daismith906 Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 hi all im after peoples experiences using different brands of white paint to use as a base coat (brushed on) Im painting a small white scars force and for my world eaters ive used Ulthuan Grey as a base which works well with the blue but looking for a more purer white base coat Ive heard bad stories about ceramite white and never used Vallejo model colour or P3 whites before Has anyone tried scale 75 paints? Cheers Dai Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/319921-white-base-paints/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imren Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 base coating with white will not give you any margin for highlighting in terms of colour. It is common practice to base coat with a slightly darker colour than white to build up highlights towards white, or ofcourse base coat white and then shade down. If you were airbrushing I would suggest Vallejo model air colours, they are very smooth and pretty good to airbrush straight out of the bottle: Undercoat: Surface primer white 73.601 base coat: USAF light grey 71.121 highlight: white 71.001 If you want brush on I suggest P3 paints, they are very smooth and use liquid pigments, way better than GW ceramite white and vallejo whites that tend to be thick and separating. So I suggest: base coat: P3 Menoth White Base hightlight: P3 Menoth White Highlight Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/319921-white-base-paints/#findComment-4324283 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sol_Invictus Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Not sure what stories you have heard but I use ceramite white for my Ordo Reductor and have been pretty pleased with it. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/319921-white-base-paints/#findComment-4324637 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imren Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 if you just work with the paint a bit; add some acrylic medium, toss in a agitator and shake vigorously then yes, you can make GW whites a bit better, but the much smaller pigments in VMA colours and the liquid pigments of P3 whites give smoother surfaces, which is more important when painting white when glazing or shading since grainy/bumpy surface shows on white compared to other colours. Sol_Invictus: no stories, my own experience from painting white with a variety of paint makers Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/319921-white-base-paints/#findComment-4324678 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venerable Jazzman Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Halfords do a good white plastic primer - it's a spray can, though, so if you really need to brush it on you're a bit screwed. On the plus side you get a really smooth, very white matt surface to paint over. On the downside, it's a spraycan. http://www.halfords.com/motoring/paints-body-repair/car-spray-paints/halfords-plastic-primer-spray Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/319921-white-base-paints/#findComment-4324685 Share on other sites More sharing options...
God-Potato of Mankind Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 I heartily recommend Corax White. It's off-white and can be brightened with Ulthuan Grey and Ceramite White. The base colour of the spray is almost grey so works well. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/319921-white-base-paints/#findComment-4324986 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sol_Invictus Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 Sol_Invictus: no stories, my own experience from painting white with a variety of paint makers I was referencing the OPs comment about "bad stories" not anything you said. I do thin it a bit for my purposes but for a basecoat I would think the thickness would provide good coverage. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/319921-white-base-paints/#findComment-4325112 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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