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As you can see in the first couple of photo's I have only just finished base coating. Although I can still see the undercoat underneath it. The paint can't be wet or anything as I have taking a bit out of the pot and put it on a pallet and then applied it straight to the miniature with a dry not wet brush. Also on my first finished model that I have painted today I had the same problem and had overcome the problem with doing three base coat layers of Mephiston Red. It worked well but the finished Space Marine looked like it had to much paint on and it didn't really look that nice. I was wondering if this was because of the undercoat I was using which is White Knight Squirts satin black which I have a photo for as well. Can anybody please give me some sort of info on what to do and how to fix it? I have also gotten back into this hobby after many years of absence and so I have just starting Warhammer 40k were in the past I played LOTR.

Thx Ragingkittycat

Hi there

with bright colours like red, I prefer to use a white primer, as the red goes on much more better afterwards. you can always darkend this after your red to bring the tone back down.

Thx essia for your help!

So can I just respray them white as they are? All will that clog up the details to much?

This is because you've applied your red base coat straight onto the black.

Because red is such a light colour, it doesn't go very well onto dark surfaces such as your black. There's a rule of thumb for painting colours over others: dark colours go smoothly over light colours, but light colours don't go well over dark colours.

So your whites, yellows, reds, pinks, etc. don't go well over your blacks, browns, blues, greens, purples, etc.

The colour of your primer can help, so if you are having serious issues with painting your reds or want to give your model a lighter finish, I'd recommend a light coloured primer such as white or red.

But, if you do want to stick to black which is completely viable and will give your model a more darker finish, you need to gradually transition your model from black to red.

I use a black primer for my blood angels so what I do is paint brown onto my primed models, leave to dry then hit it with a layer of brown + a little bit of red. Repeat this until you're satisfied with the brightness of your red basecoat.

Then you can highlight, shade, etc. It also sound like you're having a spot of trouble with the thickness of your paints. Remember to thin all of your layers down with some water.

EDIT:
I've just seen your reply:

Ragingkittycat wrote:
Thx essia for your help!

So can I just respray them white as they are? All will that clog up the details to much?

Please. Do not do this. EVER. If you want to start with a new primer, strip your model down with some Simple Green or Dettol before you do. Your mini already looks thick and spraying another layer of primer will not make it look better.

Thx Far Seer for you help!

I have decided to prime them with white so I will start stripping them down now

Painting them over black is easy. Use your red basecoat (I use Mechrite Red but its new update, Mephiston Red, should work), mix it with a little bit of basecoat black, such as Abaddon Black. It NEVER fails me, and I have been using it for a while now. I play blood ravens, Khorne Chaos Marines and Behemoth Tyranids so I have a pretty good idea.

Thx Deadshot

I will try that option as well