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Category Archives: Hobby
Painboy
Here are some pics of a painboy I made as a going away gift for a friend.
The Question of Primer (Ammendment)
A few weeks ago I posted about primer and mentioned Dupli-Color as my primer of choice. I’ve had a bit of a love hate relationship with Dupli-Color and the final nail in the coffin was shortly after I posted that article. My experience with it has been that the first half of the can is perfect. It goes on as it should and creates a great surface to be painted. That first half of the can is probably the best primer I’ve used ever. The second half of the can? Yeah, that’s the problem. It seems no matter how much I shake the can, how often, the temperatures and humidity I work at, the second half of the can goes on watery and coverage is terrible. So much so that I had to strip down a few figures I was working on. This has been pretty consistent for me, the second half being nowhere near as good as it should be and needing to strip down models was it for me. I’ve since been using Krylon’s black primer and have been very impressed. I had a really hard time finding it. None of the big stores carry it, Lowe’s, Home Depot, couldn’t find it at Walmart either, but I eventually found it at a local hardware store. I’ve gone through one entire can already and from start to finish it went on as it should.
The Question of Primer
Still amazes me how many hobbyists forgo primer and will instead either paint directly on the surface or will use a matte spray paint as their base coat. I’m no expert, I can’t tell you the exact science of what makes a primer a primer, but I can tell you that it does make a difference. The short of it is that a primer adheres better to your models than normal paint and it also gives you a better surface to paint on. Primers are created to stick to the surface you’re spraying and to receive paint. By not using a primer you are only hurting yourself. Your paint is less likely to stick to the model and in turn more likely to come off either through handling or by dropping the model. Most of us seal our models and even sealed the models that were primed are less likely to chip and take damage than those which were not primed. In short, all layers of paint are adhered well to the model’s surface. If your first layer of paint is not well adhered, you didn’t use a primer, than impact could cause much larger chipping from being dropped.
Making Your Own Foam Trays
I’ve been making my own foam trays for a few years now and they’ve held up really well and they’re really cheap to make. I can make a tray that fits in a Sabol case that’s 1.5″ thick for about $2 – $3 a tray. Around here a pluck and pull tray is about $9, so I make 3 trays for the cost of one pre-made one, can’t beat that!
Painting an Army
There’s nothing quite like seeing two fully painted armies face off in a game, especially if there’s some nice scenery. The combination of painted armies and a nice looking table really adds a layer of fun for me, it’s almost real. No longer are we pushing around plastic and metal models and rolling dice, we’re two generals facing off on the field of battle. Then there’s the armies that never see a paint brush that ruin it all.