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Hello All

Recently started back up in 40k and am eager to start an army. However I find it almost impossible to believe that given the fact we pay 10x more for everything in Australia we cannot get some of the more popular and more affordable brands of primers. GW are now asking for like 30$ for a can of black paint .., and my local hardware stores really only stock cheap and nasty import/export cans with dodgy nozzles and post is out of the question due to strict Australian post rules. Considering the investment is quite large in this hobby I would like a primer that is not going to ruin my models.

So basically im reaching out to all those on hear who are from Aussie and have found a decent and affordable primer, I hear Dupli-color Sandable primer goes on smooth and doesnt fill in details but cannot for the life of me find a place that stocks it.

Any help is much appreciated!

I use Vallejo's brush-on or airbrush-on Polyurethane Primer. It's pretty cool, a little goes a long way and it touches up beautifully if you need it. As it dries on the model, it shrink-wraps it to show the detail and it has a very subtle tooth.



It also doesn't care what the humidity is outside and comes in a variety of colours along with black and white.



Only things I'd warn you about is that the grey primer is actually pretty much white and that it needs a couple of days to fully cure and become a tough coating. You can paint over it as soon as it's dry, just don't scratch at it during those couple of days.

I appreciate the reply Lady~

Going off the picture it seems to give good even coverage. I used to brush my primer on when I first started in the hobby but it became extremely tedious over time, however I guess I could do it again. Also have you tried
vallejos "light ghost grey" before? it appears to be more grey then white so perhaps its the way I'll go.

No idea if you have warlords over there, but apparently their Matt black spray works well as a baseboard, as long as you don't spray too close. So in theory, any decent car spray paint should work, just make sure to do a test model first.

Cheers Laz~

hmm I have never heard of warlords personally but that doesn't mean we don't, I will hunt around and see what I can find.

I you don't mind the investmant, you should just get an airbrush and some of the vallejo primers.

Yep, if you can justify the setup, an airbrush and Vallejo primers are the 'best' way to go. An airbrush can do so many other things, it's possible to justify once you're ready for that step.

Paint on primers are great for some jobs, and I would recommend everyone have some for touch-up and repair jobs; but when it comes to doing an entire army, tedious is an understatement. If it's all you got, then you do what you have to.

My favorite new-ish priming product is Krylon Dual, primer and paint in one. Nice smooth matt finish that doesn't obscure detail, and once it's dry it's really tough. And that's the only real crux of the product; it needs to dry for at least 24 hours, preferably 48, to be properly dry.

Hopefully you can get Krylon products, because it really is a good product at a good price - $5-6 CAD a 340g can. If not, all I can suggest is to test a few brands out; many are just relabeled by a central manufacturer, so you might find that one of those dodgy brands you have locally are actually the same paint with a different label.

 Subtle Discord wrote:
Paint on primers are great for some jobs, and I would recommend everyone have some for touch-up and repair jobs; but when it comes to doing an entire army, tedious is an understatement. If it's all you got, then you do what you have to.

I got the brush-on primer after numerous issues with spray-on primers due to the fact that we lived on the coast in the UK. Humidity below 60% was a rare thing reserved for the hottest or coldest days of the year, so everything we sprayed came out badly. Personally, I'd rather my army didn't have the texture of dry-wall. I've never had the facilities to spray indoors and haven't found priming my models particularly tedious. Actually it's kind of fun with a fat enough brush because you don't have to be very careful, just make sure you cover everything, as it self-levels nicely. Mind you, I don't have horde armies.