Army Painter Dip on 20mm?

[Cubster]

Well, perhaps it would be more accurate to say 1:72 as opposed to 20mm.

I've got a big unused tin of the dip on the shelf and as much as I haven't managed to bring myself to creosote my 28mm models yet, I'd probably be happy to slap it over my 1:72 plastic soldiers just to speed up the (much simplified) painting process. Has anyone successfully used it on this scale of plastic soldiers and are there any special methods you need to use beyond the usual brushings?

[Stuart]

Cubster, I had a load of Valiant Brits / USA & Germans I'd basically used to learn to paint a few years back, back in the sumer I came across them and, although I'm not up to your standards, they were very basic compared to the level I'm at now. I thought
"I wonder?...." and just applied the army dip painter (strong), as normal and hey presto what a difference it makes. I didn't use the spray varnish after as it started to crack on one, (surface area might be too small?), I tested so I used Daler Rowney mat vanish and they look pretty good. If I get a chance I'll whack some pics up.

[Cubster]

Cheers Stuart. When I do soft plastics I paint a PVA & water mix onto them before spray varnish to add some flexible protection.

[grant]

Cheers Stuart. When I do soft plastics I paint a PVA & water mix onto them before spray varnish to add some flexible protection.

That's the step that turns me off of soft plastics. The figures mostly aren't bad, but they seem like too much added labour. I guess the price makes them right.

[Cubster]

That's the step that turns me off of soft plastics. The figures mostly aren't bad, but they seem like too much added labour. I guess the price makes them right.

You lazy monkey! It takes about five seconds per model man!

[grant]

That's the step that turns me off of soft plastics. The figures mostly aren't bad, but they seem like too much added labour. I guess the price makes them right.

You lazy monkey! It takes about five seconds per model man!

Yeah, I know. but its an extra step...

[Stuart]

Cheers Stuart. When I do soft plastics I paint a PVA & water mix onto them before spray varnish to add some flexible protection.

Thanks for the tip , not that I really do 20mm much these days, it's all 28 28 28! but I do have some German paras to do at some point.
On a side note, thought after readin gthis thread I'd try one of my new Romans the AP way with the strong dip only to find I hadn't got the lid on properly last time I used it and have spent the last hour taking the skin of evil off the top and chipping the dried mess from around the rim

[Cubster]

Now some bright spark posted up a top tip the other week about storing the tin upside down. Iwish I'd thought to turn it up the other way before opening. That hearth-rug's ruined now.

[Centurio Marcus T]

Ooops bet the other half wasnt impressed

[BigMike]

Now some bright spark posted up a top tip the other week about storing the tin upside down. Iwish I'd thought to turn it up the other way before opening. That hearth-rug's ruined now.

But it'll be beautifully shaded in about 24 hours, right!