aspect of the hobby for myself, so these paints have arrived just in time!
Now, due to the nature of the army I am starting to collect (Space Marines), I won't need all of these but I will definitely be purchasing
Typhus Corrosion (for adding grime to vehicles) and
Agrellan Earth (for the army's bases), which I will review seperately in the next couple of weeks. I was also thinking of getting my hands on the aptly, if somewhat unimaginatively, named
Blood for the Blood God, but I am quite sure that I can mix up my own blood mixture using
Mephiston Red, mixed with some
Dryad Bark and some
'Ardcoat shiny varnish (for the freshly-spilt blood look). I won't need
Ryza Rust,
Nihilakh Oxide or
Nurgle's Rot paints, but I am tempted to get them, both to show some interest in the new paints at my local independant stockist and just to review them for the blog. Hum... Decisions, decisions...
Anyway, if you're interested to know about these interesting additions to the already big Games Workshop paint range, I'd suggest that you have a look at the links below. They are videos that show and explain the uses and results of each paint in an easily-understandable way and I enjoyed watching them (which is rare when it comes to GW-created videos...).
Finally, I just thought I'd announce that there is now a
Facebook page and a
Twitter account for me to post blog updates, share hobby-related content, etc. so feel free to go and like/follow those pages!
Anyway, that's all from me for tonight. I should be able to find the time to write up a review of the
Agrellan Earth next week if I manage to get my hands on it tomorrow. If not, I'll find something else to talk about while I hunt down the paints!
Thanks for reading!
