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Varnish, will it keep models from chipping?


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A good gloss varnish should give your minis a nice hard lacquer covering to prevent chips and dints. If you don't want a gloss finish it's recommended that you use a gloss varnish for the first coat then dull it with a matt varnish (gloss coats are harder and offer more protection, dunno why, they just do :ph34r: ).

 

Personally I recommend either Testor's Dullcote (spray) for a dead flat finish and Humbrol Matt or Gloss varnishes (spray). I've had excellent results with all 3, Dull cote in particular is great, absoloutely no shine or gloss to the finish at all.

 

NB A matt varnish will offer some protection to your mini, just not as much as a gloss or a gloss followed by a matt...

 

Aww, nuts, beaten to it. I really must either eat lunch or type, doing both simultaneously is slow and messy...

I recommend the paint bottled version.

 

I've had 5 models ruined by GW's spray and I'll never go back to using it.. I used to use an old matte Citadel spray which I never had any problems with.. it ran out a year ago. Since then, the new GW brand has been nothing but dissapointing.

 

Testors comes highly recommended (but its impossible to get ahold of here in Europe..)

 

I'm currently trying out a brand called Royal Talens and so far it's ok, although it gives an "oily" finish that reacts to bodyheat.. meaning that if you hold your model for too long it feels 'sticky'... :)

 

 

Long story short, GW varnish in paint bottles are :wub: and will protect your models from chipping.

For Death Guard? Use Gloss Varnish on the pars you want to look "slimy" and matt varnish ont he parts you want to look "rusty" and you'll enhance the look of your Marines no end, even if you don't end up making them chip-proof.

 

Seriously, selectively glossed Death guard look fantastic.

Gee I used the GW Hardcoat gloss varnish spray on my last army and it turned out really well. Just dont overdo it, a light spray at a level angle is all you need. Just make sure to shake it up well, hold it about 6-8' away from the model. Gives it a good seal and wont overshine your models and will protect from chipping.

 

If its your first time, do a test first.

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