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 Post subject: Brand of Tufts you would reccommend.
PostPosted: Mon Feb 25, 2013 4:50 pm 
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I edited my original post. After watching some video reviews of different brands of tuft and reading peoples disparaging and critical comments about every single brand!!! I would like to ask your opinion. Which company's tuft are better if we consider: price, and quality.

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I've only used The Army Painter's Swamp Tufts, which I used on my Black Templars which I wanted to finish to a high standard. They are very cheap (mine cost £4, I think), and you get absolutely loads, I used 1 on each base for about 40 Space Marines, and I still have half the packet left.
My one recommendation is that you shouldn't rely on the sticky bottoms the tufts have, although they will stick fine on a bare base, if you are sticking them onto sand or another material add a dollop of superglue to the bottom of them. I think only 2 or 3 have fallen off after extensive gaming use, and I have simply applied some more glue and stuck them back on - no harm done. Overall I would highly recommend them, they shoudl have at least one variant to suit you as they have quite a bit of variety, they also look incredibly realistic for very little effort. :)

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I think I have Silflor and Noch - no complaints about either of them. I haven't reied any Army Painter stuf yet but I hear a lot of good things about it as a brand.

A bit offtopic but... I just remembered - sometimes tufts are slang for hair transplants or wigs. This has just reminded me of a holiday in London many years ago when we kept running into this gut with the worst wig I have ever seen in real life. Every time we encountered him, the wig was sitting in a different position or orientation. And worst of all - it looked like it was made out of one of those rust coloured mats people have near exterior door so anyone entering the house can clean their shoes. Aaaagh! Flashbacks!

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I use Army Builder and have used GW in the past, the GW comes in various sizes are are not to bad.

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The positive thing with GW's tufts is that you get more per price paid. The only concern I have about Army Painter is that it may end up being more expensive. I will only be using them for terrain pieces complementary to Scorched Grass and probably I'll be needing more packs if I choose to buy Army Painter.
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 25, 2013 8:22 pm 
Mininatur/Silflor are the best! Most definetly! Plus you get wayyyyyy more in one package than with armypainter/GW!
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http://www.milminwh.com/fred_rex_gw_p1.htm
Check out this link for the wonderful German company Fredericus Rex. I get lots of compliments on my bases and this is what use. You can see examples of my bases scattered all over the WIP pages (Gulp!!).

I buy them from the company (Miniature Warehouse) listed above. They are in NY, so if you are in Europe you will have to find a distributor there.

The best for quality, quantity and price. Take a look.
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:) Thanks guys for your suggestions. Wow Nevinsrip their prices seem extremely reasonable!
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Hi,

Try some from this guy : http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Tajima1-Miniatures Superb quality and seem reasonably priced. You will get over 200 for £6 in the small size (lots more variants available) - nice for a little detail here and there peeking around small rock clumps and the like (unless you prefer your models buried in shrubbery that is!).....

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I use Army Painter, and they are amazing! 8)

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