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Recreating the paint sets of my youth.

Having decided to try painting miniatures again I needed to buy paints. My old paints did not survive the test of time.

HMG made paints for Citadel in the '80s. I looked at the HMG Coat d'Arms paints which are available from Essex Miniatures ↗ . Citadel was never particularly consistent in naming paints. I struggled to match names to the old Warhammer 40,000 sets and some essentials are missing. How am I supposed to paint a Blood Angel without Terracotta?

Several companies make ranges made to appeal to returning painters. Ultimately I decided to go with WarColours' ↗ nostalgia '88 ↗ paints. Their range uses the old paint names, and they sell them in familiar sets.

Realistic Expectations

The Genesis of the Grimdark: The Nostalgia '88 Collection

We have delved into the ancient archives to ensure an unholy accuracy, achieving at least a 95% color match to the hallowed formulas of old.

-Warcolours website

Tale of Painters ↗ has gone on an Odyssey for a '90s Goblin Green replacement ↗ and WarColours' offering was not top tier.

Photo of paints
Some of the paints

WarColours paints no longer come in the '80s style pots. They are not a 100% match to the paints from the era. This is not a problem for me. Other criteria won out.