nnascati | 28 May 2019 1:24 p.m. PST |
All, I am getting ready to start painting a 10mm acw force for the first time in years. I am thinking of priming in the base color, light blue for the union, grey for the rebs. Yes or no? |
JimDuncanUK | 28 May 2019 1:38 p.m. PST |
You don't say whether you are going to highlight these figures or wash them with ink. |
Garand | 28 May 2019 1:42 p.m. PST |
I would. Depending on how good your grey primer is, you might not even need to basecoat the uniforms for the Rebs. I don't know what you would use for light blue though, but if there is a primer-grade paint or spray out there, that'd be great… Damon. |
miniMo | 28 May 2019 1:43 p.m. PST |
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dapeters | 28 May 2019 1:49 p.m. PST |
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mjkerner | 28 May 2019 1:52 p.m. PST |
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Aethelflaeda was framed | 28 May 2019 2:05 p.m. PST |
I would go darker rather than lighter for the base. |
Mr Jones | 28 May 2019 2:10 p.m. PST |
Try priming with the dark blue – that would be like a black undercoat. |
robert piepenbrink | 28 May 2019 2:10 p.m. PST |
In 10mm sure. Probably gray prime the CSA, do flesh and equipment then hit them with a brown wash. With the USA, I'd be more inclined to go with a dark blue prime, damp-brush the trousers and dry-brush the coat. It means a little more fussing with flesh and equipment, but I think it would pay off. A dark coat over a light primer for the Union is just a bit tricky, and in 10mm, you want mass production. |
Nick Bowler | 28 May 2019 2:32 p.m. PST |
There seems to be confusion of primer and base coat. Primer is a specific paint formulation. There are lots of grey primers. Not sure where you would get a blue primer. |
nnascati | 28 May 2019 2:37 p.m. PST |
Sorry, I guess I wasn't clear. I was asking about priming with base color paints. Anyway, I decided to do a light priming with white gesso. |
T Callahan | 28 May 2019 3:17 p.m. PST |
I have mostly 6mm ACW and Napoleonics. I prime in grey, then airbrush the darkest primary uniform color. For Union that would be dark blue, in Napoleonics French Blue, white, red etc. It speeds up the painting figures, especially limbers and artillery. Terry |
ernieR | 28 May 2019 4:12 p.m. PST |
not sure where to get colored primer ? link i've used the Crystal Blue for a Warmachine army , cut my painting time down dramatically . it is more expensive than Krylon etc. but not as expensive as GW for the same size can. Vallejo also makes colored primer in a spray can , even less expensive than AP but i haven't seen it to compare the can size . and for people with an airbrush Stynylrez and Vallejo both make a blue primer |
Extra Crispy | 28 May 2019 5:47 p.m. PST |
I almost never "prime" anything under 15mm. I just lay down a base coat of paint. With two good layers of sealer it's no problem. Working on some 6mm T-72's right now and it's Army Green, then dry brush. No primer used at all. |
Nick Bowler | 28 May 2019 6:31 p.m. PST |
I am different from Extra Crispy -- I never seal. I find that with a quality primer, paint does not wear off, scratch, ding, etc. The one army I had to paint without being primed (bad weather, so I couldnt prime outside) has continued to have paint wear off, even after coats of spray varnish. |
von Schwartz | 28 May 2019 6:51 p.m. PST |
I do a lot of 18th century French and Austrian, I also have several cans of flat white primer. Use shortcuts whenever possible. |
raylev3 | 28 May 2019 10:53 p.m. PST |
I've been spray painting the base color on my miniatures for 30 years. Never had a problem and they still look fine. |
nnascati | 29 May 2019 12:15 p.m. PST |
I received the figures yesterday, so far, 48 painted and based, another 48 started, as well as 12 cavalry and 4 guns with crews. |