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Offline Modhail

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Re: Most used colour of paint
« Reply #15 on: March 18, 2014, 07:42:26 AM »
Red's a hard colour to love...
I've had a fair bit of succes with the older GW Foundation red (Mechrite?) and Vallejo's offerings.

Offline Conquistador

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Re: Most used colour of paint
« Reply #16 on: March 18, 2014, 09:02:35 AM »
White primer, grey primer, and black primer are the most used "paints" but the rest depends on the genre/era I am painting figures for.  

If I list Supers first it would the 6 primary/secondary colors and B&W;  If VSF then a lot of Greens and Browns then Blues (terrain, Lizardmen, Spanish Aether Marines,) but if Historical it is a lot of tans and browns (and skin tones) for 1700s Spanish and Natives.

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Re: Most used colour of paint
« Reply #17 on: March 18, 2014, 09:27:03 AM »
My most used paint is probably VJ German Camo Beige but my favourite is VJ Russian Green.
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Offline v_lazy_dragon

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Re: Most used colour of paint
« Reply #18 on: March 18, 2014, 09:33:50 AM »
The paint that I get through most other is the GW wash Agrax earthshade, as I use it on pretty much everything. This is followed by VJ 'Brown-violet', but that's mainly because it's the shade I use for Soviet armoured vehicles and I have painted a lot of 20mm and 1/48th Soviet armour over the last year or two...
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Offline joroas

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Re: Most used colour of paint
« Reply #19 on: March 18, 2014, 09:50:24 AM »
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I have painted a lot of 20mm and 1/48th Soviet armour over the last year or two...

When will these be up for sale?
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Offline Archie

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Re: Most used colour of paint
« Reply #20 on: March 18, 2014, 09:21:07 PM »
My most used paint is probably VJ German Camo Beige but my favourite is VJ Russian Green.

There's a lovely Remill Blue Glaze that I love, works over base metal and adds a lovely shine to dresses or water I find!

Offline Connectamabob

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Re: Most used colour of paint
« Reply #21 on: March 20, 2014, 05:59:58 AM »
Testors' "rubber". It's an almost black semi-desaturated dark brown that IMO makes a better "black" base color than actual black. It's slightly "off black" in a way that harmonizes well with a wide range of other colors to give things a little more depth and subtlety.
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Offline carlos13th

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Re: Most used colour of paint
« Reply #22 on: March 20, 2014, 09:02:05 AM »
Is that Enamel connect?

Offline v_lazy_dragon

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Re: Most used colour of paint
« Reply #23 on: March 20, 2014, 09:23:38 AM »
When will these be up for sale?

Cheeky Blighter!  ;D
Most of the 1/48th vehicles have been up for sale, failed to sell and I have since found uses for them...
I'm hoping to be at the LBWS Table top sale again this year, just clearing out the last of the sales pile - not sure I've acutally added much to it recently, although I may do some pruning before I go!

Offline Connectamabob

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Re: Most used colour of paint
« Reply #24 on: March 20, 2014, 10:25:25 AM »
Is that Enamel connect?

Yeah. I mostly use acrylics for the top colors/details, but for blocking out base colors I'll use enamels if the right colors are available, on the theory that it'll add a point or two the the finish's durability stat. Add a couple drops of retarder to the pot and it brushes on smooth.

 

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