| Dynaman8789 | 08 Apr 2013 3:54 a.m. PST |
Just received my latest order from GAModls on Saturday. The quality control is much improved then my previous orders (and I found the previous ones quite acceptable for gaming use – especially at $5 USD per vehicle). I did not see any pitting and the surfaces felt much smoother. I order all the miniatures in the panzer grey color, the resin for that appears to be the best and it is the easiest to paint, not even needing primer coat. |
| MajorB | 08 Apr 2013 4:11 a.m. PST |
and it is the easiest to paint, not even needing primer coat. All models should be primed. |
| Dynaman8789 | 08 Apr 2013 5:12 a.m. PST |
> All models should be primed. Perhaps, but I hate how an extra layer of paint/primer ruins details. Even a thin layer. |
| Proniakin | 08 Apr 2013 5:14 a.m. PST |
A few years ago, the different vehicle colors available were all spraypainted on white resin. Has Craig switched to colored resin? |
| MajorB | 08 Apr 2013 5:42 a.m. PST |
> All models should be primed.Perhaps, but I hate how an extra layer of paint/primer ruins details. Even a thin layer. I have never found that a thin layer of paint obscures detail. Perhaps you are laying it on too thick? On the contrary, I often found that the priming coat brings up the detail so that I can see it to paint it. |
| Dynaman8789 | 08 Apr 2013 5:57 a.m. PST |
I have quite a bit of GHQ microarmor, I got a lot of my painting habits from working with them. Even a thin layer of extra paint will obscure details on those. |
| MajorB | 08 Apr 2013 7:08 a.m. PST |
I have quite a bit of GHQ microarmor, Those GHQ are a bit of an exception – I have heard that the detail on them is very fine. But if it's so fine that you can't see it after priming, why bother? As for resin, the material is not capable of holding fine detail so you won't have any problem priming them. |
| zoneofcontrol | 08 Apr 2013 8:36 a.m. PST |
Dynaman-
Don't get sucked in by baiters and trollers. |
| Dynaman8789 | 08 Apr 2013 9:34 a.m. PST |
Don't worry, I'm not. If I have no problem with the thousand plus minis I've painted without priming no amount of discussion will change my mind… |
 John the OFM   | 08 Apr 2013 10:49 a.m. PST |
…no amount of discussion will change my mind… Good for you, sir. |
| Dynaman8789 | 08 Apr 2013 10:59 a.m. PST |
Don't worry John, I KNOW I'm in good company. Neat how you snipped that to delete all the meaning to boot! I see a future in polical news coverage gone wasted! |
| MajorB | 08 Apr 2013 12:55 p.m. PST |
If nothing else, priming brings out the colours far better than not priming at all, although I suppose it depends on your painting style. |
| Dynaman8789 | 08 Apr 2013 1:22 p.m. PST |
I've noticed priming made the colors worse, most likely I was doing something "wrong" on the attempts where I primed, but as I say- if one is happy with the results one gets using the current method then no need to switch. |
| MajorB | 08 Apr 2013 2:35 p.m. PST |
I've noticed priming made the colors worse, most likely I was doing something "wrong" on the attempts where I primed, I think it depends on the colour of primer you use. Acrylic paint is actually slightly translucent so the primer colour will affect the result. I prefer to prime in white as it brings out the colour brighter. Figures primed in black look (to me) positively dingy in comparison unless you put on several layers, and that will of course obscure detail as you have previously suggested. |
| Dynaman8789 | 08 Apr 2013 4:26 p.m. PST |
On stuff that I do have to prime, white is the color I go with. Black is certainly not good for the purpose. |
| Proniakin | 08 Apr 2013 6:27 p.m. PST |
GamingModels come prepainted. At $5 USD each, one of the best deals going. |
