Sprays...

[Augustus_Gaius]

Hey, which army painter spray is closest to GW's mechrite red? My Chinese are pretty much 70% red (and the unarmored ones will be about %90!) so it's probably worth me investing in a spray, thanks guys


edit... No communist pun intended

[Paul @ Warlord Games]

Dragon Red would be my guess.

[scrivs]

I did my 'red' Chinese with a basecoat of Leather Brown and used Vallejo Black Red on top of that.

That is the fellas in the foreground:



More images of my Chinese going at it hammer and tongs with Johns Chinese here: http://scrivsland.blogspot.co.uk/search ... g%20States

Beware though, I have found out to my cost that the Army Painter sprays do not have good adhesive qualities and I would recommend a spray of 'proper' primer beforehand.

[Colonel White]

I am not the only one then . I found that out myself about the coloured "Primers" and then got critised on another forum for recommending that they should be primed first before using the coloured primers . I would always recommend that way anyway for Resin models and certain plasics patriculalry shiny plastics .
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[wargame_insomniac]

I agree on coloured primers. I used a light coat of black spray before using chainmail undercoat. Think that get better initial coverage. I would rather do 2 thinner coats than 1 thick coat so as not to obscure detail.

[King Tiger]

I always undercoat before using the AP sprays, especially on metal and resin, they don't cover those well at all.

Out of curiosity where are the Chinese from?, always wanted to do the three kingdoms and only ever found foundries lovely models and TAG's awful metal lumps.

[grant]

Out of curiosity where are the Chinese from?

China ...

[Cubster]

The problem with a gag like that is an hour later I'll want another.

[grant]

The problem with a gag like that is an hour later I'll want another.

ZING!

[Parus Ater]

Have to say, I've sprayed metals using the AP snakebite leather type brown coloured spray hand had them knocking around my painting table and they haven't any chips, and some of them have been under crap amongst sand and gravel.