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07-26-2007, 08:58 PM	#1
Lowlight13 Banned Offline --> Posts: 18 --> Join Date: Jul 2007	Customs How many of you customize? I love to and must say I'm pretty good but not as good as some people on this site (ruki ren). what paint can I find thats cheap and actually WORKS? I mainly use, Testors automotive paint Testors single pack paint Permanent marker. thats what I use, what do you use???

07-26-2007, 09:07 PM	#2
Flatline THEY ARE NOT DOLLS!!! Offline --> Posts: 16,465 --> Join Date: Jun 2007	HEY LOWLITE I MAINLY USE TESTORS TOO. THE ONLYPROBLEMS I'VE HAD ARE WITH THE GLOSS BLACK ,GOLD AND DARK RED COLORS. THEY TAKE FOREVER TO DRY AND IN SOME CASES NEVER. THANKS FOR STARTING THIS MAYBE THEY COULD POINT US IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION __________________ MY FLICKR PAGE......

07-26-2007, 09:07 PM	#3
Captain Max Banned Offline --> Posts: 773 --> Join Date: Jul 2007	Im just starting to customize myself. Ruki-please tell us,'cuz you are the man!

07-26-2007, 09:18 PM	#4
lehsreh G.I. Smurf Offline --> Posts: 3,446 --> Join Date: Jan 2006	i use apple barrel acrylic paints. all the best customizers say thats what they use. the great teknokyo uses these too, i think he ones said. if anyone knows who he is they know theres no one even close, i mean there are some great ones out there, but his work is unreal. heres his site http://www.geocities.com/teknokyo/

07-26-2007, 11:53 PM	#5
Outrider It's been a great ride! Offline --> Posts: 14,302 --> Join Date: Jun 2005	I've been customizing both figures and vehicles for many years, and I only ever use Humbrol or Revell enamel paints, or sometimes for large vehicles I'll use automotive matt black or grey spray paint. Enamels are much tougher than acrylics once dry, although the mineral turpentine clean up is a pain. The current Revell "semi-matt" range dries to a finish virtually identical to the factory paint used on Joes. The few times I have tried acrylics I have always found chipping to be a problem. Some of my customs are more than twenty years old, and the enamel paint still looks as good today as when it was first applied. __________________ "The future's uncertain and the end is always near." - The Doors "Roadhouse Blues".

07-27-2007, 12:15 AM

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I've been customizing both figures and vehicles for many years, and I only ever use Humbrol or Revell enamel paints, or sometimes for large vehicles I'll use automotive matt black or grey spray paint. Enamels are much tougher than acrylics once dry, although the mineral turpentine clean up is a pain. The current Revell "semi-matt" range dries to a finish virtually identical to the factory paint used on Joes. The few times I have tried acrylics I have always found chipping to be a problem. Some of my customs are more than twenty years old, and the enamel paint still looks as good today as when it was first applied.

Outrider,I know where to get Humbrol paint,but do you know what name the Revell paint is marketed under in the US? I know Squadron Mail Order does not carry Revell.

Thanks!

07-27-2007, 09:06 AM	#7
gung ho sexually frustrated Offline --> Posts: 1,821 --> Join Date: May 2006	well let me just say hey ruki! lol but i use spray paint lol i take and spray it into a plate and the dip my paint brush into it but in some cases the paint eats through the plate or cup etc. but it does really well with plastic doesn'ty seem to eat it up __________________ "For it is written that a son of Arabia would awaken a fearsome Eagle. The wrath of the Eagle would be felt throughout the lands of Allah and lo, while some of the people trembled in despair still more rejoiced: for the wrath of the Eagle cleansed the lands of Allah and there was peace."

07-27-2007, 09:10 AM	#8
bartus Lurker Mode... Activated Offline --> Posts: 380 --> Join Date: Jul 2007	In the past, I used enamel (humbrol and testors), but when I changed country... I forgot to bring my paints, (I will in my next trip)... but meanwhile... I had to buy new ones... and did a little bit of research... and found out that acrylic paints are more recommended for figures... so I went and bought Citadel acrylic paints (Games Workshop), which I plan to use in figures and details on vehicles. For vehicles I'm using spray enamel paints. Now the question: If I use opaque varnish over an acrylic painted figure, will the resistance be similar to having used enamel??

07-27-2007, 04:31 PM	#9
Scarrviper Veteran Offline --> Posts: 12,410 --> Join Date: Jul 2007	I customize all the the time. I use apple barrel acrylics, but I never paint arms due to chipping. I have used citadel paint before and they work as well.

07-27-2007, 05:37 PM

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Outrider,I know where to get Humbrol paint,but do you know what name the Revell paint is marketed under in the US? I know Squadron Mail Order does not carry Revell.

Thanks!

Cap, I'm sorry, but I wouldn't have a clue. I always believed Revell was a US company, so I thought their paint would be available there. Usually it's the other way around, with stuff being available in the US but not here!

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