BEST PAINT FOR LEATHER STRAPS

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HERMAN BIX
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BEST PAINT FOR LEATHER STRAPS

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Now I assume that Mr Gunner has gone straight to the gutter at the title!! :haha: but what do you guys pick for the most appropriate colour for leather straps that go around resin tarps ?
I have a few of the classy hobby ones & cant seem to get a right look of the what I assume are leather by the looks of them.
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Well it depends of type of leather ;) I use most the times Vallejo Leather Brown, Red Leader, Flat Brown or some random brown mix ;)
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maybe i don't achieve great results, but i use tamiya flesh XF15 as a base, and then i use oils, several, in layers, all of them on the brown/ocher scope
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Kaczor wrote:Well it depends of type of leather ;) I use most the times Vallejo Leather Brown, Red Leader, Flat Brown or some random brown mix ;)
Agree. My daughter's leather handbag straps are gloss red but my tarp wraps are a rather weather worn dull brown. They look right to me anyway.
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Whatever colour I paint leather, to finish off, I usually give it a coat of Vallejo Smoke, thinned down. It gives it a slight sheen
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Good morning, Herman,
I use Model Masters 'Leather Brown' from a bottle. Works well and is an enamel paint so it flows smoothly from a tiny brush. On the last Panzer IV build, I used real leather miniature strapping from (you guessed it), the 'Doll House' section of the Hobby Shop. I weathered it with Tamiya Weathering Master kit powder and it turned out well.
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Whatever colour I paint leather, to finish off, I usually give it a coat of Vallejo Smoke, thinned down. It gives it a slight sheen
Richard
Tamiya Tiger 1, Taigen FlakPanzer IV,Torro M16 half-track, Tamiya Panther,WSN/Torro T34,Taigen M41 Bulldog,H/l/Taigen Sherman M4A3,H/L T90, Haya M3 Grant, Metal Origins 234/2 Puma, Nashorn by Alwyn. I was only going to have one tank - honest! :D
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Great range of advice folks and I really appreciate it.
Will get out today & look for a suitable product.
I know that my nearest supplier is all out of TAMIYA paint, including a leather linoleum that I didn’t know existed.
Thanks again for the tips
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HL PZIV MALTA,MATORRO JAGDTIGER,HL F05 TIGER,TAMIYA KT,HL PANTHERDOZER,HL EARLY PANTHER G,TAIGEN/RAMINATOR T34/76,
HL AN-BRI-RAM SU-85
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HERMAN BIX wrote:Now I assume that Mr Gunner has gone straight to the gutter at the title!! :haha:
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Now that's funny! :D I tried to come up with a pithy retort, but I'm at a loss! :think:

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Don't forget the Warhammer range of paints. Leather was popular and well executed amongst the Lord of the Rings attire.
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