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Like Stefano, I paint a base oil cover over an acrylic undercoat. I apply the base color straight from the tube without thinning. Spread it out evenly with your brush and then smooth it out and remove the excess with a clean dry brush. I start with the sahdow color and apply it wet on wet and...

I bought some Dorland's Wax many years ago. I was never able to use it. It thins the colors and makes the paint to transparent for my painting style. Also, if you speed your oils it can't be used. The heat causes it to melt an druins the paint job. I f you properly undercoat and use the most...

Probably a copyright issue with the Narnia figures. Just a guess.

Guy beat me to it. Try columns for wedding cakes. I have several in differrent sizes.

We used to sell the printers ink when we had The Palette mail order business. The ones that I sold and that Michael Roberts sell do not have a drier in them. They are pure pigment. I use a couple of drops of cobalt drier along with Liquin. As others suggested you can also use the medium from...

I tried an acculite and a Ott light. I didn't like either. They are low wattage and did not provide enought light for me to paint with. I use a 100watt halogen articulated drafting lamp and a 60watt high intensity reading lamp. When it comes to lighting you have to try a variety of lights and...

I think the key to painting whites with oils is never start with pure white for your base color. You can go cold or warm and can even use the two for contrast between belts and uniforms. For warm whites, I mix mars yellow in with tit white. Any warm brown or yellow can be used. For cool whites...

Steve, FRench Sky Blue is a much darker blue then we typically expect. There is an existing 5th Hussar Officer's uniform which is photographed in many uniform books and is the basis for the 90mm Hussar officer from Metal Models. When I painted mine, I used Daniel Smith Indanthrone Blue with a...

Thanks for the info on the scales. I thought you might have done them one at a time. More patience then I would ever have.It looks superb and I look forward to painting one. Plan on doing it as a Dark Elf.

Joaquin, I see that the scale armor is done in Duro. How did you sculpt it? Did you make some type of template and cut it out or did you stamp it out with a negative mold tool? It looks great and was just wondering how you did it.

I use oils straight out of the tube without thinning. If the paint is old and really thick, I add a drop of mineral spirits. I only use mineral spirits or a drop or two of Grumbacher matte medium it is important to spread the paint as thin as possible. To thick and it will show brush strokes and...

I would advise against putting your wooden base in the crockpot. I always use a temporary balsa base until the painting is complete. I also make my own wooden bases. The problem is that wood is not totally stable. It will continue to lose and or gain moisture through the years. Some woods, like...

I have used the Marshall photo oils but only on faces. For me, they are too translucent for anything else. I paint wet on wet rather then using glazes and washes. Based on the photo, the shadows appear too broad and very grainy. May work in wargaming scales but there are better techniques for...

Tom, I am not a sculptor but know several as well as several people who cast kits. Masters are supplied in parts for casting. That is why some sculptors never do commercial kits. The engineering of the "kit master" is sometimes more involved then the actual sculpting. Alan Ball or Mike Good are...

I missed the MFCA Show for the first time in 20+ years. Reason being, a good friend and fellow modeler, Tommy Osborn had surgery that week. I won't be at the Expo either.

I have never felt the need to mix my own browns. There is plenty of variety in the premixed ones. I do mix all of my own greens. Since most available greens are very transparent except for Chromium Oxide.

Larry, If the kit is resin, you can paint it with GS Mr. Metal Stainless Steel. Then paint the Tamiya or GS clear yellow over the GS. Since the clear yellows are acrylic they won't "lift" the GS metal because it is lacquer based. I have used this technique before, albeit on a 54mm, but I was...

Sorry Larry. I didn't read your post correctly. I gave you ideas for a Cuirassier vice a Carabinier. For a Carabinier Officer I would use GS Mr Metal Copper. For troopers, you can polish the metal and then use a coat of Tamiya clear yellow. If it is resin, you can paint with Rich Gold Printers...

I would use GS Mr. Metal Iron or Stainless Steel. Shade with oils: Sepia, Lamp Black. You can even add rust: raw umber for old rust spots and Burnt Sienna or Mars Red for new rust.

Daniel, Thanks for posting the paint mixes. Same thing always happens to me, I find a color that I like and it is discontinued a month later. Great job on the bust. Phil