The old color sets are interesting. I have one from my youth--only partially color-able: the chickens came white with a picture on the box side showing to paint them.
But, the expertise on the box covers is really fantastic. When I was 15, I was painting lead miniatures and probably could have done as good of a job as the box artists. But that must have been a mess for PM's target audience!
Does anyone know:
1) Did these sets attract teenaged/adult interest?
Richard has said that the markers are harder to work with than brushes and fade before long.
At the same time, I think this was a fine idea, and wouldn't mind PM re-adopting this...
PS. To Richard: I bought a can of that $15 Krylon fusion paint.
Let the massacre begin!