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Funny how the guys over on the "Planet Figure" forum all use enamels, and curse acrylics, for the most part.

I can sort of see why, since enamels allow for a lot of tricks that simply cannot be done with acrylics. You can fake the effects, but they are not really achievable as they are in enamels.

But the speed of painting of a large 54mm to 120mm figure is going to be much different from that of a gaming miniature.

Realistically, I wish that I could return to painting all of my figures with Humbrol enamels. Not only was the finish sturdier, but it allowed for much more subtle control of the paints, which themselves tended to flow better.

MB