One of our old members, Guy Cowan is now taking orders for Floquil coloured paint over on FB
J
My big concern with any paint is how it's going to react to Bandai's plastic. I can't move the joints on my modified AT-ST because my wash cracked the plastic. I'm hopeful Bandai has recognized the problem and is using something more robust on the PG MF, but I'm going to wait on deciding my paints until after I see what kind of success others are having. If Guy's paints are the bomb, I'd happily pay the extra plus shipping from the UK to get them.
In response to the post in the RPF, Bandai models need to have a primer coat then all is well.
If people want to paint direct to plastic then they have to use waterborne paints and they don't cut the mustard in my opinion.
I will paint bandais in this paint to show it works...people need to primer to do proper paint jobs and this is the barrier coat required
I've used Stynlrez with with great success. It's fantastic.Hey @Jaitea , re ; post#564 & 568 - what type / brand of ' primer ' is recommended for Bandai plastic ? I'm planning to use Tamiya ' fine ' grey surface primer on my 1/48 snowspeeders , will that be safe ?
Cheers Ged
Hey @Jaitea , re ; post#564 & 568 - what type / brand of ' primer ' is recommended for Bandai plastic ? I'm planning to use Tamiya ' fine ' grey surface primer on my 1/48 snowspeeders , will that be safe ?
Cheers Ged
Isn't Tamiya AS-20 pretty dead on straight out of the can for a Falcon?
SB
Ged,..I use Hycote car primer,....its nice & fine,...smooth....never splatters,...dead cheap....Grey, Black,...Oxide...(which is almost exact shade for Falcon red)....White...& has no ill effects on Bandai plastic
I really don't know what I would do if my autoparts shop changed brands
J
This stuff is only £4.99 for a 400ml can from The Range. I was unsure on whether or not to use it for models,but if you say its that good i will definatly give it a try. I bought a couple of cans for an RC plane paintjob some time ago and still have alot left over.
Did you decant it, or was it used straight from the can?
I'd say it should be pretty close for a model based on the 5 footer,.....but it's not dark enough for the 32" version,.....it's a good bit dirtier
Hmmm. I bought some AS-20 a while ago as it seemed to be the thing that all the kids were doing. But having used it on another model, I'm not sure I really want to use it on my Falcons. It feels too dark and too tan-coloured!
For one thing, I prefer the look of the light coloured Falcon from the ANH effects shots. The 32" definitely has rougher and less refined paintwork, especially the use of bright yellow, and I don't want to go for that look. For another, colours scale - smaller models should have less colour saturation and contrast. That's why I'm toying with dropping the AS-20 and just mixing and airbrushing acrylics. But then you lose the advantage of a more impermeable base layer. Hmmmm...