which lacquer do you use?

Hello, I use Testors Dull Coat. I am partial to the spray can but it comes in bottles as well. It is very forgiving and hard to mess up. It seems to give Tamaya paints a deeper color. I discovered an accidental weathering technique when I spilled alcohol on a freshly sprayed tank and it gave the water spot / dulling effect of dryed dirty water. It looks very real and if you don't like the result just spray another coat of Dull Coat over it and it disappears. Future is an excellent clear gloss coat for decals or glass but I have never had a use for it on Armor models.

Hi Dave, Like your sequence, however, it seems to me that you would want to switch 5a and 5b. I prefer to apply a gloss prior to applying the decals. Then spray on a flat coat, add your weathering, chalks stick better to flat paints, and put on you final flat top coat to seal everything in. Just a thought.
Happy modeling
Ed

I think you will still need to use a Matt Finishing coat to tone is all down.

Thanks Jeff,

Tamiya TS-13 is a bit glossy as well, so I use it at the half way stage as in my sequence, I will give it a go for my Panther, instead of TS-13, see if there is much difference

regards

Dave

Dave Klear gives a gloss finish so it is used as a sealant and basr for decals etc. not as a final coat ... unless you want a glaoss tank? Its advantages include can be used straight from bottle, can be sprayed, its acyllic based so can be thinned, it can be removed with water and best of all its CHEAP (you can tell I'm a Scott). All that said I have still not used it but, its fisrt thing on my shopping list when I get home!!! Not realy heard too many downers on it. We use to use it on the toe caps of our shoes to give them a high pollished look, but thats going back a few years and it was a bitch when it cracked!!!! was better just to stick to spit and polish.