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12-02-2009, 09:22 AM
Angry.Android
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I've seen the primer here on the tank, but i don't know if it sold here on Argentina.
In any case, it's just the upper arms. I mean, it's only like 5-7 milimeters, i'm not that nitpicky.
On the other hand, i've painted Chuckle's pink flowers and i'm really really happy how they come up. If not for the gloss of the enamels, it looks almost factory made.
Have you considered Gesso as a primer? I use it on minis (warhammer 40k) and it works great. You can dilute it but you don't have to. I lay down a layer of Gesso, let it dry/cure. It will shrink to hug the details of your item. Then i paint it with acrylics. Very thin, multiple layers. Let it dry all the way. Once those dry, you can paint the parts in Polyshades (a floor stain/sealer 2-in-1) Use the Polyshades Satin finish, Tudor is a good color. The polyshades will fill the parts low points with the stain, which will give your figure the illusion of shadows. It also puts on a layer of acrylic on it which will seal it and protect it from paint wear. Gotta be careful around the arm joints though, so it doesn't glue up the joint and ruin articulation. Once its fully dry (about 24 hours) you can hit it with some matte spray to kill the small shine and then when that dries, reassemble the figure. If you decide to do this, give it a test run on a throw-away figure first. Oh, and the gesso makes an effective primer regardless of humidity.
Just my 2 cents, ymmv!
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