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| Subject: | Acrylic Flat Coat Over Panzer Gray |  |
| Date: | Feb 9, 2007 |
| From: | Matt Weisberger | |
I am in the process of finishing two German WWII vehicles in overall panzer gray.
I sprayed them Tamiya flat black then oversprayed that with Tamiya German Gray with a bit of Flat Earth added. I achieved a nice "cloud" pattern on both models.
I like an acrylic coat for the purpose of sealing the base coat, applying the decals and an oil paint pin wash around the details.
On a third test hull, with the same scheme applied, I sprayed a coat of Vallejo Clear Matte to determine the effect it would have on the paint before doing so on the actual models.
I discovered two things as a result:
1) The Vallejo Clear Matte is not flat but actually has a slight sheen.
2) The clear coat makes the paint slightly darker and the cloud pattern effect is essentially lost as the paint takes on a uniform appearance.
I sprayed some testors Dullcote over the Vallejo Matte and found that it flattens the finish somewhat. It had little effect on the now uniform apppearance on the "cloud pattern"
I have applied Tamiya Clear, with the flattening agent added, to previous models in overall O.D. without this problem.
Any thoughts or suggestions about this? |
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 | Acrylic Flat Coat Over Panzer Gray - Matt Weisberger - Feb 9, 2007 |
| . . . Re: Acrylic Flat Coat Over Panzer Gray - Matt Weisberger - Feb 9, 2007 |
| . . . . . . Re: Acrylic Flat Coat Over Panzer Gray - Chris Oldfield - Feb 10, 2007 |
| . . . . . . . . . Re: Acrylic Flat Coat Over Panzer Gray - Matt Weisberger - Feb 10, 2007 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Acrylic Flat Coat Over Panzer Gray - Chris Oldfield - Feb 10, 2007 |
| . . . . . . Re: Acrylic Flat Coat Over Panzer Gray - Klaus Wiedemann - Feb 10, 2007 |
| . . . . . . . . . Re: Acrylic Flat Coat Over Panzer Gray - Ron Craig - Feb 12, 2007 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Acrylic Flat Coat Over Panzer Gray - Matt Weisberger - Feb 13, 2007 |
| . . . Dullcote - Mike Tittel - Feb 12, 2007 |
| . . . . . . Re: Dullcote - Matt Weisberger - Feb 13, 2007 |
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