Landships II

kieffer · Commander in Chief

RE: HELP NEEDED IN PAINTING

FR73 · General

question about filling gaps in resin kits? i am told that there is something called milliput, where would i find it? also where would one acquire spray varnish?
regards, josh.

Ironsides · Legend

Hi FR73 Ebay has loads... most decent model suppliers should stock it or something similar.. spray varnish too,� personally� I only spray prime and use mattcote thinned applied with a brush to seal the paintwork/decals and give a final matt finish....� unless its shiny in which case an acrylic varnish.... dont use glosscote it never drys....

http://shop.ebay.de/i.html?rt=nc&LH_PrefLoc=3&_nkw=milliput&_fln=1&_npmv=3&_trksid=p3286.c0.m283

Cheers wink

FR73 · General

Got some decal set, and just wanted to know do you apply it under the decal like an adhesive or over it like varnish?

Kind Regards, Josh.

FR73 · General

Do they make spray enamel varnish or can I use acyrilic varnish over enamel I know you can't use acrylic paint over enamel, but is� the same true for finishing sprays? (I ask because I've been testing lacquer on a scrap piece of plastic I primed and painted for the purpose, and it lifted the paint and primer right off.)

Regards, Josh

Michel Boer · Brigadier

Josh,

Better stick to using only Vallejo and Lifecolor. Both have primers, matt finish and loads of different colors. Vallejo even has a very fine structured plastic putty, which works for me much better than Milliput or Revell putty. Vallejo also offers a choice between regular acrylic paints and Vallejo Air, which you can use directly in your airbrush. If you google the main Vallejo website, you should be able to find there a local Vallejo dealer. Otherwise, I would recommend Dax Magic in Holland, who stock the complete Vallejo range.

Michel.

FR73 · General

Well, against resin, Metal, and my decals Lacquer worked well. It didn't effect anything but plastic. I figure I could Just keep finishing plastic kits in my Humbrol varnish. since most plastic kits come with standard decal transfers, so far this worked pretty well regular decals like on a Revell plane or Emhar tank didn't seem to be effected at all.
I used testors decal set and testors dullcote lacquer over the Black lion Decals, and it held up very well. they� look beautiful. hope to post pics soon. �

Warmest regards, Josh (And many thanks to Michel)

-- Edited by FR73 on Tuesday 2nd of November 2010 06:29:58 PM

FR73 · General

oh quick question my emhar a7v has an unpleasant looking shine on it from the humbrol varnish i used on it would it be possible being that its a plastic kit, to use the lacquer on it? everything else that i sprayed that had varnish on it it took the shine away however these were resin and white metal kits and i was just wondering if you could do the same thing on plastic?

Warmest regards, Josh.