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[hoverboy]

Hi.

After the farce with Tamiya paints recently, I have changed over to Revell acrylic paint which I personally find is very good. Even the brushes can be cleaned in water which is very convenient.

However this brings me to one question that I am sure some of you more experienced modellers can answer. Do I need to spray all the parts I have painted with this type of paint wish a clear seal, and if so what is reccomended?

Pete

[Philipsparker]

Acrylic paint will be fine without a protective coating for normal use. However if you paint a hull with it I'd suggest dunking a test piece covered with the same paint overnight in a jar of water. I doubt there will be a problem but it's work checking. If you need a clearcoat try a Humbrol enamel varnish spray.

Also, check out the acrylics from Games Workshop. Their paint has an excellent reputation. I've had no compaints when spraying it.

Phil

[tony52]

Pete,
I regularly use this Revell Aqua colour, and must agree it is a superb product. My models have always been over varnished with Ecos environmentally friendly domestic varnish.
Others have mentioned they have used this paint without over varnishing, without any problems.

Hope this helps, Tony.

[DickyD]

Hi Pete I usually coat mine with Ronseal matt or silk varnish.

[BreezyB]

DickyD has prompted a question, is Ronseal varnish also OK with Plasticote Undercoat. I ask this because I know you are an avid fan of their paints.
Pete, thanks for letting me borrow this thread.

Barrie.

[saxon]

Hi All ,what volume of tin can you get the revell acrylic paints in ?

 
John

[StarLocAdhesives/FiveStar]

What was wrong with the tamiya stuff?

wierd question i know, but we are working on making paints at the minute so would like to know what problems there have been with other companies paints!

[DickyD]

DickyD has prompted a question, is Ronseal varnish also OK with Plasticote Undercoat. I ask this because I know you are an avid fan of their paints.
Pete, thanks for letting me borrow this thread.

Barrie.

Works for me Barrie. Lot of undercoat on my grey ones and quite a bit on the others.

Doesnt mean you can safely spray over the varnish with Plastikote, though I have done.

[cos918]

Hi there Is there a problem with Tamiya paint in jars. I know there aerosols got pulled for some reason shame. Put i have never had any problem with the jars of paint. I would be interested to know what the problem might be.

John

[saxon]

I have always found Tamiya acrylic paints brush on fine . But i have been wanting to use them to spray a hull and just can't get them in large enough tins to do so 

[Hagar]

Only problems I had with Tamiya paint was getting hold of em!
Maybe the lighter colours where a bit lacking in pigment, and always needed several coats to cover. Did brush on nice with hardly any brush marks.

Dont know if its just me, but I thing model paint is nothing like it was twenty years ago. Probably the EEC puting their curse on it. remove this remove that, make it safer, OK fine but then you get cr"#py paint...

Having a go with White Ensigns colourcoats, most are fine but a couple of those I have are thick to the point of beening hard. Nothing a bit of thiner cant handle. The colours are great though.

If I should find things to grip about in general re model paint:
To small.
inacurate from batch to batch. which ,makes things a beach if you run out and nee dto buy more later.
Drying up. or worse, the top drying fast onto the jar.

The perfect paint? Not made.

[DavieTait]

Games Workshop acrylic paint is fine if you use it straight away after opening the lid , leave it more than a month - 6 weeks and they start to dry out rapidly no matter how tightly you close the lids ( Just threw out 44 pots of paint none older than 12 months but had been opened and all had turned into a solid dry mass ). It is also very expensive compared to other paints.

I tend to use Vallejo acrylic paint now which is a 17ml pot instead of Games Workshops 12ml pots and is almost half the price. They are also a lot better when thinned slightly to use in an airbrush ( mate of mine is a professional model wargames painter and he will not use any other make of paint ) but you can buy their own paint ready to use in an airbrush as well.

http://www.netmerchants.co.uk/section.php/412/1/vallejo_acrylic_paint

Davie

[Edward Pinniger]

I'm also a great fan of Revell acrylic paints - they brush and spray extremely well, and since last year Revell have expanded the range of colours a lot (I still use Games Workshop and Vallejo for metallics, though; I find Revell metallic acrylics aren't much good for fine detail work, though their Silver and Aluminium are good for large areas, e.g an aircraft in "natural metal" finish)
However, I'd definitely recommend varnishing the hull of a working model if painted with acrylics. The paint is waterproof, but isn't as durable as enamel, so you will get scratches and wear. A coat of enamel varnish is ideal as it's not only durable but also slightly water-repellent, being oil based.

[BlueWotsit]

Games Workshop acrylic paint is fine if you use it straight away after opening the lid , leave it more than a month - 6 weeks and they start to dry out rapidly no matter how tightly you close the lids ( Just threw out 44 pots of paint none older than 12 months but had been opened and all had turned into a solid dry mass ). It is also very expensive compared to other paints.

I tend to use Vallejo acrylic paint now which is a 17ml pot instead of Games Workshops 12ml pots and is almost half the price. They are also a lot better when thinned slightly to use in an airbrush ( mate of mine is a professional model wargames painter and he will not use any other make of paint ) but you can buy their own paint ready to use in an airbrush as well.

http://www.netmerchants.co.uk/section.php/412/1/vallejo_acrylic_paint

Davie

Ive also been using Vallejo for smaller painting jobs - not hulls yet - can often get good deals on Ebay for it