 ochoin  | 21 Jul 2015 2:47 a.m. PST |
I've acquired my first one: a Dark Ages watch tower. Any special techniques needed in painting it? |
| 53Punisher | 21 Jul 2015 5:00 a.m. PST |
All I've ever done was give them a primer sealer before painting. Never any problems. |
| Winston Smith | 21 Jul 2015 5:47 a.m. PST |
All the ones advertised, including that beautiful prepainted church, show those awful scorch marks. How do you paint over them ? Is regular acrylic paint ok? |
| Mirosav | 21 Jul 2015 6:10 a.m. PST |
I tend to use a dark primer to cover any scorch marks. |
 Extra Crispy  | 21 Jul 2015 6:49 a.m. PST |
I seal them with clear then spray prime. I use a dark gray spray paint as it covers the scorch marks. The painted kits are spray painted using masks, THEN cut, as it is fast and cheap, but does leave those marks. Mind you in some cases they look cool. On my fantasy fortress walls it gives the walls a weathered, run down look. |
| Giles the Zog | 21 Jul 2015 8:29 a.m. PST |
Regular acrylic paint will work – 4ground sell paints that are the same colour. I have used them on some of their kits and they cover up the marks easily. |
| Cheriton | 21 Jul 2015 9:30 a.m. PST |
that beautiful prepainted church Are all their models available both ways…unpainted kits as well as painted? 
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| Mako11 | 21 Jul 2015 10:48 a.m. PST |
Does sanding remove the scorch marks, or are they burned deep into the wood, so you need to just cover it up with primer/paint? |
| BelgianRay | 21 Jul 2015 11:05 a.m. PST |
For touching up the scorch marks on prepainted buildings : complete the building then go over the scorch marks with diluted white woodglue, it will be transluscent when dry. You can then paint over it straight away with acrylics. |
| ochoin | 21 Jul 2015 12:52 p.m. PST |
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| bsrlee | 21 Jul 2015 8:36 p.m. PST |
Most of the buildings are made from MDF, so if you are painting them and they are bare – like the Sarrissa buildings – then the first thing to put on is an undercoat which is NOT water based, the stinky stuff that comes in a spray can is probably best, clear top coat works well if you have plenty on hand. Water is the enemy of MDF, which is really just cardboard with attitude. |
| chironex | 27 Jul 2015 2:56 a.m. PST |
I usually start with an aeromodelling dope, but if I want a rougher texture I use a gesso primer. |
| OSchmidt | 27 Jul 2015 6:53 a.m. PST |
Kilz That's the name, comes in acrylic or alkyd, can get it cheap at any hardware store, one pint will last forever, covers everything and anything with one hit. |
