Loose Ass Enquiry

[goat major]

My last post just disappeared. Its quite amazing that this thread has become serious. Has the trauma of the move knocked everyone sensible ?

Daler Rowney soluble matt varnish is the best i've ever used. Better than W&N in my opinion,. Strangely for an acrylic you thin it with white spirit though.

[goat major]

Me no varnish anymore

I've found you can get away without varnishing on plastic figures as the paint bonds quite strongly to them. I'm not sure i could cope without varnishing metals though

[vexillia]

My varnish of choice is Humbrol Matt Cote but as with all things it has its foibles.



You might also like the The Unvarnished Truth, Miniature Wargames, 369, 57-60 for a more in depth discussion.

[grizzlymc]

I'm a Testors Dullkote man, never failed me.

[battleeditor]

Oh, that was a landmark article, martin, which an annoying number of of people appear to have missed. Or forgotten,. Or ignored. Personally, I think we should fine them £10 each.

[vexillia]

Or all three! A tenner sounds about right.

[goat major]

it was a very good article and i remember it well so i'm keeping my tenner

[Jeremy]

I like the Winsor & Newton Galleria range. Comes in gloss, satin & matt.

Me too

[Wg Cdr Luddite]

I'm firmly a Matt Cote man, including the home-mixing with talc and distilled turpentine.

[vexillia]

I'm firmly a Matt Cote man, including the home-mixing with talc and distilled turpentine.

I use white spirit to thin the varnish. Do you see extra benefits with the turps?