Airfix

[kitnut617]

but I'll have to find a new source of enamels, as there are still things I like using them for.

I used to like Humbrol but like others have found, the new stuff is mostly crap. I was just beginning to like ModelMaster/Testors but now I find they're not being produced anymore.

So I'm in the same boat as you Guy, but what else is out there for enamels ?

[NARSES2]

I still, primarily, use Tamiya acrylics.

I find it can dry to quickly when brush painting.

[Old Wombat]

but I'll have to find a new source of enamels, as there are still things I like using them for.

I used to like Humbrol but like others have found, the new stuff is mostly crap. I was just beginning to like ModelMaster/Testors but now I find they're not being produced anymore.

So I'm in the same boat as you Guy, but what else is out there for enamels ?

Yeah, the Testors thing worries me, as they produce (in my opinion) the best clear lacquers out there.

[Old Wombat]

I still, primarily, use Tamiya acrylics.

I find it can dry to quickly when brush painting.

One of the benefits of airbrushing.

[The Wooksta!]

 I stopped using their enamels for major work years back, although I still used some of the colours for smaller work.  I found their acrylics to be better and I switched to them, giving the vast bulk of my enamels away.

TBH, I'm strictly an Xtracrylics man now* and have been for a good fifteen years.  I look on at these new fads for paint every few years, watching the modelling community fall over in praising this paint brand or that paint brand without them realising that it's all the emperor's new clothes, with amused detachment.

*I did try Tamiya and Revell's paints - I loathed the Revell jars and their paint was simply too thick to even brush paint with, whilst Tamiya's was even worse, vastly overpriced and wouldn't thin properly.  I do however use Halfords paints for some colours, largely Aluminium and white, simply for convenience.

[jcf]

So I'm in the same boat as you Guy, but what else is out there for enamels ?

Tamiya and Revell, which in Guy's case is convenient as BNA carries both brands,
for us in North America, no such luck.

https://www.bnamodelworld.com/hobby-model-paints-thinners-paints-tamiya-enamel

https://www.bnamodelworld.com/hobby-model-paints-thinners-paints-revell-enamel

eBay from China is our best option for Tamiya enamels:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Tamiya-Japan-XF-1-to-XF-85-Flat-Enamel-Paint-Panel-Line-Cement-Glue-NEW/352610366405?hash=item52193733c5:m:mrbi6InUSeTPuRqvCPIEd0A&var=621953525906#shpCntId

[Nick]

As a brush painter I use mostly Xtracrylix and some Tamiya. I've got a lot of enamel Humbrol tinlets which I rarely touch.
The square blue pots of Revell acrylic are rubbish - more like toy paints.

I spray mostly Tamiya, some Humbrol and prefer Halfords for base coats.

[NARSES2]

The square blue pots of Revell acrylic are rubbish - more like toy paints.

In the search for a decent, brushable white, I gave their's a try and it was so bad I haven't even bothered with any of their others.

[Spey_Phantom]

i use almost exclusivly revell & Humbrol enamel tins (the square revell pots are water-based paints) and never had any problems with both airbrushing and brushpainting. but i agree the revell's Aqua range is bloody awefull 

i havent had any problems with the Humbrol tins (yet), but with what im reading above, for how long?

[kitnut617]

In the search for a decent, brushable white,

Me too, and I finally found one, ModelMaster's Classic White. But soon to be unavailable  ----  for ever 

[tigercat]

Has anyone tried Games Workshop paints ? I see they have a large range .

[PR19_Kit]

Has anyone tried Games Workshop paints ? I see they have a large range .

I've used a lot of their metallic shades and they're pretty good, but they keep on changing the names of the paints, which is a right pain when you want to replace them. The shop staff never seem to know the history of the various shades, which might be OK in a games environment but we're talking about scale modelling here, albeit WhatIf ones.

[Rheged]

Has anyone tried Games Workshop paints ? I see they have a large range .

Rheged minor uses these, and reckons that for members of the fellowship of the hairy stick, they are pretty reliable.  I've scrounged them from him occasionally and have no complaints.

[Mossie]

Has anyone tried Games Workshop paints ? I see they have a large range .

I've used a lot of their metallic shades and they're pretty good, but they keep on changing the names of the paints, which is a right pain when you want to replace them. The shop staff never seem to know the history of the various shades, which might be OK in a games environment but we're talking about scale modelling here, albeit WhatIf ones.

Yep, like kit I've used the metallics which are great although I find Vallejo Model Air metallics a bit better.  You can get an almost stroke free finish if you use plenty
of water on your brush.  The standard paints are fine, they're in shades meant for fantasy wargaming so only a few are useful for military modelling.

Kit, here's a conversion chart for the new and old colours.  They're not all identical matches and the new ones behave slightly different but they're pretty much the same:
http://www.tabletopgamer.com/citadel-paint-conversion-chart-your-ultimate-guide/

[Snowtrooper]

GW has a new range of "Technical Paints" which are admittedly quite useful for weathering, dioramas, etc. and AFAIK don't even have very many direct competitors, so they're worth checking. Also some GW inks are useful for shading and stuff, but a bit pricey for that.

GW's regular paint range is nothing to write home about, especially at the price point they're sold, so I'd rather use Vallejo. Vallejo Game Color range has a few more metallic shades than Vallejo "regular" range so they are useful to "serious" modellers too, without the need to use the oft-problematic "metal dust in paint" range. Also for painting small details where exact shade is not so important (handles and knobs in cockpit, for example) Vallejo Game Color reds, yellows, oranges and whites cover better (and thus are easier to use) than Vallejo regular range (IMO).