Re: Painting question - Orange

At 10:47 AM -0400 10/6/99, Roger Books wrote:
> > Jon Davis wrote:
>> >
>> > I tried to paint an orange base coat on a starship figure last
night.
>> > I had primed it with white.  Ral Partha Orange was very thin and I
>> > wasn't terribly happy with the first coat's results.  I also tried
>> > an old bottle of Citadel Hobgoblin Orange and the results were even
>> > worse.
>> >
>> > Are there any suggestions for better coverage or a primer base
color
>> > that would do a better job for a one coat layer of orane base?
>
>Try Eiliens craft paints.  I get better coverage with them than any of
>the miniatures paints and they are cheaper.
>
>Find them at better fabric and crafts stores everywhere. :)
>

and the difference between Citadel inks or Dragon Colors washes and 
the artists acrylic inks is amazing. I've got a BFG Eldar cruiser 
done up in a blue theme, and the Marine Blue ink wash has the cruiser 
positively glowing with Cherenkov radiation.

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