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cm7900
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Posted: Monday, March 30, 2015 - 08:38 AM UTC
Hi all!

I will be building some armour models, and will be using for the gloss coat:

Mr. Color Spray #46

and for the finishing matt coat:

Mr. Color Spray #30

Will this spray cans work for this purposes?

Thanks!
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Posted: Monday, March 30, 2015 - 08:57 AM UTC
Yes.
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Posted: Monday, March 30, 2015 - 08:59 AM UTC

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Yes.


My friend, what is the difference between flat and matte?
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Posted: Monday, March 30, 2015 - 09:29 AM UTC

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Yes.


My friend, what is the difference between flat and matte?


No difference. I think "flat" is the preferred term in American usage; whereas "matte" is more frequently used among speakers of "the Queen's English." Or so I'm led to understand...

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Posted: Monday, March 30, 2015 - 01:45 PM UTC
Dear Mark,
While I would concur with your assertion that the term "matte" is in common usage among English speakers within the UK, I would point out that the accepted spelling in the UK is "matt", as may sometimes be seen on the lids of tins of Humbrol paint. "Matte" seems to be a US spelling, possibly influenced by the usage of the word in the credits of Hollywood movies, where "matte painting" refers to painted backgrounds that were used in the days before CGI.

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Matt
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Posted: Monday, March 30, 2015 - 10:22 PM UTC
Use the spray cans sparingly. It's been my experience that too heavy of a coat can produce a semi-satin finish.
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Posted: Tuesday, March 31, 2015 - 01:22 AM UTC
Yea, be careful with spray cans on models. Go light and quick. They are kind of like watering your garden with a fire hose!
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Posted: Tuesday, March 31, 2015 - 02:02 AM UTC

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Yea, be careful with spray cans on models. Go light and quick. They are kind of like watering your garden with a fire hose!



Das Feuerwehrschlauch!!!
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Posted: Tuesday, March 31, 2015 - 03:34 AM UTC

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Dear Mark,
While I would concur with your assertion that the term "matte" is in common usage among English speakers within the UK, I would point out that the accepted spelling in the UK is "matt", as may sometimes be seen on the lids of tins of Humbrol paint. "Matte" seems to be a US spelling, possibly influenced by the usage of the word in the credits of Hollywood movies, where "matte painting" refers to painted backgrounds that were used in the days before CGI.

Yours etc.
Matt


Matt, (no pun intended )
Thanks for pointing that out, and I stand corrected. I was following the original poster's spelling, but I do believe you are correct. Nearly everything I know about the Queen's English I got from the BBC, so I don't get exposed to much in the way of the nuances of spelling.

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Posted: Tuesday, March 31, 2015 - 04:12 AM UTC
By some quirk of fate I have just come back from the garage having finished priming with an aerosol of very matt grey primer, and am now listening to the BBC.

It's quite right what some have said about the amount of paint that comes from some cans... Plastikote seems to gush out. You really have to keep the can moving, or do very short bursts, or both.
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