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Re: Which Paint?

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Baron the :sas: Black - Plastikote Spray Black, what type is it as i just had a search on ebay and there are all sorts, enamel fast dry, enamel gloss, hammer black etc....

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Re: Which Paint?

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Ive always had a very hard time with the finish on the satin black so use Plastikote matt black - on shad stuff. Not done any SAS things yet though imagine ill use the same colour..
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Re: Which Paint?

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acrylic tends to peel off rubber really easily, i will try the primer spray then enamel spray i use & let you know how it goes!
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Re: Which Paint?

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Ross SC wrote:acrylic tends to peel off rubber really easily, i will try the primer spray then enamel spray i use & let you know how it goes!
cheers ross nice one!

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Re: Which Paint?

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These paints you are talking about are they the ones in the little metal tins you get in modelling shops?

why do you guys prefer these to games workshop paints?

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Re: Which Paint?

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I usually use humbol satin enamels skyline as they are hard wearing and go on very easily. I try to avoid using gloss as it takes twice as long to dry and every piece of dust floating around sticks to it. personally try to avoid gw paints as I find they rub off far too easily.

once painted with two coats i use humbrol satincote thinned down with a capful of white spirit per bottle of satincote to give it an added layer of protection to enable me to pose the figures with no risk of paintwear. if I dont thin the satincote i find its too gloopy and dries before it can be worked in properly... another advantage to this is that if using gloss paint the satincote gives it a nice satin finish which is a great match to official releases.

the other paints I use are plastikote sprays from b&q. again I use satin rather than gloss as this goes on much easier and doesnt crack if you overspray. also use humbrolsatinkote on top of this to give it some added @toughtness@ for moving around etc.
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Re: Which Paint?

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Can anyone suggest a good match for Q-Force yellow fro figures (i.e. in a pot rather than spray)?

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Re: Which Paint?

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It's prolly been asked loads of times before: what are the best matches for Z green & orange?

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