Small addition to VSF Transylvanian army...

[Prof.Witchheimer]

Sorry Alex, something's got a bit lost in translation there 
Are you asking what black or what lacquer / varnish?

yes, sorry Richard, Lack = varnish in German, just forgot to translate

[Captain Blood]

I thought it probably was 

I've been using Winsor & Newton Galeria acrylic matt varnish for a couple of years now.
To be honest, I don't think it gives such good protection from handling and knocks as a polyurethane varnish, but it gives a reliably dead flat finish and doesn't appear to discolour with age, unlike many of the oft-recommended polyurethane varnishes.

Many of my white clad tribesmen and pirates painted a few years ago and varnished with Rustins, Ronseal and so on, now have a distinctively yellowish tinge 

[Prof.Witchheimer]

Many of my white clad tribesmen and pirates painted a few years ago and varnished with Rustins, Ronseal and so on, now have a distinctively yellowish tinge 

exactly the problem what I've got recently  never again Rustins for me..

any link to a store stocking Winsor & Newton varnish?

[Hammers]

Many of my white clad tribesmen and pirates painted a few years ago and varnished with Rustins, Ronseal and so on, now have a distinctively yellowish tinge  

Rather unattractive, isn't it? I was just the other day looking at an LotR mini which was not anylonger so much 'Gandalf the White' as 'Gandalf the Urine Stained'.  

[Captain Blood]

any link to a store stocking Winsor & Newton varnish?

Well in the UK, all art shops and craft shops sell it, including Hobbycraft, which is a rapidly expanding arts, crafts and modelling superstore chain. Very handy.

I'm sure Jed of Antenociti's Workshop also carries it.

Not sure about in Deutschland I'm afraid 

[The_Beast]

Winsor and Newton is dead common in the US as well; you can find it in Hobby Lobby.

You might have better luck with a 'cut rate' art/craft/hobby store, though I mean no disrespect to W & N.

On their website, they mention:

Colart Deutschland GmbH
Gutenbergstrasse 4
63477 Maintal
Germany
Tel: + 49 6109 764660
Fax: + 49 6109 764689
info@colart.de
Winsor & Newton Distributor

Doug
 

[Prof.Witchheimer]

thanks, Doug!

[The_Beast]

Oh, please...

Like a tiny bit of Google-Fu could be worthy of thanks after what  you've done for us.

Come to think of it, I'm so damn addicted to this forum I should be yelling at you as a pusher. ;->=

Thank YOU, good sirrah.

Doug

[argsilverson]

exactly the problem what I've got recently  never again Rustins for me..

any link to a store stocking Winsor & Newton varnish?

Hey boys!
yellowness might come from other reasons:
The titanium white, which is the pigment used for almost all white paints, usually turns yellow over the years. This is natural process, caused by UV radiation . The only tip I can give is: to add a few drops of blue (better of the dark ones) in every pot of white paint, to add "some more whiteness". this might save something in the future. Always also avoid to expose your painted masterpieces in direct light (sunlight is the worst of all, but also artificial ones sometimes work similarly). It is better to store them in cabinets not exposed on light or illuminated ones. This will keep them a little more. Alas, not for ever.

The second reason is a certain degree of non-compatibility between varnish and paint. Always also bear in mind that batch production differs a little from the other one and so paints or varnish differ a little from pot to pot.

Unfortunately ageing also affects paints and almost everything in this world. Not much to do.