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yea, im a noob. what I want to know is do plastic models chip at all? because i have a fetish for paint chipping off some of my metal models when my varnish broke.

Plastic models are lighter so don't hit things as hard making paint come off if bumped around or dropped. Are you undercoating the metal with a primer? Paint will stick on much better with a primer, otherwise handle them more carefully!

You can also prime plastics. I recommend priming all minis. It extends the life of the paintjob and gives the paints something better to stick to.
This is important, because the plasticiser does slowly leach out of the compound (plastics are essentially two parts - plasticiser and polymer) and it does stop paint sticking.

All painted items will chip unless properly varnished and protected. I use a polycarbonate lacquer on mine (none have chipped yet, and I've been using this stuff for years) not GW's crud - and we haven't been able to get Dullcote in my neck of the woods in years.

yea painted plastic minis hold up rather well, specially compaired to metal ones. my first paint job on plastic minis i didnt even undercoat/primer it and those ones STILL havnt chipped. and the first ones i painted was when 3rd edition first came out.

chromedog wrote:You can also prime plastics. I recommend priming all minis. It extends the life of the paintjob and gives the paints something better to stick to.
This is important, because the plasticiser does slowly leach out of the compound (plastics are essentially two parts - plasticiser and polymer) and it does stop paint sticking.

All painted items will chip unless properly varnished and protected. I use a polycarbonate lacquer on mine (none have chipped yet, and I've been using this stuff for years) not GW's crud - and we haven't been able to get Dullcote in my neck of the woods in years.

Polycarbonate lacquer? Awesome, it's like they have a coating of armor! Where do you get it?