boatman's 1/72 HMS Tiger C20 build

[adt70hk]

Great work Chris. With the utmost of respect, can I suggest you give them a spray with some matt varnish.... They look a bit shiny.

Really looking forward to this taking to the water.

Very well done indeed.

ATB.

Andrew

[scottie3158]

Chris,
I only have one thing to say.....outstanding.

[boatman]

Great work Chris. With the utmost of respect, can I suggest you give them a spray with some matt varnish.... They look a bit shiny.

Really looking forward to this taking to the water.

Very well done indeed.

ATB.

Andrew

YES Andrew you are right will do that but its suppoce to be matt paint cant understand why they have come up shiny

Chris,
I only have one thing to say.....outstanding.

AN THANKS Scottie
chrisb

[Tim Marlow]

YES Andrew you are right will do that but its suppoce to be matt paint cant understand why they have come up shiny


AN THANKS Scottie
chrisb

Blues are notoriously shiny Chris, even when they are supposed to be matt paint. Reds can be similar. They’ll look good when they are aboard though…….

[boatman]

Blues are notoriously shiny Chris, even when they are supposed to be matt paint. Reds can be similar. They’ll look good when they are aboard though…….

CHEERS Tim
chrisb

[Neil Merryweather]

I'm glad you went to the trouble of doing crew figures Chris, so many great models look lifeless without people. Your already fantastic project will really sing!

[adt70hk]

Blues are notoriously shiny Chris, even when they are supposed to be matt paint. Reds can be similar. They’ll look good when they are aboard though…….

Any idea why Tim? Is it the nature of the pigment?

[boatman]

I'm glad you went to the trouble of doing crew figures Chris, so many great models look lifeless without people. Your already fantastic project will really sing!

HI Neil cheers for your nice comments an yes i always fit on crew figures on my ships an yes in rough wheather she would all be buttoned up an no crew seen but i like to have the crew seen so as you say it brings the ship model to life as the crew all have dutyies to perform when sailin in good wheather an my ships are
ATB to you Sir
chrisb

[boatman]

Any idea why Tim? Is it the nature of the pigment?

AN HI Andrew i think even though they were matt paints it maybe to do with how old they are as ive had them for 20 yrs or more so perhaps the pigment have changed over the yrs i just know now not to use them again but cant get the humbroll tinlets anymore as they have been withdrawn from sale so had to use what ive got but will try an have a look through all my paints to see if i have any matt varnish as my last lot of crew members on my norfolk look ok so if no matt vernish then they will have to go an time will wheather them but thank you Andrew for pointin it out an lookin at my officers on my norfolk ive just noticed that i havnt painted on the officers their ranks in yellow will do that when the shakes go away
ATB
chrisb

[Tim Marlow]

Any idea why Tim? Is it the nature of the pigment?

AN HI Andrew i think even though they were matt paints it maybe to do with how old they are as ive had them for 20 yrs or more so perhaps the pigment have changed over the yrs i just know now not to use them again but cant get the humbroll tinlets anymore as they have been withdrawn from sale so had to use what ive got but will try an have a look through all my paints to see if i have any matt varnish as my last lot of crew members on my norfolk look ok so if no matt vernish then they will have to go an time will wheather them but thank you Andrew for pointin it out an lookin at my officers on my norfolk ive just noticed that i havnt painted on the officers their ranks in yellow will do that when the shakes go away
ATB
chrisb

I wouldn’t stress over it Chris. It’s the nature of the pigment, not the age of the paint. I’ve had the same effect on my newest little blokes using Vallejo paint. It happened with Blue, Red, and Green paints. It seems the darker colours, which are usually single pigment, are more prone to this. Lighter colours, usually made with added white, don‘t seem to suffer from this.

[boatman]

I wouldn’t stress over it Chris. It’s the nature of the pigment, not the age of the paint. I’ve had the same effect on my newest little blokes using Vallejo paint. It happened with Blue, Red, and Green paints. It seems the darker colours, which are usually single pigment, are more prone to this. Lighter colours, usually made with added white, don‘t seem to suffer from this.

HI Tim no im not goin to stress over it but i do see Andrew's point so i'll have a look for some matt varnish to try an get them back to matt finish but if none then they will have to go an ive got to hope the varnish dont attack the black permant ink on the officers ties an on the crews badges so i'll just do a trail on a bit of paper an see if the ink runs if it does then no go on the figures so see what happens
CHEERS Tim
chrisb

[Tim Marlow]

HI Tim no im not goin to stress over it but i do see Andrew's point so i'll have a look for some matt varnish to try an get them back to matt finish but if none then they will have to go an ive got to hope the varnish dont attack the black permant ink on the officers ties an on the crews badges so i'll just do a trail on a bit of paper an see if the ink runs if it does then no go on the figures so see what happens
CHEERS Tim
chrisb

Might sound silly Chris, but giving them a gloss acrylic varnish coat first will stop that happening, and make the matt varnish more reliable when you apply it. I do it all the time on my little blokes.

[boatman]

Might sound silly Chris, but giving them a gloss acrylic varnish coat first will stop that happening, and make the matt varnish more reliable when you apply it. I do it all the time on my little blokes.

WELL Tim no its not silly Tim if it does the trick then all well an good only trouble for me is that i havnt got any

gloss acrylic varnish so no can do as nearly all my paints tinlets come from a boatymate who died of prostete cancer an his wife gave them all to me so again NO GO Tim

chrisb

[Waspie]

AN HI Andrew i think even though they were matt paints it maybe to do with how old they are as ive had them for 20 yrs or more so perhaps the pigment have changed over the yrs i just know now not to use them again but cant get the humbroll tinlets anymore as they have been withdrawn from sale so had to use what ive got but will try an have a look through all my paints to see if i have any matt varnish as my last lot of crew members on my norfolk look ok so if no matt vernish then they will have to go an time will wheather them but thank you Andrew for pointin it out an lookin at my officers on my norfolk ive just noticed that i havnt painted on the officers their ranks in yellow will do that when the shakes go away
ATB
chrisb

If you do have the shakes when painting the orficers strips just say they were RNR or was in RNVR then? (IE - Wavy Navy) :smiling5:

[boatman]

If you do have the shakes when painting the orficers strips just say they were RNR or was in RNVR then? (IE - Wavy Navy) :smiling5:

OH NICE ONE Doug yes thats a good get out i'll remember that lol :rolling: :smiling2::smiling2::smiling2:
chrisb