Hobby Transportation & New Paint Sets Available From Games Workshop
November 14, 2015 by brennon
Some new hobby kit is on pre-order this week from Games Workshop. Not only do they have a range of transport options for getting your models and paints from A to B but also a revamped Dry Paints set as well. See what you think...
Imperial Transport
Designed to look a bit like a backpack that an Imperial Guardsman would wear the Munitorum Battlepack Case Harness doubles up as both a regular backpack and also as a harness for Battle Case and Crusade Case as you can see by some of the additional options.
According to the blurb on these backpacks they do keep your case very secure while you have it slipped into the back. I would be worried of the case slipping out of the side but I would assume Games Workshop have done their testing here and that isn't a problem.
I must admit that I do quite like the design of these backpacks and if they do transport the boxes well then they are good for someone on the move. Instead of having to carry them around separately you can just combine the two. Could be rather useful for when you're on public transport to save space.
Paint Sets
Kicking things off on the painting side of things we have the Citadel Project Paint Set which comes with a whole range of different paints and the storage for carting them around. The box lid also comes off to give you a place to paint.
You will inevitably never actually use all of these paints but I know for some people this could be a rather neat acquisition. Still, the regular wargamer and hobbyist is probably content with a handful of paints for their army. I don't think the 'case' is interesting enough either, especially with other storage systems out there on the market.
Last but not least we have the revamped Dry Paints Set...
This contains a selection of paints specifically designed for drybrushing models and putting the first effects over the base layer of paint.
- Longbeard Grey
- Necron Compound
- Kindleflame
- Etherium Blue
- Underhive Ash
- Hexos Palesun
- Tyrant Skull
- Golden Griffon
- Eldar Flesh
- Praxeti White
- Medium Dry Brush
These technical paints are actually a lot of fun to use and it's a credit to Games Workshop for making interesting new additions to their range. I love the texture paints that you can use for basing and the blood effect paint too.
There are a few more gift ideas available over on their Painting & Modelling section of the website.
Will you be picking any of this up?
"These technical paints are actually a lot of fun to use and it's a credit to Games Workshop for making interesting new additions to their range..."
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I kind of like these.
I do still use Wacoshop paints, but I wish they would give them decent names! I do like the paint storage thingy, but their brushes are terrible.
Quite like the backpack but it is definitely for the younger generation! I like the paint set but I have so many GW paints that I wouldn’t be tempted. Although that said, I like the storage system. As for the brushes, totally agree with @unclejimmy, save your cash, go online and track down a set of Winsor & Newton series 7 water colour brushes. I managed to get a set of 4 (1 to 000) for £30. Sounds a lot but trust me the difference is amazing. Remember to water down your paint and also buy some brush soap to… Read more »
I like the GW dry paints, but they have a tendency to go south sometimes.
looking good but pass, dont like citadels paints
Paints, not intereseted. Carry case pack, nah I pass. Projectbox, already got one. The new waterpots, bought them all 😀
Love GW paints. Although I admittedly have a severe paint fetish and currently have about 300 different colours from various manufacturers.
Bit annoyed that the washes are now in larger pots. I am a spiller of washes and have lost 3 pots to spillage in the last 12 months. Having to buy bigger pots of colours you rarely use is also a bit crap.
wish they’d put other paints in bigger pots, like the blood for the blood god – as I use that on my film prop monsters all the time.
Rather than bigger pots I’d prefer it if they redesigned the pots completely. I find them really annoying, particularly when compared to dropper bottles from other companies.
Love that backpack. May have to pick one up as an alternate every day bag. I know it’s a bit juvenile perhaps and may raise a few eyebrows at work but IT JUST LOOKS SO COOL and I’m a kid at heart, so meh! Sold…ish.
I wonder, did it ever dawn with them that they do make quality backpacks and should keep the gaming icons to a minimum. Or even better have them velcro removable like the brown bag they did several years back. The reason I say this is I don’t always want to promote what I most likely have on my back, an expensive army. The other reason is that I’m an adult that plays with miniatures, AKA toys to the rest of the world. I get enough laughs from my friends let alone strangers. The last reason they should tone it down… Read more »
Anyone noticed that the list of colours in the New Dry Paints set doesn’t match the colours in the image? This isn’t BoW’s fault, it’s the same on GW’s website. The actual list of colours in the set is:
Golgfag Brown
Astorath Red
Niblet Green
Hexos Palesun
Sigmarite
Eldar Flesh
Terminatus Stone
Chronius Blue
Dawnstone
Necron Compound
There seems to be a significantly larger number of colours available in their dry range now.
I have a few of the dry paints and find it hard to use. I may be using them wrong but I find the paint in the pot dries very fast and when I do use the paint it’s hard to get onto the brush to do the actual dry brushing. It’s like it just a headache to get enough to cling to the brush let alone to paint with. I must be doing it wrong.