Friday, December 17, 2010 - 12:13 PM UTC
Not something we like to announce, but we have finally been forced into increasing the price of Colourcoats.
We last increased prices in 2006, but since then we've seen tinlet prices double, a 25% increase in the cost of tinning, a 25% increase in the cost of the special labels we use and, most recently, a HIDEOUS increase in actual paint cost due to increased costs of pigments. Rather than the old flat rate per liter, we now have from a 20% increase for some colors, up to a 350% increase for others!

So,on January 4th, with the new 20% VAT rate for EU/UK customers, the VAT-inclusive rate will become £1.99 per tin. The ex-VAT rate for export will be £1.66.

If you order before the end of the year, you will get "available" paints at the old price, but back-ordered paints will be charged at the new higher price.
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For what it is worth, though money is as dear to me as to anybody else here, I consider WEM paints to be among the best, if not the best on the market today for the military modeler and plan to continue to use them exclusively to the extent possible. As a person who runs his own business I understand the reality of increasing costs of materials and overhead and consider the price increases to be fair and reasonable, particularly since WEM has not increased the price of its Colourcoats line since 2006. Bob
DEC 19, 2010 - 05:40 PM
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