discussion New Alclad products!

[Guest]

Not something for acrylic users, but good to see the mighty enamel paint market is still thriving!


http://imodeler.com/2015/11/product-news-alclad-ii/

 

[Guest]

Never tried alclad before but just ordered a few bottles from John for the VW samba bus, hoping my ideas for it work ok.

 

[Guest]

If it's as good as their lacquer stuff I'll be using it.

 

[John]

I've just enquired about the new range, they said,


In the next couple of weeks we will be starting full production on eight colours of the new airbrush ready Enamels called MIL-SPEC, we will the increase the range in December and January of BS, RAL and FS numbers We now have in stock our own Weathering brand called Warpigs


I'm just going to order some of the weathering pigments

 

[Guest]

I hear people talk about alclad, but ive never used any.


Whats it like? I figure its enamel, so whats the benefits over say Humbrol, Revell etc?

 

[Guest]

I don't know the chemical composition but it is called a lacquer. It sprays on very thin so it isn't very forgiving. No mixing required it sprays straight out the bottle. It also sprays at a lower pressure than other paints. To clean the airbrush you need their airbrush cleaner. I always use a mask when spraying alclad. The chrome, gold etc is excellent (in my admittedly limited experience) but the chrome can rub off so I use their alc600 to protect it. When using the high gloss aluminium, chrome etc you need to lay a gloss black primer/base coat down, they recommend their own.


They do not recommend using a brush.

 

[Guest]

Obviously this new stuff may be a different beast altogether.

 

[Guest]

spoke to jay laverty at telford, he has been working on this for a while now, the new stuff is an enamel airbrush ready paint that dries with the same speed as an acrylic

 

[John]

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Now in stock http://bit.ly/1ZaSSwC

 

[Guest]

I don't think these should be compared to or cunfused with the metalic paints which are a very thin lacquer suspension of very fine metalic flake.


These new ones look to be a modern take on enamel which I have no doubt will please many. Be interesting to know the safety stats in these as it is the potentially toxic, and a bit smelly, fumes from enamels which put people off them


As a dedicated acrylic fan, I know that enamels are better paints. They airbrush better and they hairybrush better but the smell and, when I do use them, require cellulose thinners to get my airbrush clean.


If they make a paint with all the good properties of enamel and the safety and ease of acrylic, I would certainly use them.

 

[Dave W]

I don't know the chemical composition but it is called a lacquer. It sprays on very thin so it isn't very forgiving. No mixing required it sprays straight out the bottle. It also sprays at a lower pressure than other paints. To clean the airbrush you need their airbrush cleaner. I always use a mask when spraying alclad. The chrome, gold etc is excellent (in my admittedly limited experience) but the chrome can rub off so I use their alc600 to protect it. When using the high gloss aluminium, chrome etc you need to lay a gloss black primer/base coat down, they recommend their own.
They do not recommend using a brush.

I use cellulose thinners bought from a decorating supply shop to clean my airbrush when I've been using Alclad.Quite a bit cheaper than the Alclad cleaner.

 

[Dave W]

I will definately try these as I like enamels. I've been using Humbrol for years.

 

[stona]

I'd be interested in trying them, though I'll have to wait until I'm doing something British. I don't see any RLM colours in the pipeline.


Cheers


Steve

 

[PhilJ]

I hear people talk about alclad, but ive never used any.
Whats it like? I figure its enamel, so whats the benefits over say Humbrol, Revell etc?

I have used alclad since starting the hobby last year, got a few different colours (aluminium, gun metal burnt iron ect) mainly for guns and engines. Again I'm not sure of the chemical build but they are laquers and have to be shaken vigorously and airbrushed (I put a couple of small ball bearings in each of mine to help mix).


They go down so well, I mean they blow humbrol, tamiya ect out of the water, I love them so much I almost can't wait to do a NMF plane!


Be aware they do pong and extraction is highly recommended in my opinion.

 

[John]

I don't see any RLM colours in the pipeline.

They have some RLM colours in this release and more to follow.

 

[stona]

Thanks John, I'll be be having a look at them.


Cheers


Steve