The Army Painter Quickshade and Paints

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Hi guys n girls I was wondering if any of you have used any Army Painter products as I have a specific interest in the Quickshade (strong) quick dip for figures product to be used on figures up to and including 1/35 scale.image.jpg



In my opinion £16.99 per tin seems rather expensive I was wondering if this tin of Ronseal would do much of the thing at a fraction of the cost and in greater quantities. image.jpg

Any help info advice experience opinions feedback or guidance greatly appreciated.

Cheers John
 
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:P Input............. Need more input ! :P


Anyone ! Have anything ? :smiling3: ;)


Cheers John
 
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Try it! My guess is that it'll need thinning, but there's only one way to find out...
 
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Never used it John, but like John says, give it a whirl ( on a practice piece of cause ) and then let us all know ;) :rolleyes:
 
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one thing to bear in mind, any fabric - i.e. uniforms, clothing etc need to be as matt as it gets!
 
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Well folks I've bit the bullet and purchased the army painter Quickshade at £17.99 for 250ml (liquid gold):eek:.


I'll let you all know how I get on with it.


Thanks for your comments and advice/help.


Cheers John :smiling3:
 
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Well folks I've bit the bullet and purchased the army painter Quickshade at £17.99 for 250ml (liquid gold):eek:.
I'll let you all know how I get on with it.


Thanks for your comments and advice/help.


Cheers John :smiling3:
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I come late to this thread, but it seems to me that the 'Quickshade' product is just a tinted varnish. Surely anyone could tint their own matte varnish to suit with a little experimentation.


Cheers


Steve
 
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Well folks I've bit the bullet and purchased the army painter Quickshade at £17.99 for 250ml (liquid gold):eek:.
I'll let you all know how I get on with it.


Thanks for your comments and advice/help.


Cheers John :smiling3:
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It's your money John, but.....clear.png
 
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I come late to this thread, but it seems to me that the 'Quickshade' product is just a tinted varnish. Surely anyone could tint their own matte varnish to suit with a little experimentation.


Cheers


Steve


Yep Steve better late the never :smiling3:


But surely varnish tinted with colour wouldn't have the same "magical" properties of the the "real" thing.


It's ordered now so to late for experiments I'll do a little review on it once it arrives via securicor.


I also have a rusty tin of varnish in the shed so I could give the experimental one ago I suppose but what paint acrylic or enamel ?
 
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It's your money John, but........


:confused: Yep a tad on the expensive side I agree but I watched a video yesterday and it got me:confused:


I had a moment what can I say.


I also once brought a timeshare in Tenerife in the 90s :P


Seemed like a good idea at the time;)
 
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