TESTORS DROPPING POLYS

Almost ALL engraved panel lines are too deep for scale. They're close to 1:1 scale. So filling them in a little is good!

p38jl

although I've used acrylics here an there.. I'm not big fan of them,.,, adheasion is the biggest issue.. priming helps, but some kits with fine detail ,those details get lost in the excess primer/paint build up..

Question,, why do you like the acrylics  so much ?

less fumes ?

color choice ?

coverage?

eas of use ?

only choice at the LHS ?

just curious...

Yes to all but the last (I mostly shop online so everything is available somewhere)

Acrylics are something you adjust to, like tube glue vs liquid glue vs super glue, if you find something you like you stick with it. Personally I haven't run into the problems you mention, but that is probably because I've been using acrylics for years and have subconsciously made adjustments over time. There is also quite a bit of variety between the brands, Don't base your opinion of acrylics on a small sample, each brand has its quirks, and some are definately better than others for specific uses.

Something to think about though, enamels are definately on the way out, I don't know if they will ever go away completely but they are already being reduced in availability. Look at the smaller paint companies where you often find the acrylics available for import but the enamels are hard to get. 

Boba Fett

That's what an airbrush is for.   Really, 1 thin primer coat, and 2 thin paint coats are all you need. You won't lose much detail with that.

I have done that.. but some AC kits I've put together( brand name escapes me now) have very thin, or not deep recessed lines, and some paints, when used with a primer, will fill these in and you have lost the crispness..

I have an airbrush, a nice Badger, and works really well for any thing I;ve painted with it,, the thinner acrylics sometimes just dont cover as well..  thats one of the main reasons I use enamels more often.. its just my personal preferance.. I was curious as to anyone elses reasons...

That's what an airbrush is for.   Really, 1 thin primer coat, and 2 thin paint coats are all you need. You won't lose much detail with that.

although I've used acrylics here an there.. I'm not big fan of them,.,, adheasion is the biggest issue.. priming helps, but some kits with fine detail ,those details get lost in the excess primer/paint build up..

Question,, why do you like the acrylics  so much ?

less fumes ?

color choice ?

coverage?

eas of use ?

only choice at the LHS ?

just curious...

@ lian: yeah, but you can't brush-paint it. IT turns into a goopy mess with streaks.

Vallejo. Far and away my favorite true acrylic on the market. Brush paints perfectly, and airbrushes extremely well when thinned with Future. 

FS matching is kind of laughable for certain colors, but they have so much variety than you can mix up proper tints pretty easily.

Tamiya paints work as well as anything on the market. If you want to stay with a true acrylic, take test run with Vallejo model air paints. Amazing results with Vallejo and have a fast dry time. Just be carefull as this fast dry time can cause the paint to dry in the tip of your A.B.

This came up a couple of months back, the last I had heard they were reconsidering and were going to keep it around for now.

As far as alternatives if they do drop Polyscale, I use Model Master Acryl interchangably, and have had good luck with Games Workshop and Vallejo paints.

modelmaster acryl is similar, but not as good in my opinion. What can you do though?