Transfer GW Paints to DROPPER BOTTLES the EASY WAY with the Drop Dripper!

[@hobbywaffle]

Update - not sure why but this video has suddenly exploded! Bit of hindsight, I’d do the label first, rather than later, but it’s entirely up to you. Also, be careful not to use too much thinner, just enough to get the paint flowing. You can always add water too. Thanks for watching!

[@Puddleglum83]

Its a good vid. Glad its got your channel some recognition. It just appeared on my recommended and im glad it did. Good luck for the future 😊👍

[@hobbywaffle]

@@Puddleglum83 Thank you 🙂

[@AaronGriffith-e3n]

It's a great video you deserve the recognition!

[@hobbywaffle]

@@AaronGriffith-e3n Thanks! 😊

[@moedark4390]

wish they would just switch to dropper bottles.

[@savagex466-qt1io]

Just imagine if Games Workshop sold that device ! With there own dropper bottles lol " But Sir should we not have just sold our paint in dropper bottles from the start ? " " Exterminatus "

[@TimangiFanClub]

Even though I got mine a couple of months ago your video has just been suggested to me. Great guide! These dropdrippers work great. No mess and took me barely any time to transfer my citadel paints, any new paints I buy aswell go straight into dropper bottles. Well worth it!

[@markh4473]

Two things I would have done different 1) switch the label first 2) added the mixing balls to the empty bottle before switching the paint Other than that looks like a great way to switch bottles

[@JohnR1298]

Interesting video, thank you. It doesn't matter quite what sequence you use re labels and balls and that device does look useful for setting aside and getting on with another task. Yes giving the paint a few minutes with a shaker device would help reduce thinner consumption during the process and speed it up some. I have well over a hundred GW paints and putting them into dropper bottles is a good idea but would take quite a long time. Still, I believe it extends the life of the paint so... Never a bad thing 😊 Thanks again, CHEERS!

[@geoffstabletoptales]

Awesome thing. I got 90+ citadel bottles before me. This looks like a good way out. 😊

[@HeadHunterSix]

Pro tip: Take the label off _first_ , and you might as well trim off the excess unneeded ends of the label. All you really need is the name.

[@richy1666]

These are a brilliant little device. I know the people who designed and made these and they did it because they couldn't find anything already out there to do it for them

[@total_betty]

Brilliant, I wanted to transfer my 120 or so Citadel paints and this is a brilliant idea, will order!

[@hobbywaffle]

Good luck! Its a bit of a slog working though them all but this definitely made it faster.

[@total_betty]

@@hobbywaffle Thanks, I really want the paints in dropper bottles because it would work so much better for me so thanks for doing the video!

[@richardbenavides2050]

Because of your video I ordered a Drip Dropper. TY

[@mahari7285]

Nice, never heard of this before and immediately ordered one. Good presentation! 👍

[@grahamspicer1763]

I have transferred to dropper bottles in the past, but with just tipping the bottle through the funnel. This looks neater and less hassle, so I am seriously thinking in investing in this.

[@Warghoul]

Wish I had known about this. Now I have to get one for the future!!

[@ralphrhernandez]

Thank you. I am following you because of this posting.

[@dropdrippers9168]

Great product, saved me no end of time!

[@benmiles00]

Yeah I've done most of mine using a funnel and a kitchen roll tube I cut into sections so I can do several at once. Tape or blue tac it to the desk. Easy. I despise those pots with a passion!

[@hobbywaffle]

That’s a good idea with the kitchen roll tube!

[@slaaneshgod]

I have an old plastic food storage container that has a crack up top where the lid goes and its no good for food but its great to wash the funnels and make an assembly line. I have transferred most of my paints now and I had a fairly significant GW paint collection. this little thing would be super handy though if I could get like 12 of them for cheap enough. I do have twelve funnels and still quite a few to transfer. It would be nice if they made other sizes too. Anywhere to purchase these?

[@hobbywaffle]

If you go to the Drop Drippers website they should still be sale, although I got mine quite a while ago. dropdrippers.com

[@slaaneshgod]

@@hobbywaffle thank you much. I will look into these. The algorithm gods have decided to start showing this video to many of us.

[@SinkNoodlesGaming]

You've solved a problem that I've been having for some time now. How does the paint react after you add the thinner, does it ever evaporate out or am I going to just having to adjust my water to paint ratios from then on?

[@hobbywaffle]

I haven’t noticed a change in consistency, but I’ve found after doing this I need very little water when using GW paints that I’ve transferred, even less when on a wet palette. Just make sure you shake the life out of them every so often 😊

[@Puddleglum83]

Good vid. Im sure when sales go ceazy they will bring out stands for different sizes. Its a brilliant idea.

[@Foxtayle]

I usually give the pot a second go with a little bit of thinner because I find that there's still quite a bit of paint left in the pot after the first try.

[@leonidaspereirafilho499]

Fantastic video! Can yiu recommend any shakrs to use in the bottles after transfering as well? I have some hematite balls, snd they work pretty well, but ive seen people say steel works as well, ut some of the ones from amazon end up rusting.

[@hobbywaffle]

I used 6mm glass beads for mixing balls, they were from an online craft store.

[@SniffBackBetter]

That thinner makes a huge difference as I've tried this without using it and it does take a long time as you say. Doesn't adding thinner affect the paint though? Or does it not really matter seeing as Citadel paints need thinning before use anyway?

[@hobbywaffle]

Too much thinner does technically change the paint, so it’s a fine balance in not using too much, but so far I’ve not had any issues. You could maybe use water rather than thinner I guess?

[@Stryk3r_x]

Thanks for this great recommendation, I ordered mine today.

[@jasonfinch3090]

Looks like a time saver

[@hobbywaffle]

It really is - I’ve done a few more this afternoon and it’s really easy, I’ve been watching videos while I’m doing it.

[@Kyawn88]

Great video! What do you use to clean out the funnel after paint transfer?

[@hobbywaffle]

I just run them under warm water and use an old brush to clean it, just don’t let them dry as they are a pain in the rear to clean if you do 🙂

[@Tigerfibel]

cheers mate, just ordered one, the citadel paint pots aren't any use to man nor beast.

[@hobbywaffle]

Good luck with the transferring! Give me a shout if you have any questions, I’m by no means an expert but happy to help if I can 👍

[@hobbywaffle]

Transferring to dropper bottles is now a lot easier! Let me know in the comments what you think?

[@cedonuli]

Makeup spatulas will make it easier to get the last bits of paint out

[@JamesThompson-1]

Any recommendations on agitators? Can only seem to find stainless or haematite ones rather than glass. Any glass that I find seems to be for jewellery rather than paint pot specific.

[@hobbywaffle]

I can’t find the original link where I got mine from, but if I remember rightly i think they are actually rebranded Millbro 6mm glass bb’s - I got them from the bead shop, and I know a lot of people use the Millbro tins. Hope that helps

[@JamesThompson-1]

@@hobbywaffle Nice one - thanks!

[@wraithchild666]

I was just looking too and ended up with ebay item 223194654754 - seem fine!

[@hobbywaffle]

@@wraithchild666 Yeah looks like they will do nicely 👍

[@BGsModelWorkshop]

Thanks for sharing!! What a great idea! I wonder if this could work for Tamiya jar paints? 🤔

[@hobbywaffle]

I’ve just checked for you, and the collar fits nice and snug on one of the small 10ml Tamiya jars. 🙂

[@BGsModelWorkshop]

@@hobbywaffle Great news!! Thank you so much for checking. Going to order as set now!! 😁

[@Matt-tb5un]

Thanks for the video! Do you have a link to the agitators you use? I'm always wary about getting those as I don't want rust in my paint.

[@hobbywaffle]

I can’t find the original link where I got mine from, but if I remember rightly they are rebranded Millbro 6mm glass bb’s - I got them from the bead shop, and I know a lot of people use the Millbro tins. Hope this helps

[@n1njap1xel]

I use glass ones. 0 issues.

[@MeatFeastBeast]

Great video, question; does the thinner not change the paint finish or does it just improve flow?

[@hobbywaffle]

If you use too much it will change the paint chemically, so for particularly thick GW paints I used a bit of water too rather than add extra thinner. I suppose Lahmian Medium could work too but didn’t try that.

[@6CDH]

what would happen if you dont use the air brush thinner, would it just take longer to do? :)

[@hobbywaffle]

Yes, and some GW paints you might have to scoop out into the funnel after pouring. I suppose a small bit of water or lahmian medium would work

[@6CDH]

@@hobbywaffle okay! TY for a reply :). If i was to use the thinner would you still recommend thinning the paint again once its on a palette or does the air brush thinner make it pre thinned :)

[@hobbywaffle]

@@6CDH I’ve found that once it’s on my wet palette it doesn’t need any further thinning for the most part, but some of the notorious ones do like white scar and ceramite white. If using a dry palette then a small touch of water might be needed. Just remember to shake them loads before use

[@jasonstatham5879]

I'm torn on this. I know the GW pots are easy to spill and if you don't close the lids tight, they will dry out. But, putting the drop or two into the pallet (which using the little bubble popper stress toys are awesome). it feels like it wastes it. I'll probably end up doing this but somewhat torn. I mainly use speed paints.

[@hobbywaffle]

I if you mainly used speed paints and contrast, there’s probably no point doing this. I’ve also recently discovered those silicone bubble popper things and they are an incredible hobby hack

[@leonidaspereirafilho499]

What is this silicone buble popper you guys are talking about?

[@hobbywaffle]

@@leonidaspereirafilho499 I’ll post a link below to a similar item, there’s loads of different ones - basically they are amazing for little mixing pallettes, and when the paint is dry, it just falls off. Fidget Toys Push Pop It Controller Bubble Popper Autism Special Needs Stress Reliever Silicone Anxiety Relief Toy Rainbow Poppet For Kids and Teens Adults amzn.eu/d/f3GpGdZ

[@knightsljx]

if you're only using a little bit for detail work, you can just drop straight onto the brush. or if you're REALLLY doing fine detail using like #000 brush, just shake the dropper bottle and stick the brush into the nozzle. no paint wasted. my paints are already pre-thinned

[@artfuldodger9312]

Thank you very much for a very informative video.

[@hobbywaffle]

Thanks!

[@primozimo3041]

I use a medicine syringe that has a red straw from a air can attached to the end. Makes little contact with the paint. Then I clean the red straw by running water through it and dry the syringe with Qtips. Then move on to the next one.

[@jacawandersmok9043]

but what the benefint? also adding same staf to paind dont change the color of time need to paint to try?

[@hobbywaffle]

The benefit for me is having the ability to control the amount of paint I can put on the palette with the dropper bottle, and also the GW pots sometimes don’t close properly.

[@manuelkarlinger1272]

Cool stuff! Thanks

[@TommyNolan-cs3wm]

Bought the drop dripper, following the steps and adding a good amount of thinner but it’s just stopping after a couple of minutes. I’m having to try take the citadel pot off the funnel and basically spoon the rest into the bottle the funnel using an old brush. Absolute nightmare.

[@hobbywaffle]

Oh no, I had a few pots like that, some of the citadel paints are really odd in terms of texture and some are just fine. Hope the rest go ok, the only other tip I can think of is maybe put a mixing ball in the citadel pot too and shake it like mad, or alternatively give it a good stir with a toothpick. Good luck!

[@TommyNolan-cs3wm]

Thanks! I’ve seen some other videos mention distilled water instead of thinner? Some of the paints really are so so thick, some of them flow really easy. Very odd!

[@soundgarden8885]

Nice method! Never knew that thing excisted? And life it soo short to keep using those damned pots.. only i used AK interactive's 17ml empty dropper bottles; same pots used with their latest 3th Gen paints... So much better thicker quality plastic than the flimsy cheap ebay/amazons bulk pots. Absolutely hate those, as you mentioned you can collapse them just by pressing the top too hard for example.. You should always stick the label first to the new pot and then start transferring... Saves allot of headache when things do go south regarding paint on your fingers! Furthermore same as you did, i mixed in some thinner/flow improver, but i just stuck the empty dropper bottle with some bluetac to my desk and then just poured all the paint in carefully. The funnel is a waste of money and effort, and paint eventually imo. Finally to get the last paint out of the pot, i just scoop it out there with a new fat cheap brush and run it into/over the opening of the dropper.

[@hobbywaffle]

Yeah in hindsight you are correct, I should have done the labels first. I’ll have a look for those AK pots, thanks.

[@TheAtomicSpoon]

Just use thicker gauge syringes personally. Works like a charm.

[@l979corvette]

How much of a pain is it to clean it between paints?

[@johnav8rflys]

That looks cool

[@TheGmjoze]

Looks quality!, great video

[@hobbywaffle]

Thanks!

[@neon_necromunda]

cool ive got one of his prototypes

[@lauri.nordling]

I've transferred all my GW paints in to the same dropper bottles, without a stand or a funnel. I tried one with a funnel, realized it wastes too much paint and did the rest without one. Didn't spill any paints or make any messes

[@clivemahony9827]

Very nice

[@bobincorp]

Do you deal with airlock stopping it from running out? Or do I need way way more thinner?

[@hobbywaffle]

Occasionally I did get an airlock, and I had to very carefully tilt the paint pot slightly, but make sure it’s only for a second or two, that should get it flowing. I had a disaster with some Ulthuan Grey when I did it once, tilted it too far and the funnel filled up and over-flowed everywhere. Hope this helps 👍

[@LoftOfTheUniverse]

Does the thinner make the paint behave weird?

[@hobbywaffle]

I haven’t noticed anything so far, tried to use as little as possible where I could too. Some of my GW paints were very thick so i used a bit of water to help

[@jeffholt9437]

Thanks but any idea what the wastage (in ml) is?

[@hobbywaffle]

There is a little bit of wastage, but I’m not sure on the amount to be honest. I used a cocktail stick and sculpting tool to scrape as much excess paint as I could out of the pot and then push it through the funnel

[@donniem7979]

exquisite!

[@mkulchar]

What size funnels fix in this?

[@hobbywaffle]

The funnels are 3.2cm diameter at the top, and 0.5cm at the bottom

[@echoechoecho7142]

Brilliant, I'm losing so much paint to drying out in the cap of the terrible GW pots.

[@Bodkin_Ye_Pointy]

What was the water for? Also I am a bit anal about this stuff. I would have been pushing the paint in the cap back into the bottle before transfer. If it is not going onto my wet palette I use the paint in the lid as my source for loading the brush because there is so much there.

[@hobbywaffle]

If the paint was fairly new/runny, I just used a drop or two of water to help the paint flow rather than the thinner. Also it’s there to clean up any tools etc. Off camera when I did the rest, I did use a sculpting tool to scoop paint out of the lid.

[@insomniahobbies]

Hmmm, might have to go to run to the hardware store and buy some sections of PVC and make myself one of these.

[@sonofhorus82]

What size funnel is best for doing this?

[@hobbywaffle]

The top of the funnel is 30mm, the bottom is 5mm. Hope this helps

[@xcomboy666]

Pretty useless device. And the stock funnels are too narrow--Look at all that wasted paint. Just cut the bottom off one of those funnels so it fits tightly around the top lip of the new bottle. Vortex-shake the GW paint pot with a couple of 4mm stainless balls and a few drops of the thinner of your choice. Pour, add a couple more drops thinner, shake, pour again. Very little waste that way. I've transferred over 300 GW paints this way. Cheap, Efficient, Clean.

[@KevinSpecialK]

The best solution to transfer GW paint is to buy Vallejo

[@hobbywaffle]

Ha, yeah or the Two Thin Coats range which i use now

[@TheDreadGazeebo]

Instead of mixing the thinner in at the beginning, you should use it to rinse the pot out and pour again. you'll waste a lot less paint that way.

[@shanechild6022]

Hi, I gave these a go but had mixed results. Too little thinner and the funnel fills up but does not not decant. Too much and your paint is too thin. I suffered with the too thick scenario (and once committed it can very messy trying to recover so be warned). So for me I have settled with a couple 3d printed bottle holders and wider neck funnels which let the agitator ball drop through. I like to use the agitator to help the mix the paint ready for decanting, mixing the paint with a electric stirrer/paint shaker etc and all is well. This is not to say this is not a great product/idea, it just did not work out for me....

[@hobbywaffle]

Yeah I found that getting the right consistency with the thinner was difficult, i did struggle with a couple too, but that was down to me or the paint that was the issue, rather than the product.

[@timperkins4547]

recently ordered a 3-pack of Drop Drippers and the seller only sent me one and won't reply to any emails. Buyer beware

[@hobbywaffle]

Have you had any contact from them yet?

[@timperkins4547]

@@hobbywaffle The vendor emailed me finally I think the day after I posted this comment. So it took about 1.5 to 2 weeks to get a response and he asked me if I wanted a refund or to replace the order. I emailed back that I still wanted the product but I haven't gotten a reply back about it or any tracking information if anything was sent. Not sure if it just takes this guy forever to respond or what. He seemed like a concerned customer service rep in his email, but moves at a snail's pace. I wanted to gift one of these as a birthday present and that day is now long past.

[@Aisaaax]

The reason I feel this product is unnecessary is because most people will transfer their paints ONCE. Because they will buy GW paints, realize what a pain they are to deal them, transfer them into droppers, grow smart and next time they buy Army Painter. Or Vallejo. Or other such brands that come in dropper bottles. People get into this hobby and they are tricked into buying overpriced Citadel paints, because it stands to reason that's what you gotta buy to paint your army. But there's actually not much difference in quality. And if you're talking contrast paints - Army Painter Speedpaint 2.0 is actually SO MUCH BETTER than GW that you shouldn't even consider it. The only thing that GW has is washes. I like their washes, but those are OK to stay in pots. Everything else - you buy them once, you transfer them, and then you never want to deal with that ever again. And so I don't see myself buying a product for that.

[@hobbywaffle]

That’s fair enough. You do have a point with some of the other brands and the ease of use. I’ve actually started to use Two Thin Coats paints by Duncan Rhodes as my main colours, but still use GW washes and Contrasts. The TTC paints are very good though, especially the metallics and they are in Dropper bottles :) I’ve just started experimenting with Speedpaint 2.0, but I’m wary as the early ones were a bit iffy with the re-activation.

[@Aisaaax]

@@hobbywaffle i honestly think that for every Citadel paint you can find an alternative that is the same quality or better - for a lower price. The thing is, Citadel paints are already expensive per ml tat you get. But then you also inevitably lose a good 5-7% of that volume, because it just dries up in the pot. And even if you transfer right away - there is likely a lot of paint lost during this process that you can't fully recover from the pot or the funnel etc. If you USE the pot - then likely you lose 10-15% of it just drying. So you think you have bought 12ml, when in reality you'll be able to use only 10-11 of it at best. Which makes that paint so expensive that alterbatives are just better in all regards. I actually felt taken advantage of when I realized this.

[@CrimsonTemplar2]

That looks significantly less messy than what I’ve done in the past.

[@hobbywaffle]

I had one spillage, and that was down to me being a plonker rather than any issue with the sleeve. For £10 I can’t complain at all

[@rinceart]

I use a wet pallet, so never felt the need to transfer my paints. I just put a drop there with a brush and good to go; doesn't matter where and how the paint came from. Never had a problem with pots in the 20+ years I've been using them. Have a few vallejo colors and I like 'em but never seen the attractiveness of dropper bottles. They are all the same to me.

[@robknight87]

?? was it really that difficult to pour them in? I did this 10 years ago with over 100 paints and didnt need anything except a bottle to pour it into. Bit of a joke this.

[@hobbywaffle]

Unfortunately yes. Considering half my paints if not more were really thick, I’d have been pouring for hours, so this just made it easier ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Glad it was easy for you though, dropper bottles are so much more convenient.

[@wakkru]

Not bad in itself, but also a bit unnecessarily. Pouring paint from pot A into pot B should be possible without tools. I also scrape out pots with a popsicle to avoid wasting as much as possible. However, in defence, I am a trained painter and used to working with paints of all kinds.

[@hobbywaffle]

I did scrape out the pots off camera with a sculpting tool, as some of the thicker GW paints had quite a bit of excess in the pots, and didn’t want to keep adding thinner. If the device been any more expensive I probably wouldn’t have bothered, but figured I’d give it a go after seeing it on kickstarter.

[@hamezisgroot]

Awesome product, just ordered one. Great demo but I'd suggest putting the agitator in first other than that it's time to donate some some blood to the blood god!!!

[@davidbarnes9306]

Or just buy another product from a different company?

[@hobbywaffle]

You could do that of course, but this is the only device I’ve tried for paint transfer

[@davidbarnes9306]

@@hobbywaffle You could do a video on how to stop popular hamburgers taste like food.

[@BleachCowboy2016]

this would be much easier if they just sold them in dropper bottles to begin with

[@hobbywaffle]

Agreed!

[@imdeaded]

Fires up 3d printer

[@Ankaireth]

Sooo... you lost a lot of paint in the process? :/ thats the reason i dont like citadel paints >

[@hobbywaffle]

A little bit for some of the thicker paints yes, but at least they won’t dry up now hopefully

[@lokiwartooth1138]

What a great idea GAMES WORKSHOP YOUR BOTTLES SUCK!

[@punk6119]

Ooor, just buy other paints. 2 thin coats is basically gw in droppers. Pro Acryl are amazing. Many more, expand your paint range...

[@hobbywaffle]

Check out one of my latest videos, I’ve been using Two Thin Coats as my main range for a while now. Agree about Pro-Acryl too

[@rjlatham999]

i ended up just scooping it in the bottle with a spatula. much quicker

[@RawrJustJames]

This is extremely over complicated for what is a fairly simple task. The drop dripper contraption is completely redundant when you can just thin and pour the paint into dropper directly from the paint pot, you end up losing paint to the funnel, then you have to clean the funnel and set it all back up again for each paint. I did 34 paints in just over an hour. I would also not recommend using a thinner but a medium as this can affect pigment and fiscosity.

[@bkoehler23]

Umm just get Army painter. It's half the cost and already in dropper bottles

[@hobbywaffle]

Since making this video I’ve actually switched to Two Thin Coats by Duncan Rhodes for a lot of my paints, not as cheap as Army Painter but really nice paints

[@silikdo6514]

look out that Greenst Word don´t patent it for the european Market😅

[@crisiswax]

So GW paint pots are so bad that someone has made a product to change the container? Why are people still buying them?

[@hobbywaffle]

People tend to stick to the brands they like, plus some GW paints are still really good and the range is huge. It’s just the design of the pot means it can trap paint and dry out 🙁

[@BobGarrett66]

This is fantastic! Can the next video be about how to pour milk in a glass and then consume it? Maybe some bonus footage to demonstrate loading the consumed glass into one of those things….. oh yeah, a dishwasher. This is where we are as a species now folks!

[@jeffholt9437]

But remember Bob, when society does finally break down, it was Games Workshop that led us there......

[@BobGarrett66]

@@jeffholt9437 LOL… You speak as if it hasn’t already happened. I’m afraid that day has come….. and GW certainly had a part in it.

[@rawibull2433]

Or buy paint in a Dropperbottle

[@hobbywaffle]

Yep, but sadly GW paint doesn’t come in droppers and some hobbyists stick to GW paint only, so this is for them 👍

[@davidfredrickson4107]

not a bad product. had not heard of this one.

[@valack03]

now wait for Green stuff world to make it and patent it then try to force others to stop production. cuz you know they do that junk

[@hobbywaffle]

Hopefully Drop drippers have protected it somehow but not sure

[@AdrianLeeWebDesign]

The only I can't get over is the wastage.

[@hobbywaffle]

Yeah it’s not ideal on the thicker paints

[@fkntwizted]

Just imagine if GW would just sell it in a dropper. Problem solved.

[@hobbywaffle]

Yeah, I don’t think they ever would as they see their paint pot shape as standing out amongst rivals, but I really wish they would switch to droppers!

[@Beltayn7272]

Here's a thought, just stop buying their paint, then maybe they'll bottle it properly. Not like anything they make will still be around in a year or two anyway. Remember enchanted blue? Mithril silver?

[@hobbywaffle]

I still have some Enchanted Blue, managed to keep it from drying out 🙂

[@TinotheCleanOne]

this is a nice way to do it, but if you pay 18 dollars for that dripper thing you're an idiot. you can find dozens of paint transferring products just like this one that you can 3d print for pennies. and if you don't have a printer you can find someone to do it for you for less than $18.

[@hobbywaffle]

Thanks for the feedback

[@TinotheCleanOne]

@@hobbywaffle shut up

[@Emann-yc7cv]

As soon as I see thinner? nope!

[@hobbywaffle]

Unfortunately GW paint pots can make some of their paints go thick so I had no choice. Could always use water or medium I guess

[@Emann-yc7cv]

@Hobby Waffle you still end up with a chemically different product at that point. If you're air brushing, it will work well. But for traditional brush users, it's bad. I think my workaround will be to use disposable pipettes rather than chemically change the paint.

[@hobbywaffle]

@@Emann-yc7cv Yeah that’s not a bad idea, or maybe the syringe method? I’ve seen someone do that for transferring paints and it was only an issue on a a couple of really thick gloopy ones

[@ashleywhitehead3710]

How exactly are you chemically changing the paint? Every thing in the thinner is already in the paint. Otherwise you could use a 20mml syringe with a large gauge blunt needle.

[@alvaroaugustomeridio]

That's expensive, might aswell quit citadel altogether

[@hobbywaffle]

But how expensive is a new paint range?

[@alvaroaugustomeridio]

@@hobbywaffle you have to spend the money whatever you do, if you're transferring paints that means you already have citadel one's, used them up and then change them as they run out for Vallejo for example

[@farpointgamingdirect]

GW paint is crap. Why spend more money? Just buy a brand already in dropper bottles

[@hobbywaffle]

Some people like GW paint, so want the option to transfer. Full disclosure, I have moved to TTC as my main colour range, but still use some GW colours and dropper bottles make life easier

[@davidclaborn5499]

or don’t buy garbage paints? 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@hobbywaffle]

Paints are fine for me, the bottles/pots are rubbish though.

[@kevinm3751]

Good idea but given most have a 3D printer and even if you just have basic skills designing and making 3D models you can create this, 3D print it and save yourself about $17!

[@hobbywaffle]

I don’t know about most people having a 3D printer, but certainly if you do have one and the skills, then yeah could create something like this. I don’t have one, or the skill set, so for me it’s worth a buy.

[@ja37d-34]

Pretty sad you have to do this.. I like the Citadell paints but the pots are garbage. When I can, I buy Vallejo instead.. Just because of the pots.

[@hobbywaffle]

Yeah I really like Citadel paints, just not the pots. Recently I’ve been using the Two Thin Coats range by Duncan Rhodes, I really like them and they come in dropper bottles already

[@ja37d-34]

@@hobbywaffle Ah I need to check his stuff out!