RE: [GZG] Primers

["Michael Brown" <mwsaber6@xxxxxxx>]

I'll jump in now :)  

Either White of Grey, depending on what color is on sale.  Generally I prime
in the base uniform color (OD, Feldgrau, tan).  I use grey for Armies that
have a lot of grey in their uniforms (Prussians) and white for those with
more white (French, Austrian, and Spanish).

I have found that Discount Brand spray paint works as well as expensive
primer.

Mike
(Just finished 600 15mm 1809 French Infantry)


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Sent: Friday, March 03, 2006 5:24 PM
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Subject: Re: [GZG] Primers

Thomas Barclay wrote:

>I found Tester's primers too slippery. Not interested in trying to sand a
25mm figure! 
>
>I use Armoury Grey primer. I found their black too gritty for my taste. 
>
>Am I the *only* one who uses Grey? I find white lightens up overlaid
colours and black
>darkens them down. If I want the applied colour to appear as it does in the
paint pot (or
>as it would when painted on most tan cardstock), I prefer the grey. If I
use black, it
>inevitably darkens things plus makes it hard to see figure detail - shadow
and primer
>combine to make it hard for me to see what I'm painting. White, OTOH, makes
it difficult
>to paint some colours on (I primed some UNSC hardsuits white, tried
painting them white,
>and then cursed myself). Grey seems to be a good base colour for most
greens or sand
>colours (common camouflage colours). 
>
>Automotive primers I find tend to be too slick for my taste, though some of
them might not
>be bad. 
>
>I haven't yet tried airbrush primers, but it struck me they'd go on a mite
bit watery on
>shiny slick figures... so maybe not deposit so evenly.
>
>So, my recommendation is Armoury primers. 
>
>TomB
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I like the Krylon Sandable Primer in Grey. I agree with you on the black 
vs. white issue. Grey is the best of both worlds for figures. I'm still 
undecided with vehicles between grey and black. I think it might depend 
on your painting method.

-Mark

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