"Dupli-Color Primer on Soft Plastics?" Topic
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Mister Tibbles | 28 Mar 2014 6:29 p.m. PST |
I have some soft plastic 1:72 figures to prime. My favorite primer for metal miniatures is Dupli-Color sandable primer. Would this work on soft plastic figures, or would it react badly with the soft plastic? This is my first foray into painting soft plastic. I have some figures from Caesar and would like to get more from other manufacturers. |
Cyrus the Great | 28 Mar 2014 6:55 p.m. PST |
Take some of the plastic sprue and spray it. That will tell you all you need to know. |
Mister Tibbles | 28 Mar 2014 7:12 p.m. PST |
Unfortunately, Caesar doesn't have any sprues. They cut off the figure from the sprue before they package them. |
Bobgnar | 28 Mar 2014 7:21 p.m. PST |
I don't think anything will have a negative impact on that soft plastic that they use. But if you must tested do it on the bottom of a figured bass that's a nice surface. |
Cyrus the Great | 28 Mar 2014 7:42 p.m. PST |
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Texas Jack | 29 Mar 2014 7:40 a.m. PST |
I tried Dupli-Color plastic primer on some HaT figures (so quite soft plastic) a couple of times and the results were very poor. There was no damage to the plastic, it simply didnīt work well at all. When I tried painting the figures the paint behaved as if there were no primer there at all. But I have no experience with sandable primer, so perhaps your results will be better than mine. |
Ivan DBA | 29 Mar 2014 10:19 a.m. PST |
There have got to be a couple useless poses on the box, that has been the way with every set of 1/72 plastics I ever bought. Test it out on those. |
Mister Tibbles | 29 Mar 2014 11:33 a.m. PST |
I'll try a test shot on a useless pose. I never thought of doing that. Thanks for the tip. |
Sgt Slag | 29 Mar 2014 5:33 p.m. PST |
I use Artist's Gesso for primer; it is available in white, gray, or black (there is a clear version, but it is not useful for miniatures). It is a brush-on, but it works well. It is available at any art supply store. Cheers! |
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