I've had my first experiments today with acrylics after being a life long user of enamels.
I've experimented using screen wash as a thinner and cleaning agent and also tried using Testors acrylic thinner which seems to work better as a thinner, so that's what I'll stick with (not for cleaning as it's too expensive !!).
Also used Tamiya and Humbrol acrylics on test pieces. The Tamiya pigment seems better, but for some reason, the Humbrol seems to come out better once under a coat of Humbrol spray varnish.
So my questions are:
1. Are the Xtracrylics a good swap for Xtracolour in terms of colour matching ?
2. I prefer to coat the external surfaces of my aircraft models in gloss to aid decal fixing. Are the Xtracrylics gloss finish ?
3. If not, what do you guys do to get the gloss finish, do you add some kind of gloss agent to the paint or varnish afterwards ?
Any advice appreciated.
I have to say, I'm really impressed with the benefits of acrylics, fast drying times, no solvent smells and so far, found them quite easy to use as long as you put a very fine coat down first to prevent beading.
Cheers
Neil