scale 75 paint users ?

[samson]

anyone using scale 75 paints . ? don they come with a sbs included as the vallejo sets have these?

 

[Nap]

Hi Samson,

I use the sets and they do come with a colour leaflet showing how they achieve the results but to be honest it's very much a small " how to"

Nap

 

[ChaosCossack]

I started using Scale 75 paints 4 or 5 months ago and I love them! Nice colours and dead, solid flat finish... no more shiny blues, greens and reds As Nap says there are leaflets in the sets but they only give two examples in each colour set and even they are a quick run through with teeny tiny pics.
They are worth picking up and experimenting to get mixes and triads that you want!

That's my two cents worth of nothing

Colin

 

[samson]

Thanks for yur opinion . I will have to check these out when I get back to things . Are they ard to arbrush?

 

[Huw63]

I'm slowly learning about acrylics using Scale 75 colours aided by an Andrea publications book. I'm finding them excellent.

Cheers

Huw

 

[samson]

are you hand brushing them or airbrushing them ?

 

[Fabricio_Fay]

Helo

I started using scale 75 paints last year, for brush and airbrush, they are excelent, and mat!!!!
It goes very well with airbrush too. They dont have great leafle, but they have great vídeos in their youtube chanel, as this:


Cheers from Brasil

 

[kagemusha]

All using Scale 75 through the airbrush

http://www.planetfigure.com/threads/sorry-but-no-rider.73540/
http://www.planetfigure.com/threads/wolfie.69361/
http://www.planetfigure.com/threads/dark-elf-assassin.65411/
http://www.planetfigure.com/threads/avant-gardé-sbs.67348/

 

[Metal Extremo]

Hi Samson.
Scale 75 is a brand where the kits of the figures are thought to be painted with airbrush. Samuel, one of the owners, paints with aibrush using the saturation of the colour, so the logical is that his colours can be used with airbrush. I never used them so i cann't give you my opinion about. I read that are very matt, and pigment and diluent separate easily, so is necessary to shake it a lot before use. I know that some people keep them with the bottle upside down to recover the colour faster, and others remove with a drill and a paperclip befor use.

 

[samson]

thanks for the info and for the links . looks like i am going to give them a try.

 

[Babelfish]

They need shaking to within an inch of their life before you use 'em, but once you've done that they're great.

- Steve

 

[kagemusha]

Regards all those who are....or want to use Scale 75.....yes they do need to be well stirred/shaken before using......
A better/easier solution is to get some small stainless steel nuts or 5 mm ball bearings on e-bay.....and pop one into the paint bottle before using....
This will drastically reduce the need for shaking each time

 

[Eludia]

If you have a jigsaw (electric, not puzzle) and a small pistol type clamp you can make a most awesome paint shaker. The skinny end of the clamp fits nicely into the jigsaw (obviously remove the blade first). Clamp the bottle tightly, I found it works best lengthways i.e. the jaws on top and bottom of the bottle. Switch her on and try not to smile.

Not the most practical solution granted, but it's a lot of fun (and it does actually work).

 

[Eludia]

Disclaimer: If you try this and it all goes horribly wrong then you're just as daft as I am and deserve everything you get so don't try and sue me

 

[Huw63]

I am using them for hand painting and to learn about acrylics. What I've learnt is that they need to be prepared properly before use as with all other paints. I love the Matt colours fir cloth.

Cheers

Huw

 

[samson]

Thanks all for the opinions and tips

 

[Fabricio_Fay]

Squizzing and rolling is better than shaking for mix the paint.


Cheers from Brasil

 

[MarquisMini]

i recently bought the Antares red, and 2 other bottles of blue.
They are ok on the Blue, but i was very dissapointed with the red,very nice color out the bottle but when dried it almost does it to a chalky look, so the red loses all of its rich color.
maybe i did not shake the bottle properly, but i was not happy with it.

 

[ChaosCossack]

Daniel, I'm completely sold on these paints for the ultra matt finish. BUT, you have to shake the shit out of them and for base coat, apply multiple thinned down layers... for example, for the zouave's red pantaloons I did 4 thin coats of the base colour to achieve a smooth flat base to work over. That was over white primer BTW.

Just like women... beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Cheers my friend

Colin

 

[MarquisMini]

Daniel, I'm completely sold on these paints for the ultra matt finish. BUT, you have to shake the shit out of them and for base coat, apply multiple thinned down layers... for example, for the zouave's red pantaloons I did 4 thin coats of the base colour to achieve a smooth flat base to work over. That was over white primer BTW.

Just like women... beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Cheers my friend

Colin

Thanks Colin, i will try to give it a good shake and try it out on the next project.
best regards