 DWilliams  | 11 Jun 2015 9:38 a.m. PST |
What type of paint do you prefer for your tabletop models and miniatures? (a) Water-based acrylic paint only
(b) Oil-based enamel paint only
(c) I use both types (specify details, if you wish)
(d) ___________________ |
 Condotta | 11 Jun 2015 9:40 a.m. PST |
(c) Oil for horses sometimes. |
| JimDuncanUK | 11 Jun 2015 9:46 a.m. PST |
'A' for the last three decades and 'B' for the previous two. |
| Big Red | 11 Jun 2015 9:49 a.m. PST |
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| Timmo uk | 11 Jun 2015 9:51 a.m. PST |
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| IronDuke596 | 11 Jun 2015 9:56 a.m. PST |
b) enamel for figures and some terrain. |
| vdal1812 | 11 Jun 2015 10:06 a.m. PST |
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 Flashman14 | 11 Jun 2015 10:37 a.m. PST |
Is enamel oil based? [edit -Nm – I googled it.]
Not all oil-based paints are enamels – there is also just, well, oils. And that was an attractive option way back when. Long drying times suggest it's less practical for the modern miniature gamer. |
| John Armatys | 11 Jun 2015 10:44 a.m. PST |
Water based since 1978 (with some oil paint for horses and some monsters in the 1980s), but a coat of polyurethane varnish after painting. |
| Grunt1861 | 11 Jun 2015 11:00 a.m. PST |
c) Oil based for metallics, horses and sometimes faces. Acrylics for everything else. |
| Thomas O | 11 Jun 2015 11:11 a.m. PST |
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| Extrabio1947 | 11 Jun 2015 11:12 a.m. PST |
Since I have the regrettable habit of putting a point on a paintbrush by drawing it through my lips, thank heavens my paints are acrylic. |
| DWilliams | 11 Jun 2015 12:41 p.m. PST |
I'm guilty of the SAME practice, extrabio1947! I started out in oil-based Testors paints as a kid until I discovered Poly-S water-based paints. I have never gone back to oil-based (always hated the smell and clean-up of turpentine and mineral spirits). |
| tigrifsgt | 11 Jun 2015 12:43 p.m. PST |
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| RavenscraftCybernetics | 11 Jun 2015 12:50 p.m. PST |
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| GatorDave | 11 Jun 2015 1:06 p.m. PST |
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| Yesthatphil | 11 Jun 2015 1:46 p.m. PST |
I use a mix of enamels, water-based acrylic, watercolour (horses) and oil paint (horses and flats in particular) … (so – (d)?) Most figures I do have at least two or three of the above. I try to use the right tool for the job rather than just one type. I used to work in the rubber and plastics industry (construction chemicals) so I'm comfortable the smell of a wide range of petrochemical products  * Phil
* That smell … it smelled like … victory … |
| Patrick Sexton | 11 Jun 2015 1:54 p.m. PST |
A since 1983, oils before that. |
| wrgmr1 | 11 Jun 2015 4:36 p.m. PST |
A) now, along time ago Humbrol and Testors. |
| Cyrus the Great | 11 Jun 2015 6:36 p.m. PST |
When I started it was I/R, Floquil and Testors and eventually Humbrol. When Polly S came out I switched and now use acrylic paint. |
| abelp01 | 12 Jun 2015 7:01 a.m. PST |
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goes to sea with the Terrain Mat.