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| Citadel colour; advice before I jump in the deep end | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Jun 15 2010, 04:22 PM (530 Views) | |
| heraldcoupe | Jun 15 2010, 04:22 PM Post #1 |
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Rather than making all of my own mistakes, I'd like to learn from those who've used these paints before! What can/can't I use for thinning them is the obvious one? I have Tin Bitz and Boltgun Metal, which I intend to airbrush with. Any odd characteristics I should be aware of before using these paints? Cheers, Bill. |
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| phantomdriver | Jun 15 2010, 04:40 PM Post #2 |
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Fox Mulder's soul brother.....
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try distilled water as a weapon of choice, because the batches channge, don't over thin.. build up each coat |
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| peebeep | Jun 15 2010, 04:41 PM Post #3 |
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Lots Of Trouble Usually Serious
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I've thinned them with window cleaner - Turtle Wax Clue Vue to be precise. It worked very well. peebeep |
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| f4sooty | Jun 15 2010, 05:14 PM Post #4 |
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i use a drop of tamiya thinners which i put directly into the bottle as i find that Citadel paints tend to get a little thicker overtime. |
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| heraldcoupe | Jun 15 2010, 05:39 PM Post #5 |
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I generally use IPA in preference to Tamiya thinners, any reason I shouldn't with the Citadel paints? Other than that, I have DI water, while screenwash of various types is plentiful, Cheers, Bill. |
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| The Hooded Claw | Jun 15 2010, 05:47 PM Post #6 |
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Why would you thin paint with India Pale Ale THC |
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| f4sooty | Jun 15 2010, 05:50 PM Post #7 |
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Bill, just put some ipa into my boltgun metal as a test and it thins it beautifully. whether you would need some retarder in with it i don't know. |
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| heraldcoupe | Jun 15 2010, 05:55 PM Post #8 |
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All great help thanks, I'll keep the india pale ale for after the painting..... I'm presuming there's nothing too fragile about this finish, I will need to mask it afterwards, and intend to seal it with Klear. Cheers, Bill. |
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| heraldcoupe | Jun 17 2010, 12:03 AM Post #9 |
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Strangely, I couldn't get the Citadel paints to behave at all with my IPA, but both sprayed quite happily when diluted only with DI water. I've had previous problems with IPA, which I put down to a dodgy ebay purchase. This time it's decent quality stuff from a reliable source though, turned the paint to gunge when they were mixed..... Cheers, Bill. |
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| Bill Clark | Jul 5 2010, 09:35 PM Post #10 |
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Bill, I've used Xtracylic thinners (its all I had!) and a few drops of Windsor & Newton Acry;ic flow enhancer with Citadel colours (Blood Red is a great match for Signal Red!) and it sprayed on a treat! Chaos Black and Skull White are my paints of choice - for black and white....Mithril Silver - superb!!! These paints also brush really well - in fact one of the only brands of paints I've used that I can use a brush to touch up areas...
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| heraldcoupe | Jul 7 2010, 06:54 AM Post #11 |
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I've used these now with very pleasing results. Agreed they brush nicely too, ideal for touching in shiny bits on 1/72 undercarriage! Cheers, Bill. |
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