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Information on Paint *** NOW AVAILABLE ***
I have been working with Reaper Miniatures on a custom line of High Density Pigment water-based latex paint, specifically for the craftsman kit industry. Partly based upon the Reaper Line, Polly Scale Colors, and my own wishes. This will be a 36 color line including five of the incredible Reaper Metallic colors. Packaged in a great case at a special price. I am looking for some input from you guys! I have no desire to simply release a bunch of copycat colors based upon Polly Scale names and colors. However, there are several of these ancient colors that I do feel are important to have included in the line. I would love to see a list of your SIX most desired polly scale colors specifically for craftsman kit building. Reaper has an extensive line to pull from and is very willing to match any color in existence for us. I am looking to have the set available in 30 days. Thanks for your help! More information will follow...
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I think it's great that you are building this custom line. I was just painting castings this last weekend and I did notice that the Vallejo paint dried up quicker than the Reaper paint and it formed a plastic-like film. Phil
I always liked "aged concrete"
Rust and other colors associated with deterioration (moss, oil stains, grease, etc.)?
Mitch
All of the Reaper I have are metallics and I love working with them. If I had to live with just six of theirs I would choose these, figuring I could come up with just about anything else from the Dick Blick, Michaels' offerings:
Aged Concrete (without the Floquil yellow- aged concrete to me looks more gray or tan),Boxcar Red, Grimy Black, Rail Brown, Roof Brown, and Rust.
I make all my darker rust colors combining Rust with Roof Brown in various proportions. Earth would have made the list but there are so many alternatives available.
This is a great project and if I could buy stock in SWSM and Reaper I would be all in. The modeling market doesn't have many "can't miss" voids to fill, but this is one of them.
Jerry
IE: the Vallejo Model color after it has been applied and left to dry for a while will run/slide/melt when IA is applied. You can apply IA very lightly, but only once and it has to evaporate before you apply it again. Are Reaper paints the same?
I was going to make a suggestion about the paint. I have a few paints made by Ammo Mig-Jiminez. There is a stainless steel ball in the paint for mixing. This really helps to mix the pigments which would be really helpful with the Vallejo paints and Reaper paints I own. As far as some paints I wish I had in non latex would be Boxcar Red, Old and New Concrete, Grimy Black, Light and Dark Rust, Roof Brown and Empire Green.
Jim
Jerry