Hi all
Had some interesting results with the Hataka paints, thinning it Little bit (and i mean a little) with water is ok but it didnt make an appreciable difference to the finish, it is also quite at home with Tamiya thinners.
A drop of Tamiya retarder did work but it had some kind of reaction which caused gritty bits to form in the mix.
ISO is a no-no that turned the mix into a sludge !
So in conclusion, I haven't yet found my holy grail paint that works every time, but this one comes close, it is a lot more robust than vallejo and revell paints which damage easily, it is more consistent than Tamiya with the added bonus of the correct colours.
I will be using Hataka paints a lot more in the future.
Here's the story so far:-
The top is done and I have masked it off for the first coat of light grey .
Will be getting on to the decals soon, just discovered that the Altmark decals have a continuous film over the whole sheet. That's gonna make it easy to cut out the small stencils ...... not !
More when it happens ..........
Mog
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