New Paints: Update

[Grand Master Steve]

Can some one please explain the point of re-naming the paints?

I had heard that one of the reasons is that they changed manufacturers so that the colors "might" not be a match of the previous version.
If that is not the answer changing names makes 0 sense to me.

citadel is still making their paints so they are really doing it for no good reason.

[Loranus]

It is a new Formulation for the Paints. Paints might not be the same exact color they say and the conversion they posted there are supposed to be the closest if not same. Renaming some of them makes sense since they are redoing the whole spectrum.

http://www.battlegroundgames.com/images/bg_citadelhobbyrange.png

Those are all the new Colours Battlegrounds will get.

http://www.games-workshop.com/MEDIA_CustomProductCatalog/m2320032a_Citadel_Conversion_Chart

Those are the colour conversions.

Your getting a lot more colors based off this new formulation and they are getting broken down into what used to be just Foundation, Color, and Wash.

Example A: Boltgun Metal conversion is Leadbelcher which is now considered a Base Colour so you basecoat Leadbelcher then paint over it with a different color like Mithril Silvers Conversion Runefang Steel.

Example B: Skull White Becomes Layer Paint White Scar but they have 3 different other whites Formulated for each Purpose. Base Ceramite White Drybush Praexi White and Texture Mourn Mountain Snow.

The reason they are Changing it is because its not the same Skull White Paint because of the Formula.

But you know I read the little message they have on the Conversion chart in the upper right hand corner.

[King of the Elves]

Hey chase/ derek what are you guys doing with the old GW paint racks?

[Loranus]

They are making Terrain out of it.

[Chase]

I love that Pat has been dropping knowledge bombs on people left and right lately.  Keep it up, Pat.

Dylan, I'm not sure.  I will likely be junking mine or asking certain people if they want it as soon as I return from PAX.

Abington's rack will likely sit around in the back roomish area until Chad / Cale decides to get rid of it.  Derek's got a very, very busy 3 weeks ahead of him whereas the rest of us just have a busy 2.5, so he might not even think about the rack.

[King of the Elves]

Thanks!