Experience with proscale paints?

[FunkyChiken]

I've used Zero paints for airbrushing for quite some time.  But I've recently had bad experiences, grey primer too thick - which wasn't so bad, it effectively  doubled the amount of paint! But also white primer that ends up thick and textured, and the most recent grey primer that came in a plastic bottle ended up being thick and gloopy such that it couldn't be thinned for use. 

 

So I'm tempted by proscale paints, it's a British company,  and they have a wide selection of colours, primers and other stuff- like flocking...

 

Do any of you have experience with base coats, primers or their 2k clear coat system? Thanks! 

[Mike]

Those primers use the same bottles that Alclad primers used at one point, which might mean nothing, but the description micro filler primer sounds appealing.  That's what Alclad primer says on the bottle.

[keefr22]

No experience with proscale, and it has no direct relevence to your question, but for years now I've been using Mr Hobby (from Gunze I think) Mr Finishing surfacer 1500 which (touch wood!) has always been very reliable and gives a lovely smooth, resiliant finish. I thin it quite significantly with their Levelling thinner and a bottle lasts for many models. I have some bottles nearly ten years old that still thin and spray really well.

 

Might be worth a try?

 

35 minutes ago, FunkyChiken said:

and the most recent grey primer that came in a plastic bottle ended up being thick and gloopy such that it couldn't be thinned for use. 

 

There were a lot of problems reported on different groups with their paints in plastic bottles going off like that. When I read about it I decided to check those I had in stock and decant them into glass bottles - at least a quarter of the bottles had 'gone bad' - annoying as they weren't cheap! Zero have recently made a lot of noise about going back to glass bottles. Can't think why.....!! 🤣

 

Keith

[Mike]

I've been mooching around their site, and I know who's behind the brand, so have dropped them a line to see if we can get some test samples.  If the primers are anything like Alclad, they'll be going to the head of my primer pick-list once my last few bottles of Alclad primer run out.  It should be against the law to sell primers in anything smaller than 100ml bottles!

 

I'm going to move this to Paint, as it could be of interest well beyond the painting of vehicles

[keefr22]

10 hours ago, Mike said:

If the primers are anything like Alclad,

 

Last (and first, actually)  time I used Alclad micro filler primer I was so heavy handed using it like a 'normal' primer, that I filled in all the panels lines on a Fujimi British Phantom kit....!! 🤣

 

Keith

[keefr22]

10 hours ago, Mike said:

I know who's behind the brand,

 

If Paul were to send you some base coat colours you have no use for Mike, I'd be happy to sacrifice a car body or two in the interests of science....!!  🤣

 

Keith

[Mike]

2 hours ago, keefr22 said:

I was so heavy handed using it like a 'normal' primer, that I filled in all the panels lines on a Fujimi British Phantom kit....!! 🤣

You iz a numpty, although I suspect you knew that.  Light coats young Padwan, light coats.

[FunkyChiken]

Thanks for the input on this topic, back in January, I bit the bullet and bought some Proscale paint.

I've used the primer on my Mazda MX5, and this weekend base coated with the Blue and top coated with the 2k.

 

so my experience is that:

 

the Grey primer is thick - I had to decant some and thin with Lacquer - on a positive side, I get 20% more paint! And it covers well. Not as well as Zero grey, but with a few more coats its good.

The White primer is perfect traight from the bottle and covers the grey really well.

The  blue went on really well, sprays nicely, and did not need more than 3 coats for coverage.

 

 

 

this image is after 2 mist coats, 2 heavy coats of the 2k. mixed as recommended by their website / youtube videos.

 

 

I'm happy with those results, in real life, the flakes look in scale, the colour has depth and is polishing up nicely.