Re: [GZG] Metal Primer

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ks like GHQ's Terrain Maker! I've done quite a bit of that--but I
painted the edges of the hexes brown to make them blend better when
there are gaps.
 
Ah burning tanks, diving planes. Looks like nice day...

F.P. Kiesche III
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scribble, scribble, eh?" (The Duke of Gloucester, on being presented
with Volume 2 of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.) Blogging at
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--- On Mon, 1/26/09, Sylvester M. W. <xveers@gmail.com> wrote:

From: Sylvester M. W. <xveers@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [GZG] Metal Primer
To: gzg-l@vermouth.csua.berkeley.edu
Date: Monday, January 26, 2009, 10:59 PM

> There is a valid issue about surface detail and paint layers. It
depends a
> bit what you are painting. If it was 6mm tanks and figures, I might
just
try
> the 'basecoat camo priming' scheme suggested to remove a layer. On
25mm
> stuff and even on the 15mm I've painted (and FT ships), I've found
a thin
> and even application of the Armoury Grey doesn't kill too much,
especially
> if my paints aren't too thick (and they don't have to be on a
primed model
> if they aren't cheap paints with weak pigment).

As someone who does a lot of 6mm microarmor, the primer I recommend is
Tamyia brand. It has a very light, fine spray that goes on very nicely
onto metal with good adhesion, and still lets all the detail be
visible (to give you an idea, I have a Pz35(t), a czech light tank
that I painted up, and you can still make out, quite clearly, the
rivets on the turret. Linky:
http://xveers.deviantart.com/art/Polikarpov-Pass-103714183 ). I
believe they do other colors than just light grey, which is what I
use.

Additionally, going with the "primer is basecoat" method is possible
with some armies/navies, but with others, you're very quickly going to
find yourself hamstrung with either the poor adhesion of various
colored sprays, or the limited color selection of proper primers.

As always, your YMMV.

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