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Post by tuxit on Apr 16, 2008 12:42:30 GMT
Can anyone give some insight in this paint line ? Experiences ?
I know the marketing stuff, but how are they actually to paint with ? The reason I am asking is that I recovered a box of wood elves from my big pile'o minis and I want to paint them quick and simple with the idea to sell them to a gamer. But the keyword is quick, So I need fast basecoating.
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Post by redcorsairs on Apr 16, 2008 12:53:34 GMT
Only really used them once. But they were good, and cover the surfaces much easier so you don't have to use anywhere near as much paint on the brush.
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Post by armouredwolf on Apr 16, 2008 15:37:32 GMT
They are really nice paints. Much like the P3 line now.. they cover in one easy coat .. no more need of doing multi layers of the same colour.
AW
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Post by bruenor on Apr 16, 2008 18:57:30 GMT
I use them alot, as I like the earthy tones they are. I found them a little thick to go straight on, so would recommend adding a little water, but they still cover extremely well even watered down. Khemri Brown is my most used, as for quickness you can wash either thinned brown or chestnut ink over it and it's done, great for quick robes and such.
All in all nice paints, but thick out of the pot. All those gangsters I painted were done in almost all foundation colours with the exception of the black and whites
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Post by tadme48 on Apr 16, 2008 21:29:13 GMT
Same as Bru has said really. I used them as a good base coat but well thinned down. They dry quickly and you probably are best using a wet pallete for them as they are a devil to get off if they dry and you use an ordinary pallete.
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Post by Tim C on Apr 16, 2008 21:52:12 GMT
The Mechrite Red is the only one I have used but my impression just with this paint is it is good even when thinned quite heavily it still gives fairly good coverage.
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Post by chemicalcaveman on Apr 16, 2008 22:23:38 GMT
Yep, I'll chime in with my impressions. I use the yellows mainly and for such a hard colour to paint it goes on great even over a black basecoat. Just make sure you thin it down.
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Post by tuxit on Apr 17, 2008 7:45:36 GMT
Thanks a lot for all the replies. When in my gameshop yesterday I decided to pick up a few and at home I started painting some prepped woodelves, It was past 3 am before I laid down the brushes, I just couldn't stop painting. They really went on smooth, dried fast and allow me the kind of speedpainting I was looking for. Man it has been ages I had so much fun in army painting, I should do this more lol (oooh noooo tuxit starting gaming again). I almost finished a small unit basecoating (which is exactly the thing I am normally very slow at). I thin them a little with my blending medium, it contains a drying retarder which gives the paint a longer standing time and allow smoother brushing. I noticed these paints seems to be rather hard on your brushes so I am using mostly cheapo brushes.
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Post by Tim C on Apr 18, 2008 8:03:51 GMT
Yes they can be hard on brushes, I am guessing it is the heavy pigment to suspension medium mix that does this.
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