Acrylic or enamal?

We use mostly the little 14ml tins, but have found that when it comes to using gloss white it’s a swine to paint with, we tried the acrylic gloss white and that was even worse, so now him uses the spray tin enamel that Wilkinsons do, it’s their own stuff and it goes on great and lasts pretty well as it’s sposed to be non-yellowing.

In fact he’s that happy with it that he has also gotten some of the other colours (grey etc) for full body sprays on the aircraft. Be warned though, this paint mist gets everywhere and it stinks!

Yep,enamels every time.More easily available & in a better range of colours.Makes it easier to mix special colours for camouflage uniforms.

Anyone know how to remove dried enamel from a metal figure? I realised too late that I did the pattern horribly wrong.

Rlangham.

If anyone has a surplus of money this year I would love to have a go at that with all the bells and whistles. It looks fantastic.

Perhaps I should start saving…..

Regards,

kev35

I once did a Flower Class Corvette in 1/72 scale and am thinking about having a go at another. Apparently there are a number of after market detail sets available.

regards,

kev35

A company called ‘Great Little Ships’ does a full range of detail sets for the 1/72 Flower Class, won’t be much of the original kit left though if you use it all!

Heres the link if you or anyone else is interested

http://www.djparkins.clara.net/gls/glsmast.htm

I always use Humbrol enamels in the little 14ml tins. Why? Easy to use, cheap, and easily available.

Ditto. And they can go a surprisingly long way! I remember building a 1/10th R/C Spitty and using only a few cans of the three principle colours on it! Looked pretty until I splattered her into a field one day! 🙁

It’s under Revell badging now but it’s still the same kit. Comes out well despite its age. Like a lot of us I suppose.

I tend to have a go at anything Im interested in at the time but has encompassed aircraft, ships, armour, figures, buildings, dioramas anything. Only about 50% ever get finished then I usually give them to local kids to play with. I need the space for books. It’s good physiotherapy for my fingers.

Regards,

kev35

Was that the Matchbox one, Kev?

I made one myself, more moons ago than I care to remember. 🙂

Like Frank, I use whatever I need. But also include oils, pastels, crayons, pencil lead is sometimes good for exhaust stains and chalk can be useful as well. I do not use Testor’s as I personally hate the stuff. I also brush paint and don’t have an airbrush but might invest in one Christmas. Water colours are also good for filling recessed panel lines to highlight them.

I once did a Flower Class Corvette in 1/72 scale and am thinking about having a go at another. Apparently there are a number of after market detail sets available.

regards,

kev35

Both, but I tend o use mostly enamel paints:

Humbrol in most cases (from small details to larger surfaces)
Testors for some other colors, which are readily available in their range without having to mix paints, but I hate their bottles.
Tamiya when acrylic is needed (primer for paints like Alclad, or simply if I build a Tamiya kit, and don’t want to bother converting numbers, also, paints like “smoke”, tinting future floor finish, or weathering).

Actually, I have no preference, I use what is needed to do the job.

I always use Humbrol enamels in the little 14ml tins. Why? Easy to use, cheap, and easily available.