Topic: Good brushes - reasonable prices

[warhammerlord_soth]

I ordered a few, and I'm a believer now.

http://www.rosemaryandco.com/

[King]

Erm Soth would it be too much if I ask you to write down a little review for these brushes so that maybe I become a convert too please? 

[warhammerlord_soth]

Series 401. Pointed Sable Mix. Size: 0

Date Added: Monday 18 July, 2011by Gareth Higgins
I work as a tabletop gaming miniature painter and was recently pointed in the direction of Rosemary &Co for brushes.

First of all I would like to praise R&C for their excellent customer service. The package arrived the day after ordering and was well protected against damage. At every step R&C sent emails with progress.

The brushes themselves are of a high quality. For miniature painting they come to a good point and hold a decent amount of paint. They are far superior to products offered by some popular miniature gaming companies at a very reasonable price.

Highly reccomended![/size]

[Delthos]

For those too lazy to figure out just which brushes Series 401 is, here's a direct link. Good price indeed. Now let us know how long they last! They are a Red Sable blend, so that tells me that they aren't as high quality as a pure Red Sable or Kolinsky Sable brush.

https://www.rosemaryandco.com/index.php?cPath=278_392&osCsid=dlh2h1qnjm1f4r0tl4pu3e00d6

The pure Red Sable, Series 99, look to be similarily priced.

https://www.rosemaryandco.com/index.php?cPath=278_392&osCsid=dlh2h1qnjm1f4r0tl4pu3e00d6

Their pure Kolinsky Sable brush, Series 22, actually look to be fairly reasonbly price though as well. About equal (actually a little cheaper I believe) to the Winsor & Newton Series 7 brushes I buy through Dick Blic in the US.

https://www.rosemaryandco.com/index.php?cPath=278_392&osCsid=dlh2h1qnjm1f4r0tl4pu3e00d6

[King]

Thank you Soth and Delthos 

[Blue in vt]

Check out this thread for an EXHAUSTIVE discussion of the Rosemary brushes: http://warhammer.org.uk/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=89516

They sound great...and according to some of the folks in that thread better than W&N...The argument being that with the blended bristles you can reshape the point by dipping it in hot water for a few seconds.

I don't have any personal experience...I love my W&N brushes but based on that thread will give the Rosemary ones a try when next I need new bristles...

Cheers,

Blue

[Darknight]

She's also in God's Own Country of West Yorkshire. That counts for a lot in the eyes of this Tyke.

[Hoodling]

Thanks for this guys, I think I will put in an order. My current batch of brushes is driving me to distraction - time to try something better.

[Alleton]

I feel like I just pulled onto the internet with a typewriter....I still use Loew-Cornell brushes. These look good, but I probably will go ahead and wait till my current brushes are worn out to buy some.