The new 1/2 Ounce tube paint bottles...

[Pally]

I think the new 1/2 ounce tube paint bottles are terrible. They clog easily and dry up too fast.

 

Maybe it's just me but I prefer the older style 2/3 ounce bottles. Just a few reasons why:

1. Obviously they have more paint in them (1/4 more)

2. You can see how much paint is left

3. You can easily dip the tip of your brush in the lid or bottle, if preferred, rather than using a palette.

 

The only two things the new bottles have going for them, that I can think of, would be less of a mess if you accidentally drop/spill/etc.. and you can squirt a select amount of paint from the tube.. but this just uses up even more paint because a lot gets trapped in the tip, and this usually creates more problems when it dries up.

[Qwyksilver]

I think the new 1/2 ounce tube paint bottles are terrible. They clog easily and dry up too fast.

 

Maybe it's just me but I prefer the older style 2/3 ounce bottles. Just a few reasons why:

1. Obviously they have more paint in them (1/4 more)

2. You can see how much paint is left

3. You can easily dip the tip of your brush in the lid or bottle, if preferred, rather than using a palette.

 

The only two things the new bottles have going for them, that I can think of, would be less of a mess if you accidentally drop/spill/etc.. and you can squirt a select amount of paint from the tube.. but this just uses up even more paint because a lot gets trapped in the tip, and this usually creates more problems when it dries up.

 

 

There's an entire line of the reformulated ProPaint line that comes in the screw top bottles you seem to prefer.

[Nanite]

I've had Pro Paint bottles, that I could swear I closed, completely dry out on me.  It's making me rethink my love of Pro Paints.

 

Only problem's I've had with MSP's were batch-related (weren't there some bad runs of blue's and greens?).

 

 

[Steel Rabbit]

I love the eye-dropper caps of the Master Series. Though I do know where you're coming from as one of my metallic paints has some trouble coming out of the dropper. However these are much preferable to screw-tops.

[Qwyksilver]

Fortunately there are options for everyone.

 

If you really love the paint, but hate the container it comes in, you can also order the Master Series squeeze bottles or the screw top pro paint bottles and switch your paints to the container of your preference.

 

The dropper bottles have been used for the MSP's since the line first came out, several years ago (is it 4 yrs now?).

[vutpakdi]

The dropper bottles have been used for the MSP's since the line first came out, several years ago (is it 4 yrs now?).

I want to say that they've been out for at least 5 years, ever since I started painting again (oh look, I joined in August of 05). A large portion of my paint collection dates from that era and is still in good shape (in their dropper bottles).

 

Ron

[Reaperbryan]

I assume by "new" paint bottles you mean the ones we've been using since 2005?

[WizardOne]

The existing bottles for both lines are generally good as is. The only improvement I can think of is having the option of a larger size bottle (1.5 oz.?) for a handful of colors. I was thinking the brush-on primers (3) and possibly Pure White and Basic Black (2). So at most, five.

 

To put it another way: colors most often used to mix with -or- that might be used to cover the whole model.

 

What got me thinking about this was contemplating being stuck away from home for a while in a place where I had no "paint safe" place to use for spraying minis.