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    Vallejo Acrylic Flat Red

    in Paint

    Posted

    Hi All,

     

    I am having trouble with a bottle of Flat Red  - in the bottle and even in a  pot after  thoroughly  shaking and stiring, the red  looks  more like a  Salmon Pink colour  and not like the Red colour I am used to seeing in Tamiya's version of Flat Red.

    When I paint with it over the top of Vallejo  Black surface primer  it needs a good few coats  - however I am still not convinced  that it is a rich enough  Red like the Tamiya version of it, also It is drying not very flat  more a satin finish.

    Any ideas please?

     

    Erk.

    Attack on La Haye Sainte (Waterloo)

    in Figure Work In Progress

    Posted

    5 hours ago, Ratch said:

    Interested to see how you get on with this :thumbsup:

    Thank you kindly mate, there will be around 100 figures  or perhaps a little more  consisting of  the Two KGL  regiments in the Farm  and just outside, then by the wall slightly up the hill a couple of  95th  sharp shooters,  and  around the front at other end abour Four  Cuirassiers  and  the 55th  attacking,  the Dio board will be about 3 feet  long and  1.5 feet wide (would love to have made it bigger but lack of space  to keep it).

     

    Erk.

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    28mm Napoleonic Dio

    in Figure Work In Progress

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    Jim I have been having some troubles with brush on clear top coats, I brought a jar of Mr Hobby Colour Gunze/Sangyo  Flat Clear, but when I  brushed it on straight from the jar  it made my Acrylic paintwork mix  together  - somehow  they reacted to it  despite the Acrylic paintwork  being more then 12hours on the figure.

    It was a brand new jar I brought,  a couple of days ago  - I  then tried to dilute it 50/50  with distilled water, this went ontop of the first layer ok  (No reaction)  but what I did find even with a couple of brush on coats  - it has not gone flat  if anything it has a shiny finish to it almost like a satin  yet it says Flat Clear on the jar.

     

    Only thing I will say  - with my last Two models I did not use a  propper primer  instead I used a basic flat Black Tamiya pot  of Acrylic  to act as a primer.

     

    Erk.

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    28mm Napoleonic Dio

    in Figure Work In Progress

    Posted

    7 minutes ago, Jim Wasley said:

    Yes you are right Perry are a nice figure,the Victrix box is one of their early works and they are getting better.Will look forward to seeing yours when finished.

    Jim.

    I'm a long long way off Jim  as I want to make it as realistic as possible, also I am just working on the figures for now as I buy them  - then  for an xmas prezzy to myself I will buy the MDF  farm house  and get a base, then it will be time for the real modeling skills to start.

     

    Erk.

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    28mm Napoleonic Dio

    in Figure Work In Progress

    Posted

    Thanks for that Jim,   I am  toying between Perry and Victrix, I have tried both in thier single Sprue   set ups  (saves money not buying the box)  but found  with the Perry  french  Infantry that  there is cut outs  on thier backs to take the  back packs,  this doesnt  seem to be an issue with Victrix  but I find the accuracy  and scale detail of the Perry range to be better.

    I am doing a dio on the attack on La Haye Sainte   and understand a good amount of KGL troops were the Light infantry  and would not have worn back packs.

     

    Erk.

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    28mm Napoleonic Dio

    in Figure Work In Progress

    Posted · Edited by ERK

    10 hours ago, Jim Wasley said:

    Thanks Erk,Sorry I'm late to acknowledge you,Did not know you commented.Yes Waterloo is a nice period you can paint so many different Armies from both sides.

    Cheers Jim.

    Thanks Jim.

     

    Erk.

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