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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.

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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

 

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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.

 

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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

 

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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.

 

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Back to regular programming....

 

Painting finished and tracks attached

 

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Gloss coated and wash applied

 

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I've got a couple more bits to attach, then matt coat and then weathering.

 

Bill

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