Tank washes - Humbrol enamel

[Richard]

I've been mucking around with washes, not really having used them much for years.

I've been using humbrol flat colours lately as that's the only enamels I can get locally (apart from Tamiya & Xtracolour).

First test is a 1/24 car interior in black leather. I painted the seats and interior a dark gray with drybrushing in lighter shades to bring out the detail. I'd like a 100% black wash to further highlight the seats. The drybrushing is exaggerated compared to the real thing as it can only be seen through the thick plastic windows.

I've used (old) Aeromaster thinners and normal mineral turps, both of which damaged the paint, even after 10 days cure. I have read about Turpenoid and it appears I can buy natural turpenoid locally so I'll try that next. I'd never heard of it before.

The reason I have this in the tank section is because I have a 1/72 Dragon Tiger 1 all painted and drybrushed ready for a wash or two. After all of that I don't want to damage the Humbrol/Xtracolour enamel paint.

Any reccomendations?

Richard

[Andy Mullen]

Good day Richard

Heres a wash I now use instead of the Enamel or Oil washes >> Promodellers Weathering wash <<

HTH

[Leigh]

Turpenoid is very mild and used sparingly should not affect an enamel paint job, I do it all the time. By sparingly I mean pin washes in select spots, if you want to do an all over wash use an acrylic barrier. An all over wash should be over a gloss coat anyway otherwise you'll end up staining the whole model and becomes more of a filter than a wash. Use sparingly because it often dries alot darker than it appears when wet.

[Overhaulin]

Would the Citadel washes be any good ?

http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.p...&hl=citadel