best paint for handbrushing

Kolschey

Member since
October 2005
From: Warwick, RI

Posted by Kolschey on Tuesday, January 23, 2007 7:35 PM

SoD Stitch wrote:
I've only ever used MM enamels; grew up with enamels (Pactra; what happened to them?) so that's all I know. They work really well when they're new, but they tend to get globby the older they get. Still looking for a good thinner to use.

I've found the same problem with a number of Testors enamels. In particular,there is a shade of dark red that turns to near-tar consistency within a month of the bottle being opened. Their default gloss yellow enamel also has this problem.

I've also found that the Testors "Rust" suffers from serious thinner/base seperation issues over time.

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SoD Stitch

Member since
June 2006
From: Patterson, CA

Posted by SoD Stitch on Tuesday, January 23, 2007 6:02 PM

I've only ever used MM enamels; grew up with enamels (Pactra; what happened to them?) so that's all I know. They work really well when they're new, but they tend to get globby the older they get. Still looking for a good thinner to use.

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jwb

Member since
February 2006
From: Parkton, NC

Posted by jwb on Tuesday, January 23, 2007 5:42 PM

Polly Scale has worked well for me.... lays down well.

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Wulf

Member since
February 2006
From: Southeast Louisiana

Posted by Wulf on Monday, January 22, 2007 8:19 PM

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usmc1371

Member since
October 2005
From: Maryland

Posted by usmc1371 on Monday, January 22, 2007 7:12 AM

I use Model Master Acryl for brush painting. Works great for me.

-Jesse

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Agamemnon

Member since
January 2006

Posted by Agamemnon on Monday, January 22, 2007 5:44 AM

I use Vallejo Model Color, the color palette is nice, it dries to a very nice matte and it even smells good. For some shades I also have some GW/Citadel paints, which are pretty much inferior to Vallejo in all conceivable ways.

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ogolimu808

Member since
October 2006

best paint for handbrushing

Posted by ogolimu808 on Sunday, January 21, 2007 4:27 PM

who makes the best brushable paint from the jar in enamal and arcylic?

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