“Dallas” Kenny X
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Post by “Dallas” Kenny X on Jul 21, 2024 17:12:40 GMT -5
Hey folks- I was a Model Master Enamels diehard for dry brushing for a long time. I always thought their paints were great for that and always got good results.
So I can’t get those anymore… and that sucks. I’ve been dry brushing with Tamiya acrylics, and Vallejo, and they both work great. There’s just one problem…
They don’t smell.
Please don’t thing I’m weird. I just happened to like how Model Master Enamels smelled. I wasn’t emoting paint jars into a bag and huffing it, mind you. Just dry brushing with it. Totally using it as-directed. And I guess I get an olfactory memory thing happening where the smell reminds me of a simpler time, back when I was a kid, building models, painting them with that enamel paint and a brush -of all things, and it sends me to this Happy Place That I can’t really get into any other way.
So guys, is there an enamel out there that works just as good for dry brushing like Model Master did, which also smells good?
Seriously, I promise I’m not huffing model paint.
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Post by stikpusher on Jul 21, 2024 17:16:19 GMT -5
Testors still has their 1/4 oz square bottle enamels, but not a wide color selection in that line. Humbrol has a great range of enamel colors, but they can be hard to find. And lastly Revell enamels are now available here stateside.
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“Dallas” Kenny X
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Post by “Dallas” Kenny X on Jul 21, 2024 18:02:38 GMT -5
Thank you Carlos. I’ll look into Revell and Humbrol. For whatever reason, I never really got in with Testors. Model Master, yes. But not Testors.
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Post by BattleScale Collectica Show on Jul 21, 2024 18:29:55 GMT -5
types.....thinks about it, types some more, then deletes.
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Post by tcoat on Jul 21, 2024 18:46:19 GMT -5
I have found the AK line of paints to be a good replacement for the MM ones. Although actually an acrylic they act much like an enamel.
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Post by stikpusher on Jul 21, 2024 20:32:18 GMT -5
I have found the AK line of paints to be a good replacement for the MM ones. Although actually an acrylic they act much like an enamel. AK makes two lines of paints currently. 3rd Gen which is an acrylic similar to Vallejo, and Real Colors that is a lacquer. Neither is ideal for dry brushing like enamels are.
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Post by john3m on Aug 2, 2024 6:12:29 GMT -5
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Post by deafpanzer on Aug 4, 2024 10:23:56 GMT -5
I am very curious and I'd like to learn more about this. Most of my paint is Vallejo and they are pretty old so I have been looking to try something new. I still use Vallejo for details and figure paintings but they don't spray well anymore.
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