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Wow, the eldar really stood the test of time. I think they are looking great. Goblin Green bases are mandatory for these old models, really gives them the old school vibes 😂

That eldar is great. I am impressed by how some of these paints cover so well.

Very cool. Painted in 2024 but you could fool the folks at antiques roadshow

I had that ork and eldar paint set. I’ve been trying to find it for years. It’s amazing you have it!

The company that made those paints is still going, look up Coat D'Arms paints. They still do all the old colours, and have added a load of military colours too.

"it smells old and painty" that's my new favourite line

I had all of these paint sets (and still have some of the paints). A couple of things. The Terracotta is great, as is the Striking Scorpion Green. I still have a new pot of Space Wolf Grey unopened, as I bought a few as my main army is Space wolves. Also the Tin Bitz, was notorious, I bet with a mixing ball bearing and a good blast on a vortex mixer it would be ok, its a rare paint now!

I had my first encounter with Warhammer 8-10 years later but I still remember the feeling when I went into the store. Love me some nostalgia!

I often wonder why they don't make goblin green anymore, no paints seem to be able to replicate it. I still have some tin bitz too. It should have the same consistency as boltgun metal so might need a good mix.

That Eldar scheme reminds me of Strontium Dog, absolutely love it!

The old colours were not bad. In general, as far as I remember, the paints from the 90s covered better then the ones from 1989. (although compared to today's ones the coverage was still not that good). They were very durable, even when they dried out you could easily reactivate them with some water. My brother and I did this several times. I am not sure if it is true, but I have heard that the first citadel colours were sort of the same the british army used for the markings on their tanks and therefore they were so steady. I have painted my first 30 Space Marines (20 Rogue Trader and one Blood Angels Tactical Squad box, 2nd edition) with Blood Angels Orange as their base colour, because I thought at that time this was the official correct colour for them. It was really hard! :D My brother had Space Wolves and the Space Wolves Grey from that time was awesome! I still have one bottle still sealed, at least I can hear the paint is still fluid when I shake it, however I am still not sure if I should open it. Maybe I will paint some Space Wolves some time in the future :)

Love the artwork on those paint boxes, such fond memories looking at them in all the feww brochures that GW handed out.

I’m chubbin up over here ❤

Best way for doing rich yellows back in the 90s was using Fiery Orange, highlighting with white, to get this peachy look. Then Sunburst yellow on top. Super rich yellows and keeping with the brighter colours/style of the time. Also worked well over a black undercoat. And every model seemed to have to have some red on it. Don't know why, but it was hard to find something without it back then. Still have a sealed Polished blue and a swamp brown. from the early 90s.

Cool watching you paint up the old minis. I actually have some Ral Partha paint from the 80s that is still good.

I love the ideas your channel comes up with!

For me it is the smell and tast when repointing the brush tip😂

loved it!!! nostalgia is my cup of tea!

Thank you , Oliver . I Was there , 😉 🐺Loupis Canis .

those 89 paints were by far my favourite Citadel ones, was sad when they changed them for the worse

I had that paint set, and the one with the golden demon on the front.....loved them :)

I love the squat ork and your paint job really makes me stare at his gaping maw. He's adorably feral.

Terra cotta was one of my go-to paints for shading faces. Never used it for power armour 🤔

Vallejo Model Color Cavalry Brown is probably a good match for Terracotta, it's a similar red-brown and covers well too.

Speaking as an old man, I feel the mistake you're making is painting these like a modern painter, with modern expectations. These paints were NOT designed with thinning in mind. Pot-to-brush was actually a selling point Citadel used back in the day. So if you're disappointed by the number of coats that's kind of on you. That said, Blood Angels Orange was always pretty crappy...

The figures look great! it is nice to see these figures painted in original colors. Thanks for sharing this.

Lovely stuff Oliver! That was a wonderful time in the wayback machine. Amazing to see these sets back in action. That striking scorpion looked ace!

Yellow doesn't have great coverage because it's an arylide dye like pigment that is transparent having a very small particle size, but back then we didn't glaze with the brighter colors as much as mix the brighter colors in with the base colors as we worked towards the highlight so it didn't matter if coverage wasn't great because yellow was usually a mixing color and not used straight that often. Because the original paints had a vinyl medium it was easier to move from shadows towards the highlights than the other way around. For the final brightest highlight we might highlight with white and then once dry do a final glaze with the brightest color like yellow, but that was usually too stark and looked a bit garish. If your classic paints are too thin for some reason they probably aren't mixed well. The older metallic paints were known for this because the heavy pigment would fall to the bottom of the pot and solidify. Use a couple of mixer balls and a nail polish shaker to restore the paint or at the very least turn the paint pot upside down for a couple of hours before you paint and shake occasionally. Because of the funnel shape of the pot the heavier pigment will move to the top of the top and mix more readily.

i love the orc model, hes such a goober

I'd love to find a color match to the teracota and the marine dark blue paints

Great memories. I recall just not knowing what to do with bad moon yellow, the poor coverage combined with my lack of control of the other colours was not a good combo. Snakebite leather though I recall very differently, presumably erroneously... Great walk down memory lane. Thanks!

Following the guide has a slight underpants gnome quality to it: step 1: undercoat step 2: basecoat step 3: shade step 4: 'eavy metal Incidentally, have you seen the Nostalgia '88 range by Warcolours? I'm a fan.

I was 1 year old.

I can only dream of having such a talent as you have ☺☺

Ah the good old days, when Citadel made paints called 'Orc Brown' still have a pot on in my paint rack.

It's not 35 years ago!! It's like... wait.. oh.. oh no.. Great stuff though despite making me feel old :D

Can't do this without go fast red

Lovely. The space marine I think should go further with edges and highlights.

u look like a British actor i knew he was in a few things. black adder the young ones my apology if I seem rude ...I've got my old ragnar and a squad of gray hunters i was going to retro paint might put them in a diorama. thank you for the inspiration.

Yikes im feeling old, I had both those sets 😐

pops open 35yr old citadel paint - fantastic and useable right away opens a new modern citadel paint - seperated and 50/50 if can even be used How times change...

Let's be honest - there is no overlap in the Venn diagram showing people who were listening to Kylie and people who were painting Warhammer minis in 1989.

Something you'll never do again? It's just old coat d'arms paint...they still sell it in those original containers :D

Coat d'arms paints by Black Hat Miniatures are the closest to the originals you can get these days.

Have you tried to add medium to this old paints ? the pigments are still there they just medium to revive them...

Still use these..except that chain mail..stuff turned into a glob almost immediately right after i bought it..

Old Skool Eldar are the Best Skool Eldar.

To paint in that style you really need to dress wearing a Parker coat like those 80s kids queuing outside the GW store at 0:04

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I feel very old 😂😂😂😂😂

Your eyes always look so manic.

Thinning paints out of the pot! Heresy!

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I remember buying those paint sets I think they were the third or fourth paint set released along with a basic paint set and an expert ink set