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Post by harryf on Jan 10, 2013 10:27:04 GMT -5
should metal miniatures be treated differently when it comes to painting?
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Post by danydaigle24 on Jan 10, 2013 10:35:57 GMT -5
Im not an expert painter but I treat them the same
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Post by Jack Shrapnel on Jan 10, 2013 10:45:45 GMT -5
ensure you prime them first for sure...
metal models benefit more than plastic from some form of sealer afterwards such as GW's 'Ard Coat or Testor's dullcote as they tend to chip the paint when they fall over and smack their stupid zoanthrope head off the table for the hundredth time...
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Post by harryf on Jan 10, 2013 11:05:19 GMT -5
in that case if I ever get zoans, im going with finecase
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Post by Jack Shrapnel on Jan 10, 2013 12:26:21 GMT -5
yes... metal zoans fall over constantly... would gladly own the finecast version over the old metal one!
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Post by nsc on Jan 14, 2013 18:17:21 GMT -5
Personally, I'll take finecast over pewter any day and every day.
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Post by BewareOfTom on Jan 15, 2013 0:24:43 GMT -5
nsc, we are 2 very different people... I think the exact opposite!!  |
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Post by thesanityassassin on Jan 15, 2013 15:20:11 GMT -5
I don't mind resin, but I much prefer to paint a metal min...I find they just coat a ton smoother.
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Post by Hizack on Jan 15, 2013 17:01:14 GMT -5
From what I've heard, most of the metal Tyranid stuff were not very good. Lictors loosing arms when you look at them.. Those Zoans falling over and breaking or just falling over..
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Post by nsc on Jan 16, 2013 1:27:44 GMT -5
nsc, we are 2 very different people... I think the exact opposite!! I rather kitbash resin Saws are unwieldy! |
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Post by harryf on Jan 17, 2013 10:36:45 GMT -5
are primers just spray paints?
@shannon: stupid zoan heads? arent they supposed to be really smart? lol...
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Post by Admiral Agrippa on Jan 17, 2013 22:58:06 GMT -5
are primers just spray paints? Not exactly. Primer sticks to the model and paint then sticks to the primer. As primers come in common base colours (depending on the brand) it can act as the basis of a colour scheme. My Black Templar army was primer black base with white and reds added afterwards. |
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