First up, the current state of my speeder which I have featured in this space before....
It is coming along. Slowly but along.
I also managed to finally get to a Hobby Lobby (60 miles for me, people!) and buy some Testors Spray Paint and matching pot paint. So I decided to test it out on a couple of Terminators, seen here.
The test, as you can see, is what this spray paint will do to either black-primed or unprimed figures. Initial results.....
Now, this may have evident without a test to you more experienced hands but I far prefer the black-primed on to the unprimed. The odd thing about this spray paint is that it sprays on really really runny and heavy. You cannot see it in this picture but large flat areas collected paint toward the bottom. It did this on the mini-shields on their shoulders but you cannot really see it here. I will say that for the most part is it a LOT less noticable after it dried -- except where the top is still dark (as on their rears). If you do use it, pull way back and let it drift over the figgies. Even then it is really different from regular primer. PS - -IMS, I looked for Winsor Peat Moss at Hobby Lobby. I found the brand but nothing near named Peat. Is this a tube paint? Large tube? Small?
The speeder looks great man.
ReplyDeleteI used to use testors a long time ago. I think that, as you rightly note, the spray paint has to be used with alot of caution.
Don't know a about the windsor peat; IMS's post was the first I'd heard of it.
By the way, did you take advantage of the AT-43 sales? I'm building a bit of an army....
Best, R
Speeder looks like it is coming along. The red paint also looks great, but the runnyness of it sounds like a pain. Could this be from not enough shaking?
ReplyDeleteThe Windso-Newton Peat Ink is an ink, so you are probably best to find it in an art supply store with the other calligraphy stuff.