You were probably less critical when you were a kid though Tony.Looking very white Joe ! As you say , white along with yellow is a bugger to do on a large area , modern paints just dont seem to cover as well as the old ones , I never remember yellow or white being see through when I was slapping it on with the brush on bare plastic as a kid ! Probably because they had to make everything ‘safer’ in case some numpty drank it or something - bring back the old toxic stuff I say!
Cheers Tony. I'm using Mr Color lacquers, the coverage was acceptable. I just ran out of paint and probably didn't cover the second or third pass completely. Shadows don't help, it looked completely covered under the spray booth lights. To be fair, when we were all young we used large paint brushes and slapped the enamel on real thick. Just thinking about it, I can smell that original Humbrol scentLooking very white Joe ! As you say , white along with yellow is a bugger to do on a large area , modern paints just dont seem to cover as well as the old ones , I never remember yellow or white being see through when I was slapping it on with the brush on bare plastic as a kid ! Probably because they had to make everything ‘safer’ in case some numpty drank it or something - bring back the old toxic stuff I say!
A shame Humbrol is so hit and miss now days, you either get water or porridge in the tins.Thanks Ian, glad the white is done.
Yes, the decals will add contrast for sure.
They walk and vote among us Chris
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