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Canas said:
just put on some protective spray? Its not hard...
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This is true, but it usually leaves a slightly glossy finish. Then a matt finish needs to be applied to remove the gloss. With those successive steps you always run the risk of ruining your models with that frosted effect. I don't paint a lot, so I'd be devastated to ruin what few works I do produce. I'm always nervous as a result.
 
NIGHTBRINGER said:
This is true, but it usually leaves a slightly glossy finish. Then a matt finish needs to be applied to remove the gloss. With those successive steps you always run the risk of ruining your models with that frosted effect. I don't paint a lot, so I'd be devastated to ruin what few works I do produce. I'm always nervous as a result.
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I notmally just do a matte coat
 
NIGHTBRINGER said:
This is true, but it usually leaves a slightly glossy finish. Then a matt finish needs to be applied to remove the gloss. With those successive steps you always run the risk of ruining your models with that frosted effect. I don't paint a lot, so I'd be devastated to ruin what few works I do produce. I'm always nervous as a result.
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the GW spray is matt, though it also has severe issues if the enviroment (temperture and what not) isn't exactly right... a general matt-spray tends to work fine though.

Also, tbh I frequently like the glossierfinish :p
 
Canas said:
the GW spray is matt, though it also has severe issues if the enviroment (temperture and what not) isn't exactly right... a general matt-spray tends to work fine though.

Also, tbh I frequently like the glossierfinish :p
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Krylon sells a matte finish I use
 
Arkhan, the mortarchs, mortis engine, screaming bell, kharadrons' ships, the new morathy, the new deepkin...

GW is really producing a lot of big, potentially fragile models, that are not so easy to transport.
Beautiful ones, but also a bit impractical for play
 
Killer Angel said:
Arkhan, the mortarchs, mortis engine, screaming bell, kharadrons' ships, the new morathy, the new deepkin...

GW is really producing a lot of big, potentially fragile models, that are not so easy to transport.
Beautiful ones, but also a bit impractical for play
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Tell me about it. The mortarch kit isn't even stable and upright made straight from the box
 
NIGHTBRINGER said:
This is true, but it usually leaves a slightly glossy finish. Then a matt finish needs to be applied to remove the gloss. With those successive steps you always run the risk of ruining your models with that frosted effect. I don't paint a lot, so I'd be devastated to ruin what few works I do produce. I'm always nervous as a result.
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Canas said:
the GW spray is matt, though it also has severe issues if the enviroment (temperture and what not) isn't exactly right...
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You’re telling me - some of my units have succumbed to the frost effect when they’ve been varnished. Although it isn’t so bad if you’re doing a winter-themed Army...
 
Lord Agragax of Lunaxoatl said:
You’re telling me - some of my units have succumbed to the frost effect when they’ve been varnished. Although it isn’t so bad if you’re doing a winter-themed Army...
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That is precisely what I am afraid of. I avoid varnishing my models for the most part and am exceptionally careful when I field them. It's also the reason why I don't mind fielding unpainted minis. The sea of grey is unstoppable!

I find plastic minis seldom chip, but the metal ones are a different story.
 
NIGHTBRINGER said:
That is precisely what I am afraid of. I avoid varnishing my models for the most part and am exceptionally careful when I field them. It's also the reason why I don't mind fielding unpainted minis. The sea of grey is unstoppable!

I find plastic minis seldom chip, but the metal ones are a different story.
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The reason for that is spray primers literally bond to plastic, rather then sinply layer and attach to metals
 
Lord Agragax of Lunaxoatl said:
You’re telling me - some of my units have succumbed to the frost effect when they’ve been varnished. Although it isn’t so bad if you’re doing a winter-themed Army...
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it happens with the GW spray if it's below 15 degrees centigrade or above 25, or when its very moist. Redoing it with a random gloss-varnish from the local artstore fixes it for most of em (only have 1 or two that genuinly seem awefull now).

With the local spray the acceptable temperatures are a bit wider, but the same prolem still occasionally happens.

Provided you do it inside it shouldn't be an issue though, room temperature should be fine.
 
Canas said:
it happens with the GW spray if it's below 15 degrees centigrade or above 25, or when its very moist. Redoing it with a random gloss-varnish from the local artstore fixes it for most of em (only have 1 or two that genuinly seem awefull now).

With the local spray the acceptable temperatures are a bit wider, but the same prolem still occasionally happens.

Provided you do it inside it shouldn't be an issue though, room temperature should be fine.
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Spraying inside is not advisable. You need airflow and open space
 
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