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Hi all!
I started to plan-model the Yamato war ship (from Tamiya Modeling), and I have a problem I'd like to have your advices for, if anyone knows. The fact is that I use colors of the same company to paint the ship, but that company seems not to sell "flat varnish" (not glossy, matte...sorry, my English has its limits there). So I tried a varnish I bought from another company, and even 12 hours after I have painted, that varnish seems...to remove the color when applied. The only varnish I found under "Tamiya Modeling" mark is a glossy one, and that one wouldn't give a good effect to the boat...well, I guess. Would you have any advice about that?
 
Thank you Kinsao. I saw that kind of spray at the shop, but my problem is that I don't have a specific room for modeling (I'm working in the rest room), so using a spray wouldn't be a good idea...except if I want to have the television varnished too ;-). I was more looking for "painting varnish" which would be "compaptible" with the "Tamiya" mark colours.
 
Winsor and Newton also sell kinds of paint-on varnish, so you could explore their website a little. ;-)
 
Thank you again Kinsao. Next week I'll go to my modelling shop and ask them if they can have those company products. In the other hand, today I bought some bright varnish of "Tamiya", and you know what? I have the exact same effect (my primary colour just vanishes)! So the point is: -I- surely don't use the varnish the way it is designed to, I guess :p . Perhaps should I wait more than one full day after painting before adding the varnish? By the way, is it important to specify that the colour I use is "enamel colour", and not "acrylic colour" (I don't even know what it does mean!)?
 
Sounds impressive!

I hope when you finish, you will post a picture!

Frank

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LOL! I can't imagine when it will be finished! Only painting the bridge will take me around 8 hours, at least! I prefer now not to think about what I'll have to do, or I'll surely get discouraged ;-)
But well, when I finish it, I will be happy to show you here what that great ship looked like :)
 
That is strange - I've used enamel colour in modelling and usually it is more durable to varnish than acrylic colour. ☝ But I think varnishes designed for acrylic colour will be quite OK for enamels.

I've made Tamiya aircraft models and found their plastics to be crap >< although I've no experience of the quality of their paints.

I always used Humbrol enamel paints, and they make a range of varnishes too. You can see them here:
Hobby's Hobbys

Go to "Rustin's Finishing Materials" on the menu, then select "Varnishes". They offer choices of matte or gloss acrylic varnish and also Universal Polyurethane Varnish - although I don't know if that would be matte enough for you (maybe you could email them and find out?). The fact that they have acrylic varnishes there suggests it would be fine for enamels. :)
 
Ho OK, I see...big pots :-) This is true that I haven't thought to go to a "real painting" shop, where I'll surely have tons of different varnishes, even in bigger quantity. If I don't find in such a shop, I won't find anywhere I think! Thank you again Kinsao :)
 
Why not apply your clear coat and then varnish? You can use Future Floor for your clear coat. Do make sure you let it dry for at least 3 days.

As far as Tamyia's plastic. I believe it's great! Of course Hasegawa is much better when it comes to the number of parts.
 
Thanks Rudel! It's working! After reading your post, I tried to use my varnish again on painting I did last week...and the colour didn't vanish this time! I thought that waiting one full day was enough, but your "3 days" are the solution for my problem it seems! You just made me spare a lot of money searching for another varnish, thank you! ;-)
 
Quite impressive! How did you do the non-uniform colors in your planes (for example, in the "Pro Modeler's 1/48 Messershmitt Bf-110C" and the Mig)? And do you spend time searching real pictures before painting, or do you just follow the set's explanations? And the last one if I may: what do you do to "erase" color mistake, when you do? Recolor it, or in some way remove the bad placed color?
 
If you are talking about the side of the BF-110, I used a q-tip. ☝ hehe.
I would dip it in the paint, and then wipe it off on some paper towels, and rolled the q-tip along the side of the aircraft. This was before I was good at mottle with airbrushing.

As for that MiG, i think you are talking about the Sukoi. (Su-27), That is just a plain airbrushing job.

When I was younger, I didn't really have the Internet, so I used the instructions. If I had access to a book with good details, Like Squadron's information books, I would use them!.

With enamels, I think there is no need to erase a color. So long that it is not on thick, and DEPENDING on the color. Most of my experiences, I would just paint over the color.

Here is a nice webpage about removing paint:
http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/tnt1/001-100/TNT038_Paint-Stripping/tnt038.htm
 
Thank you very much for all those advices and explanations. I hope to be able to airbrush the way you do someday...but well, first of all, I should perhaps buy the tools to do so ;-)
 
Nice model, Rudel! 👍 Makes me want to start making models again!
 
Thanks :) IF you are interested, there are definately figure models that you can do. Not sure if you are into the aviation side though. :-)
 

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