The Loose Association of Wargamers

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.

valleyboy wrote: ↑Wed Sep 13, 2017 8:56 am 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

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.

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

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.

Or all three! A tenner sounds about right.

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

Slugbalancer wrote: ↑Wed Sep 13, 2017 8:07 am I like the Winsor & Newton Galleria range. Comes in gloss, satin & matt.

Me too

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

Wg Cdr Luddite wrote: ↑Wed Sep 13, 2017 8:13 pmI'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?