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AFV Painting & Weathering
Answers to questions about the right paint scheme or tips for the right effect.
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primer/paint
clampy1
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Posted: Saturday, June 09, 2012 - 07:40 AM UTC
hi guys quick question. after priming a figure with acrylic primer and going onto painting should i be using acrylic thinner as i find when i apply the paint straight to the figure i cant get it to stick as such, cheers
SSGToms
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Posted: Saturday, June 09, 2012 - 04:49 PM UTC
Hi Wayne and welcome to Armorama! What brand of acrylic paint are you using?
clampy1
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Posted: Sunday, June 10, 2012 - 08:15 AM UTC
im using tamiyas grey acrylic primer, and also have tamiya acrylics
retiredyank
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Posted: Sunday, June 10, 2012 - 08:52 AM UTC
You may have picked up a bad run of primer.
exer
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Posted: Sunday, June 10, 2012 - 08:57 AM UTC
Tamiya acrylics have a terrible reputation when used for figure painting. They are excellent when airbrushed but not suitable for brushpainting
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Posted: Sunday, June 10, 2012 - 09:35 AM UTC
Yep, the problem is not the primer. It's the Tamiya acrylics. They are nearly impossible to brush paint. For brush painting figures, Vallejo paint is the best, no questions.
clampy1
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Posted: Sunday, June 10, 2012 - 10:14 AM UTC
that would be that then. cheers guys
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