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2012/04/30 02:11:12
Subject: Good spray primers(UK)?
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Stone Bonkers Fabricator General
We'll find out soon enough eh.
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I'm planning to use zenithal highlighting when I paint my next project and the best non-airbrush technique I've seen involves using spray primers, has anyone found some good quality(ie, they don't sandblast the model) matte black and light grey spray cans that are available in the UK, which don't cost an absolute fortune?
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I need to acquire plastic Skavenslaves, can you help?
I have a blog now, evidently. Featuring the Alternative Mordheim Model Megalist.
"Your society's broken, so who should we blame? Should we blame the rich, powerful people who caused it? No, lets blame the people with no power and no money and those immigrants who don't even have the vote. Yea, it must be their fething fault." - Iain M Banks
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"The language of modern British politics is meant to sound benign. But words do not mean what they seem to mean. 'Reform' actually means 'cut' or 'end'. 'Flexibility' really means 'exploit'. 'Prudence' really means 'don't invest'. And 'efficient'? That means whatever you want it to mean, usually 'cut'. All really mean 'keep wages low for the masses, taxes low for the rich, profits high for the corporations, and accept the decline in public services and amenities this will cause'." - Robin McAlpine from Common Weal |
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2012/04/30 02:31:21
Subject: Good spray primers(UK)?
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Rogue Grot Kannon Gunna
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I swear by Plastikote Matt Super. It's not a primer as such, so it goes on very smooth. It's durable too, and has a very fine tooth that takes paint beautifully.
I'm not sure whether it's too expensive for what you had in mind at around £7 a tin though. That depends on what you consider an absolute fortune really?
You can pick up all sorts of matt sprays on ebay for a couple of quid a tin if you want something really cheap.
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2012/04/30 02:43:17
Subject: Good spray primers(UK)?
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Stone Bonkers Fabricator General
We'll find out soon enough eh.
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That sounds perfect actually, but to clarify do you use the acrylic or enamel ones? Pricewise I was just thinking "cheaper than Chaos Black" :p
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I need to acquire plastic Skavenslaves, can you help?
I have a blog now, evidently. Featuring the Alternative Mordheim Model Megalist.
"Your society's broken, so who should we blame? Should we blame the rich, powerful people who caused it? No, lets blame the people with no power and no money and those immigrants who don't even have the vote. Yea, it must be their fething fault." - Iain M Banks
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"The language of modern British politics is meant to sound benign. But words do not mean what they seem to mean. 'Reform' actually means 'cut' or 'end'. 'Flexibility' really means 'exploit'. 'Prudence' really means 'don't invest'. And 'efficient'? That means whatever you want it to mean, usually 'cut'. All really mean 'keep wages low for the masses, taxes low for the rich, profits high for the corporations, and accept the decline in public services and amenities this will cause'." - Robin McAlpine from Common Weal |
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2012/04/30 03:19:15
Subject: Good spray primers(UK)?
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Rogue Grot Kannon Gunna
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Nah, not the enamel. The standard Matt Super... http://www.diy.com/nav/decor/paint/specialist-paints/spray_paints/Plasti-kote-Super-Spray-Matt-Black-400ml-9253990?ecamp=cse_go_9261689&tmcampid=4&tmad=c&CAWELAID=266948658 Edit: I just thought I should add that you're still much better off using an airbrush for the zenithal approach. The diffusion is much finer, and will result in a smoother gradient, and with less splattering too.
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2012/04/30 12:28:10
Subject: Good spray primers(UK)?
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Rotting Sorcerer of Nurgle
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I use Halford's
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Check out my gallery here
Also I've started taking photos to use as reference for weathering which can be found here. Please send me your photos so they can be found all in one place!! |
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2012/04/30 15:38:48
Subject: Good spray primers(UK)?
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Lone Wolf Sentinel Pilot
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army painter from maelstrom.
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The USS Orinoco was a Federation Danube-class runabout that was in service with Starfleet in the late 24th century, attached to Deep Space 9. It was outfitted with a sensor pod.
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2012/04/30 16:16:04
Subject: Good spray primers(UK)?
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Secret Inquisitorial Eldar Xenexecutor
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I use Halfords matt black spray paint, never fails me.
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2012/04/30 17:10:15
Subject: Good spray primers(UK)?
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Stone Bonkers Fabricator General
We'll find out soon enough eh.
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To be frank, I can't be arsed with an airbrush; I'm never going to achieve "competition standard" paintjobs, because the painting is less important to me than the sculpting/converting, and airbrushes are so much hassle with the constant cleaning and disassembly then reassembly etc etc. With enough attention I should be able to hit the upper-end of tabletop quality level using the spray cans, so they'll do fine  .
I'll grab the plastikote and the halfords blacks for now, though if anyone can suggest a gray that's lighter than the plastikote tone I'd appreciate it.
Oh, and somewhere I can order Testor's Dullcote in the UK would be handy as well.
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I need to acquire plastic Skavenslaves, can you help?
I have a blog now, evidently. Featuring the Alternative Mordheim Model Megalist.
"Your society's broken, so who should we blame? Should we blame the rich, powerful people who caused it? No, lets blame the people with no power and no money and those immigrants who don't even have the vote. Yea, it must be their fething fault." - Iain M Banks
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"The language of modern British politics is meant to sound benign. But words do not mean what they seem to mean. 'Reform' actually means 'cut' or 'end'. 'Flexibility' really means 'exploit'. 'Prudence' really means 'don't invest'. And 'efficient'? That means whatever you want it to mean, usually 'cut'. All really mean 'keep wages low for the masses, taxes low for the rich, profits high for the corporations, and accept the decline in public services and amenities this will cause'." - Robin McAlpine from Common Weal |
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