"When Should You Choose Acrylic Paints for Models..." Topic
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| Tango01 | 05 Jan 2019 9:29 p.m. PST |
… and Miniatures? "Acrylic paints are often the first choice of modelers due to their easy cleanup. Are they the best paints for your project? When choosing paint for your next miniature project consider these points before you reach for your paints:…."
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ZULUPAUL  | 06 Jan 2019 4:19 a.m. PST |
I have used acrylic craft paints for years without any problems on porous & non-porous surfaces. |
| IronDuke596 | 06 Jan 2019 7:02 a.m. PST |
A good article. My decision to stay with enamel paints has been vindicated. |
 etotheipi  | 06 Jan 2019 7:02 a.m. PST |
When you click on the first instance of the word "miniature" in the article, it takes you to a "basics" page on dollhouse miniatures. There is a lovely article on quarterscale dollhouses and O scale model train interchangeability. Oddly, enough, nothing about using 25mm/28mm/32mm with quarterscale or O scale … |
| Jcfrog | 06 Jan 2019 9:54 a.m. PST |
When the cat tells you he can't stand the smell of oils. |
| CeruLucifus | 06 Jan 2019 1:40 p.m. PST |
This article is on a general crafts site. (It's what I think of as a clickbait site but never mind.) As far as value to wargaming miniatures painters, or modelers, this article only covers artist paints, student paints, and craft paints. No model paints or miniatures paints. I would think this is a big red flag signifying dubious value for our purposes, or at least myopia. (Personally I switched years ago from hobby/model/miniatures paints to artist paints, but the choice is worth weighing and certainly not every painter goes that way.) There is however an example linked by the site of painting wargaming miniatures, or at least RPG miniatures. Under section "Acrylic Paints Have The Advantage of Fast Drying Thin Layers", click the link "highlight miniature details" which goes to a beginner article for painting metal miniatures, and the photos examples are Lord of the Rings metal figures. |
| Tango01 | 06 Jan 2019 3:34 p.m. PST |
Glad you enjoyed it my friend!. Amicalement
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| Bowman | 08 Jan 2019 8:44 a.m. PST |
My decision to stay with enamel paints has been vindicated. Lol. And the same article hasn't convinced me to abandon acrylics. Will the object be handled? If so, it should be painted with enamel/oil paint. Ah, ……no. |
| Tango01 | 08 Jan 2019 1:00 p.m. PST |
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