Paints - To hide or not to hide? That is the question.

[Gern]

I can't say that I thought of it either. Mind you, my paint shelf has it's back to the window so no worries there.

Even if it faced the window, I'd still not worry as I never open my curtains - I tend to crumble into dust in direct sunlight!

[Alan 45]

I always hide mine , I'm a decorator so I know what happens in the sn and the cold

[spanner570]

Draws....Drawers? Who cares?

This is a discussion on paint storage, nothing more, nothing less - and certainly not a thread for a lesson in grammor and / or spelin'!

[Guest]

i like mine displayed on shelves and they must be in the right order. it makes it easier for me to see which ones are running low or empty, or worst case scenario missing. i like to have every colour in the range because i was sick of running out to the shops for a coulour i didnt have. thinking of moving over to vallejo soon.

[Guest]

i like mine displayed on shelves and they must be in the right order. it makes it easier for me to see which ones are running low or empty, or worst case scenario missing. i like to have every colour in the range because i was sick of running out to the shops for a coulour i didnt have. thinking of moving over to vallejo soon.

Im starting to use Vellejo and have to say I quite like them.

Im not too keen on the Model Air any more as I feel a bit ripped off. They come ready mixed so I feel Im paying for water (or whatever solution they use) when I could buy a bottle of some form of thinner and do it myself. But, hey, Im from Norfolk where we make Scots look like fools with no hands.

The model Color are quite good. The main thing I like about them is that because they come in squeezy bottles you dont lose any paint by transferring. Just put in 1 drop, 2, or a full bottle.

The only thing I dont like about the Vellejo range is the bottle size. I can fit more Humbrol pots into my tool box than I can Vellejo bottles, but hey, thats just me being picky.

[Guest]

Draws....Drawers? Who cares?This is a discussion on paint storage, nothing more, nothing less - and certainly not a thread for a lesson in grammor and / or spelin'!

Actually Ron the question was whether it is nobler to hide them or whether it be better not to hide them.

Personally I do not like the idea of hiding them as with a memory like mine how will I find them. I have enough trouble with them when they are not hidden.

Laurie

I will now "suffer the slings and arrows" !

[Guest]

were modellers, were allowed to be picky

[Guest]

Im starting to use Vellejo and have to say I quite like them.Im not too keen on the Model Air any more as I feel a bit ripped off. They come ready mixed so I feel Im paying for water (or whatever solution they use) when I could buy a bottle of some form of thinner and do it myself. But, hey, Im from Norfolk where we make Scots look like fools with no hands.

The model Color are quite good. The main thing I like about them is that because they come in squeezy bottles you dont lose any paint by transferring. Just put in 1 drop, 2, or a full bottle.

The only thing I dont like about the Vellejo range is the bottle size. I can fit more Humbrol pots into my tool box than I can Vellejo bottles, but hey, thats just me being picky.

Actually Penny the Model Air is prepared to allow easy airbrushing. The pigments are ground finer to avoid as much as possible airbrush blockages. There is also an additive to smooth the passage through the airbrush.

On cost of model paints if you consider the surface area that each bottle can cover the cost is negligible. The cost of paint in model making comes about due to the number of colours you need for each model. Doubtful with some colours that you will ever half empty.

The FA QS download here is invaluable if using Vallejo. The other downloads are equally good.

Apologies Ron for interloping on your article.

Laurie

[Guest]

The pigments are ground finer to avoid as much as possible airbrush blockages. There is also an additive to smooth the passage through the airbrush.On cost of model paints if you consider the surface area that each bottle can cover the cost is negligible. The cost of paint in model making comes about due to the number of colours you need for each model. Doubtful with some colours that you will ever half empty.

Then I happily stand corrected

[spanner570]

Actually Ron the question was whether it is nobler to hide them or whether it be better not to hide them. Laurie!

I know, it was me wot typed it....It was my feeble attempt at bastardising a bit of Shakespeare!

Hiding, storing, it's just words. I'm sure peeps get the gist of my 'Survey'

Yours,

Dylan Thomas

[john i am]

My vallejo (model air) are kept in the loft on a shelf close to hand in numerical order. There is no natural daylight whatsoever but the temperature changes are from warm in the summer to very cold in the winter (but not freezing) They have stood the test of time for about two years and work as if I'd brought them yesterday and I have even been known to leave the top off the bottles for a few days without no adverse effects on the paint. This is my method of storage of my paints and it seems that it works very well so I won't be hiding mine from the paint demons (sunlight / daylight/warm and cold temperatures) cheers John

[stona]

I reckon that most people lose paints to not cleaning the bottle/cap/tinlet/lid etc properly before closing up than they do from their method of storage. If you don't close them properly they will dry out no matter what they are.

I try to clean around the lip of my enamel tinlets with cotton buds before putting the cap back on on the grounds that cotton buds are much cheaper than model paints.

I met a traveller from an old/antique country/ land.......Oh bollocks!

Cheers

Percy Bysshe Shelley.

[Gern]

I reckon that most people lose paints to not cleaning the bottle/cap/tinlet/lid etc properly before closing up than they do from their method of storage. If you don't close them properly they will dry out no matter what they are.I try to clean around the lip of my enamel tinlets with cotton buds before putting the cap back on on the grounds that cotton buds are much cheaper than model paints.

I met a traveller from an old/antique country/ land.......Oh bollocks!

Cheers

Percy Bysshe Shelley.

But I do despair of getting to the mighty standards I see here!

[john i am]

Ahhhhhh tinlets I remember using those years ago so messy and take an age to dry.I remember having to use a screwdriver to open mine as the paint from previous use collected in the rim and getting the lid back off was a pain.They had a rather bad odour to them as well which gave me headaches and then all the paint that gets wasted I never perfected getting all that paint around the rim back into the tin I finally gave up and moved on but like anything each to their own as I am sure some people love these and would never use anything else.

[stona]

Well the trick is not to get loads of paint around the rim, or you will waste it. Not cleaning up the rim of a tinlet is just the same as not cleaning up the top/lid of any other paint container. When I used Xtracrylix I found those a pain to clean.

I've used all sorts of paints over the years and for me the best and most consistent finish I can achieve is with enamels of various manufacturers (I have stocks of Humbrol, Modelmaster and my favourite White Ensign), but as you say some will prefer something else.

Drying time is not an issue...what's the rush?

Cheers

Steve