Big_Bad_Bill Posted June 21, 2022 Author Share Posted June 21, 2022 25 minutes ago, Geo1966 said: I read/heard somewhere that Semi Gloss is best for pin washes and weathering, as it allows the paint to bite a bit and not just slip on the surface. Would appreciate your thoughts. George Interesting - first I've heard of that one. I can see how it could be the best of both. I may give it ago, although I'll have to test how Tamiya flat base works with Quick Shine first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Bad_Bill Posted July 2, 2022 Author Share Posted July 2, 2022 On 21/06/2022 at 08:48, Big_Bad_Bill said: Interesting - first I've heard of that one. I can see how it could be the best of both. I may give it ago, although I'll have to test how Tamiya flat base works with Quick Shine first. Right, I tried it out. Tamiya flat base seems to work with Quick Shine I tried it out on my guinea pig AMX 13. From left to right, Quick Shine with flat base, straight Quick Shine, Vallejo matt varnish and Tamiya gloss with flat base above the exhaust. Here I tried the wash. On the straight gloss it flowed into the crevices whereas on the other's it stayed put. I left it overnight and tried to clean it up with a Q-Tip Again on the gloss it cleaned up nicely, but on the matt and satin it wouldn't budge. Depending on how you do your washes would depend on the best option. Personally, I prefer the gloss so I'll stick with that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Bad_Bill Posted July 2, 2022 Author Share Posted July 2, 2022 Back to regular programming.... Painting finished and tracks attached Gloss coated and wash applied I've got a couple more bits to attach, then matt coat and then weathering. Bill 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Bad_Bill Posted July 10, 2022 Author Share Posted July 10, 2022 Folks, I've skipped a couple of steps and went straight for the RFI Thanks to all that stayed with the build. Hope you enjoy the finished article. Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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