Black primer ?

[froggy]

Hi all

I'm using Automotive and createx black primer for my kit. I don't like the result and it's not so good to use airbrush for primer.
Sometime the primer is not strong enough to prime correctly some kit.

I tried Citadel (warhammer) black spray primer and it works great but the price is very high. About 20 dollars a spray can

Could you tell me which spray primer you use for your kits ?


Thx !!

 

[earth108]

I'm using Layland for my works. Both primer gray and black give a great coating result. GW citadel spray is quite expensive especially when using for large kits, I even use black layland spray for miniature models.

 

[froggy]

so, correct me if i'ms wrong, but you make dilution and use an airbrush to apply this selfmade primer ?

 

[earth108]

Oh! I didn't check my spelling. It's "Leyland spray" not Layland. Sorry about that.
It's avialable in spray paints. I usually use F-10 flat black on my works.
I've seen in their web that they have dealers in paris, try it man.

 

[predator666]

Hi benjamin, what I do is primer the kit with a grey primer. then use a normal acrylic black paint and airbrush the whole kit. Tried and trusted

 

[ghosted]

I just use testers primmer. Bath whole kit and air dry works great for me.

 

[froggy]

Thx to you all guys !!!!

Wil test all yours methods on my next kits

 

[Replica]

I use citadel paints on the smaller, more detailed kits - anywhere up to 1/6 for a full body. or 1/4 for a bust, anything bigger and i just use cheap automotive flat black.

 

[REYALS1]

I have been wanting to start my P2 kit which is from Halcyon and is plastic. My problem is that I don't know which to prime it with. Enamel (which I have been told takes a long time to dry), or acrylic?

I have doing some reading up on kits and such but it just doesn't seem I'm finding the exact solution to my question. Is it bad to use enamel primer on a plastic kit and when I do find the proper primer... what types of paint should I use? I also need to get some putty/filler for the seams and such.

Any suggestions?

 

[troggs]

I use halfords acrylic automotive primer, it's always worked for me as long as the kit has been washed in a weak solution of washing up liquid. For painting plastic kits I use acrylic or enamels, they both work ok and for filling seams you can buy stuff like green putty specially made for this, hope this helps

 

[Replica]

I have been wanting to start my P2 kit which is from Halcyon and is plastic. My problem is that I don't know which to prime it with. Enamel (which I have been told takes a long time to dry), or acrylic?

I have doing some reading up on kits and such but it just doesn't seem I'm finding the exact solution to my question. Is it bad to use enamel primer on a plastic kit and when I do find the proper primer... what types of paint should I use? I also need to get some putty/filler for the seams and such.

Any suggestions?

Id definitely use Citadel for the Halcyon kit, ive put together a P1, which im pretty sure was Halcyon too...either way, they are both vinyl. As for the putty, i use a type called 'Magic Sculpt' (check out eBay) - its amazing stuff IMO, and i personally prefer it to green stuff, brown stuff and miliput

 

[REYALS1]

Hey, thanks for the recommendations.

I will see what I can come up with.

 

[NUCKING FUTS]

Well just to help out here for the pred body I prime it white and all armor pieces I painted it by hand and use Black acrylic paints are best to use cause there easy to wash off if you miss up then using enamels. They say use a dual coat every time you do a paint up step and if you do a small mess up just get a little thinner on a cotton ear tip and lightly rub the mistake and its gone best place to help out or get an idea of how to paint up kits is http://www.amazingmodeler.com there videos that they sell are very helpful on what painted to use on Vinyl and Resin kits hope that help.