"Primer for Company B 28mm vehicle castings?" Topic
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| boggler | 16 Oct 2016 3:38 a.m. PST |
A project for my Back of Beyond Bolsheviks army: link |
| Diddy12 | 16 Oct 2016 4:19 a.m. PST |
I've painted up some of Company B's Italian vehicles using acrylics with no problem. However I also bought an Sdkfz221 armoured car and the same acrylic paint has just puddled on it as if I was painting with water ! It seems to be totally different resin material, presumably because the level of casting detail is so different. (It almost looks 3D printed). I washed the casting beforehand and eventually I got the paint to spread after leaving it to dry for a few seconds but it has needed a few coats which makes the paint finish uneven and starts to obscure the detail. Any ideas? Does it need a spray primer? (from an auto shop maybe?) |
| Vigilant | 16 Oct 2016 4:32 a.m. PST |
Personally I always use auto primer before painting on any material, but especially resin as it can vary from mix to mix. |
| idontbelieveit | 16 Oct 2016 5:02 a.m. PST |
I'm not sure, but I think Company B's resin stuff is cast by Die Waffenkammer/JTFM? He recommends using an enamel primer. I have used alclad successfully. |
 miniMo  | 16 Oct 2016 12:44 p.m. PST |
I use the self-etching auto-primer on all resin models, including Company B and JTFM. |
 Bobgnar | 16 Oct 2016 3:26 p.m. PST |
I have had no problem painting a number of Company B vehicles. I've done them with straight Valio paint. Then covered them with polyurethane varnish. |
 BAMeyer  | 17 Oct 2016 9:21 a.m. PST |
We haven't had an issue with this model before. We always recommend a detergent scrub followed by a primer coat. We have found that a light coat of Rustoleum auto primer, available in light gray, dark gray and red oxide does the job without obscuring detail. Bruce
Company B |
| Diddy12 | 18 Oct 2016 12:37 p.m. PST |
Thank you to all respondents. (Special thanks to Bruce from Company B – I really appreciate that). I've finished the inking, highlighting and weathering and it has come up very well. (I was starting to despair a few days ago!) I've already got some primer ordered up in anticipation for next time. Maybe it was just the mix for this one or I didn't was it adequately but the fact remains that it looks a really good model with great detail and I'll be getting some more from the UK supplier – and I'll base those with spray primer ! |
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bases up the start of his 1:72 scale WWII Russians.