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I notice you are not a user of Tamiya Acrylics... is there a reason for this? At the moment they are available locally for less than Humbrol or revell colours so my collection is increasing no no particular reason as they are quite good i believe although i was put off many years ago by the first p...

ta terrier !!

may do some videos for clearer explanation may do the roof technique first as i have another hornby 47 comming for spares !!

cheers amsie !!

collected from mid mid 70's onwards so many years collection ( dread to think of cost !!) each paint has individual uses even oil paints of the same colour can have difrent variations from difrent manufacturers , so realy i have many to add ( and all my paints are not pictured ) also you can only se...

bogies and underframes are a work in progress , the start is a track colour brushed onto all the bogies and undersides , believing humbrols track colour was no longer available i mixed my own from 29,186and 33 to darken ( taking care not to be too dark ) mainly because dark washes will be added late...

so without further a do my first and one of my present projects a hornby class 47 for my layout in planning "windsor bridge " hornby loco was baught cheap for 25 quid as a previous re paint ( quite good job but will bennefit from more work ) the grey roof is incorrect as 47555 had a blue r...

basicaly doing a thread on all maners of painting , a little about my painting background i have worked as an industrial and automotive painter as well as industrial painter decorator , i have also been a model maker for the past 41 yrs and proffesional artist ( as well as my day job ) for the last ...

the problem you are encountering is that black is seldom just black , it can be a bitch to match depending on not only colour mix but also on surface finnishes try this experiment take a darkish blue simmilar to french ultramarine and a brown close to burn umber or raw umber then mix them together ,...

I find that the paints from the 99p shop are quite good for weathering especially when watered down a bit, but they do tend to dry rapidly. As weathering is not a precision finish it can be slopped on to any desired effect, or are there any paint spot counters out there to say that the results are ...

the first painting i did with interactives , they give a lot more working time so are closer to oils than normal acrylics

That's very interesting stuff - though grade #2 begs the question as to why there's such a huge variation on price. . basicly because they are top end acrylics "interactives " or "opens" i use atellier interactives but they have the added advantage of being re workable days afte...

speaking as a model maker / professional artist of many years acrylics come in 5 grades 1....... modellers difrent brands and only slight difrences 2 ........artists "open " acrylics ultimate quality £7.00- £40.00 for 1 80ml tube reworkable up to 24hrs later 3 .........artists acrylic stil...

the problem with the british public is , they want it now and expect it without having to do such things as save !! that runs into every aspect of life most couples getting married now expect their first house to be fully kitted out with every gizmo without the hard work associated with setting up a...

thing is trading with china to produce things for us to a schedule must be an absolute nightmare ......... those that remember the first mitsubishis from japan will no doubt remmember a car called the starrion ( should have been stallion ) but language barriers saw it with its cocked up name hornby ...