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A while back the Prof suggested a Foundry triad ... After extensive mixing, I applied the first color and it dried with a shiny sheen. Not off to a great start selling me on the Foundry system. Anyone else had this issue? Or know what could be wrong with the paint?
To be honest, they have varied in quality massively over the years.They are *very* hit and miss.The original sets had good quality binders and pigments, so much so that I bought all their sets over the years.The Foundry WWII set is easily ***the worst*** paint set I have even shelled out for. The pigments are all extremely weak and you need to apply them three or four times to get any semblance of an even coat. For a company selling paints specifically for painting miniatures this is outrageous given the cost of the set.They obviously don't give a hoot about their customers and are only interested in making a profit.If I personally sold such bad quality paints to customers I would feel like I was scamming them.Rant over.My advice. Don't buy them.EDIT: I should add, on the ye olde Steve Dean Forum, I wasn't the only painter that had major issues with their paints, the WWII set in particular.
and perhaps is not the least reason why Kevin Dallimore is no longer with them. Dunno.
Or add a drop of Tamiya Flat BaseBut in answer to the original question, the Foundry paints have changed over the years and are nowhere near as good as they used to be.
Given the above criticisms, I should note my foundry paints are several years old which would seem to make my experience out of date. I bought most of them when Dallimore's painting book was published. I would second the suggestion of adding talc or flat base to the pots as worth trying to salvage what you have.
I guess I got lucky. I bought a hundred or so Foundry paints some 7-8 years ago, and haven't used up a single one yet. I do supplement some colors (black, brown...) with craft paint, but all my Foundry pots cover nicely and give good results.If Foundry paints have declined in quality, I guess I got in under the bell.
The thing I find is that the little plastic lids eventually split or break and the paint dries out. I have the same issues with other brands which use the same sort of plastic lids.