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I’m nearly at the stage of etch priming the metal bits of my Torro King Tiger.
Once the etch primer has cured, all the metal and plastics will be given a couple of coats of Halfords Red Oxide primer. I’m ok doing this.

What I’m pondering, is what make(s) of paint to do the camo and detailing with. I’m modelling an N Gauge model railway, and have been using mainly Tamiya Matt acrylics, which aren’t particularly robust, but then again N Gauge bits don’t get very much handling and are used in a clean environment, so the robustness doesn’t really matter.

What thoughts do people have on paint manufacturers? As I said, I use mainly Tamiya.

I should add that I’ll be using my airbrush to apply the camo.

I have also read on the various threads on this forum about varnishing. Do I use matt or gloss or do I use a 2 to 1 mix once the camo has been applied and before weathering? Once weathered do I spray the whole tank with a sealing layer of varnish - gloss, matt or a mix?

Thank you.

I shall hold back on what I consider to be a good paint choice BUT I have had too many bad experiences with all types of varnish that I live without it now.

jarndice wrote:I shall hold back on what I consider to be a good paint choice BUT I have had too many bad experiences with all types of varnish that I live without it now.

I’ve had a couple of bad experiences with varnish on N Gauge stuff. It’s mainly dried a slightly milky colour and slightly tacky to the touch.

I take it that you just prime, camo and weather then?

MikeHamilton wrote:

jarndice wrote:I shall hold back on what I consider to be a good paint choice BUT I have had too many bad experiences with all types of varnish that I live without it now.

I’ve had a couple of bad experiences with varnish on N Gauge stuff. It’s mainly dried a slightly milky colour and slightly tacky to the touch.

I take it that you just prime, camo and weather then?

That's about the size of it,
I use acrylics and Rads stencils which makes repainting easy unlike enamel so if during the Tanks service it gets "Worn" it is a simple matter of replicating what the crew in the field would do, they afterall never varnished the paintwork on their Tanks

All my tanks was painted with Tamiya acrylics with AK matt as a finish. As a primer I use mostly AK, Tamiya and Mr Surfacer products. Details are painted using Valleyo.