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If I see any more news come of this I will be sure to share. I am hoping for a positive result for the workers as I really like Vallejo products and want to support them if they do the right thing.

It is very disheartening when these situations occur. The more people talk about it, the greater the chance that Vallejo will notice.

Glad you were able to see it. Getting the word spread is important.

You're very smart aren't you

Army Painter are still Europe (Scandinavia), but they are Danish. Definitely seem a good company to support as they genuinely seem a very positive company and I have hears their new paint line is very good compared to their last. Spain seems to have some very right wing elements in government that turn a blind eye to worker's rights that some companies take advantage of.

Bloody Private Equities. Make a quick buck seems to be the motto.😢

Thanks buddy. Great work on all the Infinity content. Need to catch up and read over the N5 rules :D

Right now it seems more of a problem with the Private Equity who bought them out as it is not just about the salary, but how the workers are mistreated by the new management. But, I don't mind a small increase in cost as long as I knew it went to the workers.

It is very dependant on the nuance of the situation. In this particular case, boycotting can still show support as long as it is spreading word of the situation to others, but as you say, just not buying is not going to really help the situation. The product is also not a required commodity such as food or super expensive to produce such as a car. Not buying in the short term is not really going to be that noticed in the short term where it would do the most to help the workers.

@@ZombieSashimi absolutely agree! Which is why talking to the workers is always a great idea to start with.

I am in exactly the same boat as you with the same experiences and thoughts on the situation.

The Motto of end stage capitalism.

Don't think enough people are talking about it at the moment. If there are any developments I will post more.

Yes it is. Hoping for a positive outcome.

@ I hope so too. Sadly here in Canada, the companies when it gets like that, they either dissolve, rebrand at a different location with everything new or move to a new location relocating staff. That is often across the country or another if they want to retain their employment.

Happy to be getting the word out there.

Right there with you!

Happy to give them any support I can. Also hoping that the strike gets them better working conditions and treatment.

That is very true. It seems that things probably weren't great for a while. One difference that seems to be implied by the article is that the current management is very authoritative and does not listen to the workers at all, which suggests that the previous management was probably a little easier to get along with. But I doubt that it was great then either...

As it always is.

@@ZombieSashimi The harassment and complete lack of listening is what broke the camels back. 90% of my paints are the new Game Color and Xpress color. I'm not happy to see the workers getting screwed.

16 Carrer d'Eusebi Millan is the address looking at google street view, it doesn't look like a rundown facility. Don't know the reason for sale, but for a seemingly successful business it is usually age/ death of prinicipal owner, need for investment, needing cash for another venture. After the investment in new ranges, I'm struggling to see the motivation. However I've seen on too many ocassions, new investors come in and break a business, they cannot keep on top on day to day expenses whilst servicing the leveraged debt pile. New investors have no history of the people and look to "improve productivity" before understanding the business, not knowing all the "black book" knowledge that makes the place work. As a divorce lawyer once told me, there are 3 versions of the truth, yours, hers and the real truth. I suspect as this runs more truth will emerge.

You're welcome. Thank you for viewing and leaving a comment. It all helps in spreading awareness.

They are also a profitable company, so even with the cheaper prices, they should be able to support their workers more. But, yeah, it does make you feel weird to know how the workers have been treated.

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It does seem to mostly be the Spanish paint companies that get into hot water, doesn't it.

@@ZombieSashimi i am spaniard and i can confirm you that ALL spanish companies sucks.

Because those are the only things to hear about from a paint company, New stuff, or dumb stuff.

You're welcome. I hope so too!

There is the worry that even if it gets resolved, there will be a negative effect long term. But without the strike this kind of treatment would have just continued. Still fingers crossed for a positive outcome.

" Je soupçonne que les dommages à long terme que cette publicité négative aura sur Vallejo seront durables." Pour AK ça a duré à peine 6 mois et maintenant toutes les célébrités du hobby leur vouent un culte, donc ça m'étonnerais.

Thank you for sharing! Continue the fight for better wages and working conditions. I will pin this message to help any who come here see it.

I am happy it was helpful. The situation may change and a boycott called for to add pressure, but for now, spreading the word and putting more interest in the story to help support the workers seems to be what is needed for now.

Because the inks can be quite thin compared to regular acrylics, how hard I pull the trigger back affects how well the ink is balanced through the spray. Whether you have a high or low pressure, if you are drawing too much ink through the airbrush at once, it will go on way too heavy and runny. Try to spray thin coats and let them dry before applying again. In regards to the pressure, I tend to experiment a bit if I am not getting the desired result. If it spiderwebs, lower the pressure, if it sputters, increase the pressure

@@imkycarsten You’re welcome. I hope it was informative for you.

@@rolandruesch6862 I think that is a valid reason that a boycott might not be felt, especially in the short term where it is needed. And as I said in the video, my initial reaction was a boycott, but that wasn’t really what would help. Spreading the word and getting attention on the situation seems the best way to try and help currently.

You stupid or something? Nobody is telling you not to use the paints YOU ALREADY OWN. 🤡

@@_Kerberos_ you are welcome! Gosh it was a while ago since I made this video. May have to look into getting these brushes again (since making the video I wore these brushes out pretty extensively 🤣)

@ZombieSashimi haha cool! Would you still recommend them? If you post another brush review Video I'll definitely check it out :)

I enjoyed using them for the time they lasted (which got me through a lot of models). And they were a good price. I would recommend them, but they are also cheap enough to try them out and decide if you are going to stick with them.

@@krautroach514 if I remember, they already had a little hike when they were rebranding with the new bottles and new paints. As you say, I don’t think people will stick with them as much if the price of the paint increases.

@ZombieSashimi that's unfortunately the case if low age workers strike. You have to be one of three things to pull it off. Skilled workers (trades), essential workers (medical or other services), or are employed by a company holding a monopoly. The customer is also often in a situation of strife so it's kind of hard to care about a random paint mixer's wages when I myself couldn't afford to support them anyway.

​@@krautroach514 get a better job than working at McDonald's 💀

​@@krautroach514 unfortunately for you, Vallejo doesn't accept foodstamps for payment.

@@bigboi8369 truly unfortunate. Anyways....

@@PauloRogerioDePinho it will be a take it or leave it option depending on the players. It is not too gratuitous in length, but just slows the gameplay down a bit. I will say, for the players who hadn’t heard of Warcrow, it did help them get into the world.

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It definitely appears to be the biggest factor involved with causing this situation.

When I tried them way back when, they were very glossy and I like my paints to be matte. I may go and check out the range again as they are cheap here in Japan. I have been starting to move some of my paint purchases to paints that are often used outside of miniature painting (inks, oil colours, heavy body acrylics etc.)

​@@ZombieSashimi You can allways mix them with the flat base of their equivalent (hobby, color and acrysion), iirc. 5% for semi gloss and 10% for matt (but do check that, I often do the finish via top coat). I go out of my way to buy mr. Color, since it works tons better in my airbrush, vallejo takes a week or days to properly dry and no the room isn't humid.... Just bad luck it seems. I would kill for a steady supply of gaianotes metalics in europe.....

@ I will give them a test some day. May make for a good video as well. I am trying to learn metallics more these days (I usually like to paint NMM), so the gaianotes might be an idea to check out as well. Thanks for the recommendations.

Now that's a pretty cynical and ridiculous statement. How else would people talk about issues like this and spread awareness? With the help of bards and messenger birds? Also, is the device you used to post such an 'intelligent' comment made out of unicorn dreams and powered by dragon farts?

I bet you felt very clever saying this

@@anarchistmugwump9137 that's my secret: I always feel smart.

@@ElGutsano no, my phone was made in the same factories as everybody else's, I just try to keep that in perspective when choosing what to be outraged by. It is a cynical statement, guilty, and more of a reaction to internet activism in general than this specific employee action so maybe not well targeted. All I know is thanks to the joys of algorithms and feeds, my TH-cam seems to have a dozen videos right now crowing about this issue as if the company is farming organs from conscious animals to produce pigments. This sort of shitty employee treatment just seems like such a widespread phenomenon that I'm surprised this has as much traction as it does, because it doesn't seem to me the company is doing anything remarkable in treating frontline employees like shit. It shouldn't be normal and people having the information to choose what manufacturers to give their business to is great, it's just fascinating that this issue resonates with people.

You're also commenting on this video using a device made with slave labour, wearing clothes made with slave labour, sitting in aur (your) (air-) conditioned home, consuming 200x the resources of people in impoverished nations. So what's your point?

AK are very nice paints, but I know some are also concerned about them as a company. Ultimately, it is your personal choice. I use some AK paints because I found them to be really good, but they are not readily available where I live, whereas Vallejo are.

@@ZombieSashimi in my area there is a store dedicated to AK already and it's cheaper by........ 3 cents? and it is a good paint brand

@@hoshi314 It is. I made a video about their starter set and how good it is. I can mix almost any colour I need out of that set and I really like the flow of the paints.

I accidentally used glossy nuln oil once and used matted varnish to fix it.

I have honestly never really used Vallejo washes. That is more to do with how I paint, but the one wash I did get way back I did not like. Citadel washes seem to be far better and I am sure there are other companies that have better (and cheaper) alternatives as well. But just as the other commentator replied, try using a matt varnish to knock out the shine.