Author Topic: GW Spray Gun (Read 3517 times)

dodge · « **on:** June 17, 2008, 01:54:16 PM »

I got a new toy at the weekend.

The GW spray gun.

It's ace usually takes me ages to prime basecoat figures but this weekend I nearly finished 10 mini's.

Also you can put washes in it and do that too. Great for buildings and vehicles.

I need a little more practice with it but overall I'm chuffed as nuts.

Does anyone else have this ?

If your thinking about it I like it lots.

Dodge

V · « **Reply #1 on:** June 17, 2008, 03:16:43 PM »

Quote from: dodge on June 17, 2008, 01:54:16 PM

The GW spray gun.

It's ace usually takes me ages to prime basecoat figures but this weekend I nearly finished 10 mini's.

Wow...

I undercoated 85 figures last night with black spray undercoat out of a can... and a building.

Not sure I really need a spraygun for that an inflated GW prices.

Lupus · « **Reply #2 on:** June 17, 2008, 03:31:50 PM »

I like the look of it for doing undercoat and base coat on a pile of FoW stuff..

My only worry is the cost i guess..

dodge · « **Reply #3 on:** June 17, 2008, 04:29:51 PM »

Quote from: V on June 17, 2008, 03:16:43 PM

Quote from: dodge on June 17, 2008, 01:54:16 PM
The GW spray gun.

It's ace usually takes me ages to prime basecoat figures but this weekend I nearly finished 10 mini's.

Wow...

I undercoated 85 figures last night with black spray undercoat out of a can... and a building.

Not sure I really need a spraygun for that an inflated GW prices.

You have a prostigious talent for spraying there V

But with this - no smell, can do it in my study, with more control and awesome coverage (i.e once no touch up required)

With the ability to spray tanks buildings and do the washes this is pretty good and not that much more expensive than other spray guns I've seen.

Anyway it was fun and will continue to be fun.

Good lord I'm excited about it

Backyardpatrol · « **Reply #4 on:** June 18, 2008, 01:21:54 AM »

GW Canada has just recalled the spray gun:
http://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/2008/06/17/15197

sasori · « **Reply #5 on:** June 18, 2008, 02:37:37 AM »

Yeah, GW wants their spray gun back.

Lupus · « **Reply #6 on:** June 18, 2008, 12:26:57 PM »

Yep big notice on the site they have done a full recall on this item..

Admiral Benbow · « **Reply #7 on:** June 18, 2008, 01:26:00 PM »

"maybe they realized they work with non-GW paints…"

Sorry, could not resist to quote this from the TGN-site ...

sasori · « **Reply #8 on:** June 18, 2008, 10:33:37 PM »

I think it has somethin' to do with pricin' them too low.

WillieB · « **Reply #9 on:** June 19, 2008, 09:45:46 AM »

Had a sticker/warning missing.
Harmful or fatal if used with non- GW paint.
Sprayguns are the exclusive IP of GW.

marko.oja · « **Reply #10 on:** June 19, 2008, 11:07:50 AM »

The actual reason for recalling them is that the joint between the can-of-air-cap and the tube that attaches it to the actual spraygun may break when you use the spraygun for longer periods of time. If you use a compressor this will not happen (the metal screw that attaches it will slowly eat away the plastic around it when it cools down due to the freon).

The spraygun itself is just as good as any other badger copy, just with a different kind of trigger. Whether you are willing to pay 25€ (?) for that is up to you.

Marko

dodge · « **Reply #11 on:** June 19, 2008, 11:12:57 AM »

You know when you wish you'd never posted something and just kept it to yourself.......

dodge · « **Reply #12 on:** June 21, 2008, 09:57:55 AM »

The phone has rung.
An emissary from the dark empire has offered to take my spray gun back for face value plus £10 in vouchers.

Very strange thing happened though. He said I could by a similar thing from hobby craft, which is true.

What will happen to him? Presumably when they play back his tapes he will be carted off and tortured in some dungeon.

This is what happens whn you work for the dark empire

WillieB · « **Reply #13 on:** June 23, 2008, 08:05:28 AM »

Take him up on the offer as soon as possible.
GWs' spraygun is of such a shoddy construction that dozens had their airhose and/or connector blown up just by using aircans.
Not exactly life- threatening but those plastic shards are razor sharp and could injure you.
If you were to use the spraygun next to an open flame (something you should NEVER do) it might become dangerous.

dodge · « **Reply #14 on:** June 23, 2008, 11:45:47 AM »

Quote from: WillieB on June 23, 2008, 08:05:28 AM

Take him up on the offer as soon as possible.
GWs' spraygun is of such a shoddy construction that dozens had their airhose and/or connector blown up just by using aircans.
Not exactly life- threatening but those plastic shards are razor sharp and could injure you.
If you were to use the spraygun next to an open flame (something you should NEVER do) it might become dangerous.

I think I will then. Funny there was nothing wrong with mine worked perfectly, but I can see the problem because the connector was made of quite soft plastic and would eventually have thread problems with the pin and can connection.

I can just imagine the poor lad though in some dank dungeon now being turned on the rack for offering an alternative.

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