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kodiakblair21 Nov 2020 9:27 a.m. PST

Voted "No" but I've definitely considered it.

IronDuke596 Supporting Member of TMP21 Nov 2020 10:29 a.m. PST

I have used other brands with micro tips to produce stripes and a beading effect.

Frederick Supporting Member of TMP21 Nov 2020 12:08 p.m. PST

I use Artists Pens in various colours

Personal logo etotheipi Sponsoring Member of TMP21 Nov 2020 2:10 p.m. PST

Yes, it's mostly how I dot my eyes.

The ultra-fine is also good for plaid, stripes, and tattoos.

Underlayers are nice as most darker colours will bleed through lighter paints.

Sharpie paint pens also seem to work better for me to hit raised details, like one swipe with a silver paint pen to hit all the buttons down the front of a jacket.

Gear Pilot21 Nov 2020 4:12 p.m. PST

I tried them once for black lining, but they ran after I dull coated them even though I let them dry for 24 hours.

von Schwartz21 Nov 2020 6:06 p.m. PST

Gear Pilot, I used to have the same problem, try gloss coating the figs first then black line and shade wash if you desire, then dull coat.

I use them all the time for painting reins on 15mm cavalry, painting frogging on hussar jackets, piping and lace on hats, detailing flags, and other fine work. There are Sharpies and there are fine tipped brush pens, both very useful.

John the Greater22 Nov 2020 8:00 a.m. PST

I use old fashioned steel nib pens for a lot of the detail work.

COL Scott ret24 Nov 2020 10:27 p.m. PST

I had a friend in High School who one time experimented painting an entire regiment of Airfix with markers (no idea the brand). It wasn't good but it did put another regiment into the line of battle.

gounour24 Nov 2020 11:39 p.m. PST

tried to use pen once, but the problem is not with the brush,but with my declining eyesight…
and they do not sell brand new eyes near my place, or on any website I buy

Personal logo Dye4minis Supporting Member of TMP27 Nov 2020 8:51 a.m. PST

I use fine tip white and yellow for lace around my 10mm tricorn wearing figs. Less of a problem having to go back over the too thickly hand painted ones with black.

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