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Count Belisarius wrote: ↑Mon Dec 20, 2021 7:47 am Is it the normal matt or the Professional one?

W&N General Purpose Matt Varnish spray in a silver can.

It also has a very strange smell, like lemony toilet-cleaner.

Sorry to interrupt but it may be of interest that I've stopped buying W&N brushes in favour of Broken Toad Fugazi series.
These BT brushes maintain their point for far longer than W&N & cost about 1/3 less.

Not sure if you can get them in the UK though?

donald

ochoin wrote: ↑Mon Dec 20, 2021 8:30 am Sorry to interrupt but it may be of interest that I've stopped buying W&N brushes in favour of Broken Toad Fugazi series.
These BT brushes maintain their point for far longer than W&N & cost about 1/3 less.

Not sure if you can get them in the UK though?

donald

Interesting thanks, I’d never heard of them before this. They have a UK website…

https://www.brokentoad.co.uk/shop-1

Rosemary and co brushes for me, cheaper, last longer and nice people.

Regularly get a couple of years and around 600 figures (all 28mm) from a W&N Series 7. I’d be interested to how many I can get with a Rosemary & Co brush. In just under 5 years and around 200-300 figures a year, I’m still on my second set and they’re nowhere near knackered.

I’ve seen many recommendations for Rosemary and tried them a few times and so far found them to lose their points much quicker. But lots of people swear by them so I’m probably doing something wrong.

RMD wrote: ↑Mon Dec 20, 2021 8:12 am

Count Belisarius wrote: ↑Mon Dec 20, 2021 7:47 am Is it the normal matt or the Professional one?

W&N General Purpose Matt Varnish spray in a silver can.

It also has a very strange smell, like lemony toilet-cleaner.

That might be the difference I use the "Professional" range. (Also in a silver can )

Broken Toad have had a buzz around their brushes for the last year or so, plenty of people recommending them.
I'm gradually switching over to "Artis Opus" after I realised that "Squidmar" brushes were made far too expensive by the postage and duties etc...

FreddBloggs wrote: ↑Mon Dec 20, 2021 9:00 am Rosemary and co brushes for me, cheaper, last longer and nice people.

In my case it is me, W&N are rolls royce brushes and need that level of care and will last many years if you use the brush cleaner and soap and dry them etc.

Rosemary & co are cortinas and cope with me cornering too hard and being tough on the breaks.

Paul wrote: ↑Mon Dec 20, 2021 9:51 am

RMD wrote: ↑Mon Dec 20, 2021 8:12 am

Count Belisarius wrote: ↑Mon Dec 20, 2021 7:47 am Is it the normal matt or the Professional one?

W&N General Purpose Matt Varnish spray in a silver can.

It also has a very strange smell, like lemony toilet-cleaner.

That might be the difference I use the "Professional" range. (Also in a silver can )

Ah, that's probably it. This was the only option when they ran out of Montana spray just as I was needing to varnish the last models for Warfare. Even so, it was still considerably more expensive than my usual (excellent) Montana spray.