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Author Topic: Glow in the dark paint... Suggestions?  (Read 758 times)

Offline Golgotha

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Glow in the dark paint... Suggestions?
« on: June 18, 2019, 10:27:51 PM »
Does anyone have suggestions for model quality glow in the dark paint available cheaply in the UK?

Offline 6milPhil

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Re: Glow in the dark paint... Suggestions?
« Reply #1 on: June 19, 2019, 09:52:00 AM »
I bought some GitD powder via Ebay but it wasn't cheap. That can be mixed with paint, resin, glue etc.

Offline Daeothar

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Re: Glow in the dark paint... Suggestions?
« Reply #2 on: June 19, 2019, 11:31:21 AM »
The only type I've ever used was a Revell enamel based one, back in the early nineties.

I used it on my Hero Quest Skellies (what can I say; I was young, and I had the money :D ). I still have those minis, and the finish was not great; kind of chalky and had loads of lumps in it.

It's highly probable though, that the paint simply contained the same powder that 6milPhil was referring to. It made painting smooth layers of it nigh on impossible by brush, and any type of airbrush would clog almost immediately. But that was nineties tech, and enamels never were a good choice for painting models in the first place. Good chance that modern powders are finer and easier to use, with better end results too.

The good news though, is that, to the delight of my 6 year old, they still glow in the dark, even after more than 25 years!  ;)
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Offline Golgotha

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Re: Glow in the dark paint... Suggestions?
« Reply #3 on: June 22, 2019, 05:40:17 PM »
Thank you Daeothar and 6milphil excellent responses - may need to experiment with some powders. I am painting some undead for my 6 year old and thought it would be cool if they also glowed in the dark could also wargame in ambient lighting.