"Enamels" Topic

Do you paint minis with enamel paints?

Haven't used enamels in over 30 years. Never plan to again.

I based coat metal with enamel. But all the rest of the painting is acrylic …

I use some, like Flat Brown, as a horse color.

Used to, many years ago. Then for a while I used enamels for metallics, and enamel dark earth on the bases, when painting the rest in oils. Now, just Humbrol white for the undercoat.

Not since I tried to paint some Der Kriegspielers more than 50 years ago. Oh, the horror.

Not since the 70s.

Yuppers, but they don't work as well as they used to after several rounds of various ingredients being banned.

I used to use it for my 6mm vehicles but now only use enamels for spraying, usually 1/35 but sometimes 1/2400 ships and 6mm. Once I use mine up I probably won't buy more.

Not since the early 80s

Still use them when I can

Not since I was in my twenties. That was a long time ago.

Not since my first Traveller figures when I was 16

Only a few colors for very specialized roles. Like enamel gold (acrylics just don't do as good a job). Even for 1/35 model building I use acrylics now. Less toxic.

Damon.

not any more Started with testor's and humbrol's in the day (1974)

The only enamels I used the last 20 years or so were the Testors aircraft enamels, but I've replaced even those

I just use them for an undercoat, normally sprayed on but even this is becoming less and less as I now primarily use acrylics

No.

Not for a long time.

Yes, still use them priming and base coating 1/1200 & 1/2400 Ships and 20mm Armor / Vehicles. I airbrush and while I use some acrylics I never have to deal with tip dry when using enamels.

I've been using Testors Model Master Enamels since the early 80's.

Why would you?

Not since acrylics became widely available. Switched from Humbrol enamels to acrylics when the range came in, then switched to Vallejo. Less smell and easier to clean up.

Not since the 80's.

Not since the early 1980s.

Yes, I belive the pigments are much better than acrylics.

I use enamel paint as a primer.

I don't use them for figures but I still use Humbrol Enamel for basing purposes.

Not since late 70s or early 80s.

Not since I first tried acrylics over 20 years ago.

Nope

Same as many others not since the early 80's. With limited painting time acrylics are much faster to work with.

I still use about 50-50 enamels -acrylics. Especially now that I know how to use thinners with them.
I only ever use brushes too. Both types have there merits.

I still use enamels. I find the acrylics dry way to fast when I do real fine work, and screw up my brushes. I use artist acrylics as a wash or if I can't find a colour in enamels.

I think some of my paints are over 30 yrs old, and still work great….

I can do shading with them that won't work with acrylics again because they dry too fast.

Get some flow extender or dry retarder.