Ok guys recently I went to michaels, I have one of those 50% off coupons and wanted to see what they had. Ended up buying a 25$ model kit with it, but while I was there I picked up a really cheap set of 12 color oil paints. Has white, yellow, orchre, light blue, dark blue, emerald green, dark green, light brown dark brown, red, orange, and black.
The paints mix and blend amazingly well. I could never dream that acrylics or enamels would mix and blend the way these do.
I picked it up origionally to try out dot filtering for weathering like chuck W always uses. So far I have failed miserably at that.
BUT
I have been trying it for other things. First I have tried using it for sandbags for a diorama I am doing. I put down a base coat let it dry a bit, put down a slightly different color and put it in dots over the sandbag, after letting it dry for a bit I used a dry brush to smear it around and rub it in. I did this a few times untill I got a wonderful textured color that I am extremely happy with.
I know the dirt on the base needs some work...
Ok after that I ahve started to try and paint figures with it, faces I tried a few times and failed though im getting closer each time. Right now Im doing a german uniform. I mixed my own light blue gray unitform color and it looks good. then I lightened that mix and put on highlights and meshed them in on raised parts then on only the highest I did just white, looks nice, then I did brown on the elbows, knees and legs of the paints, mixed it in for a dirty stain. I quite happy with how hes looking so far.
I suggest you guys try it if you get the chance, I only paid like 4$ for my set