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I've been using Scale75 for a while now, and while their metals are amazing I think I will go back to Vallejo. While matte, the Scale75s have terrible tooth and chip even when varnished and they split horribly in the bottles and take tons and tons of shaking.
Sorry to go off the original topic but if I was starting from scratch I'd use Scale 75 exclusively. Absolutely love them. They do take a bit of getting used to, for sure but once you have they're brilliant Horses for courses, I suppose
Sorry to go off the original topic but if I was starting from scratch I'd use Scale 75 exclusively. Absolutely love them. They do take a bit of getting used to, for sure but once you have they're brilliant
While matte, the Scale75s have terrible tooth and chip
Given the way the thread has developed this may be of interest - https://blog.vexillia.me.uk/2014/05/painting-tips-5c-matting-acrylics-with.html
Thanks Bloggard. I do indeed use thin coats when it comes to building up highlight layers - but I still want a good degree of opacity, even from a thinned layer. That's then down to me to control the opacity - not down to the paint being incapable of providing the advertised coverage. And I certainly want my base coat to be solid and matt - not thin, translucent, shiny glop! I appreciate that some painters enjoy the whole pseudo-alchemy of flow adjusters, matting agents, drying retardents, mediums, agitators and additives. Personally - old-fashioned I know - I like to be able to use paint as it comes, and not unreasonably expect it to be fit for purpose. If I want it thinner I'll add water. That's it. If I buy a product that's meant to be matt, opaque, and have a smooth consistency suitable for painting miniature figures (with or without adding water to taste), I expect it to do what it says on the tin. I don't expect to have to add all manner of unguents and solutions to compensate for the inadequacies of the manufacturer when it comes to formulating a product that's fit for purpose and lives up to the description on the bottle. Sorry to sound so grumpy about this, but it's really piss-poor that so many miniatures paints are patently not fit for purpose. Many wargamers seem happy to just make allowances... They shouldn't have to.
Thanks Jon. I've never come across them, will look out for them and give them a try.Ogrob, when you say 'tooth and chip', can you describe what you mean? Thanks.
Even on a well primered, washed surface, and after a coat of matte varnish, I find that the Scale75 rubs off really easily with normal handling. Like the paint doesn't grip into the primer at all, but just dries on the surface. Compared to P3 and Vallejo it's been way more vulnerable to daily handling.