Fine lining using pens

[Orcs]

Hi All,

I would like to pick the collective Brian. BRAIN  I have been considering asking for some pens for fine lining for my birthday or christmas

Do any of you use pens for fine lining, and detail on figures (of any scale) if so:-

What make and type do you use?
What colours (colors for our American friends) do you use.
What sort of cost are they.  ( I will be asking my children and while its tempting I do not want to bankrupt them)

Any techniques to use them.

[FierceKitty]

I'm Brian!

I use them for belts, sometimes patterned cloth (a Godsend for tartans!), and sometimes shields. A few thoughts:
1)It's important to wait until the surface to be adorned is good and dry.
2) Any fine pend suitable for CD marking seem to work. I find the black, red, gold, and silver most useful; blue tends to look black anyway, orange to look red. Green seems risky; I had one bleed ink all over white shields, as if I'd tried to do an ink painting on blotting paper. Worse, I had to paint about six layers over it before it stopped oozing through.
3) I'm less happy with using pens for reins etc. on horses, since the colour goes onto the raised surface only; this leaves a lot of exposed raised surface coloured (colored for our ruff-endangered friends) like horse hide.

[Techno]

Who's Brian?

I'm Brian....And so's Mrs Techno. 

Do any of you use pens for fine lining, and detail on figures (of any scale) if so:-
What make and type do you use?
What colours (colors for our American friends) do you use.
What sort of cost are they.  ( I will be asking my children and while its tempting I do not want to bankrupt them)
Any techniques to use them.

Hi Mark,

The only pen I've got, that would be of any use for what you describe, is a 0.1mm marker pen (Uni pen, which appears to be made by Mitsubishi Pencil co.ltd.).
I have absolutely no idea if they come in any colour, other than black.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Uni-Fine-Line-Marker-0-2mm/dp/B002I9PGE6

It would certainly work for 'marking' over paint.....I use mine for marking brass wire to the length I require.
I think I paid around £2 for the one I bought in an office supply shop, which is close to what Amazon have them for.

Cheers - Phil (I dunno, first you want to know about agricultural weed-killer, this morning... )

[Steve J]

I'm not Brian, I'm Spartacus

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

I used to use a rotring to put call signs on WWII 6mm tanks, gave up over 20 yrs ago after the 4th or 5th nib clogged up. I think Tamiya may do a range of acrylic paint pens.

IanS - not Brian.

[Orcs]

Thanks to all the Brains out there (I have corrected my mistake).  Its what comes of saving a post quickly as the boss comes over.

I can now source some and get them to purchase them without feeling guilty.  My children  are very generous and will spend far more on me than they should.

[Techno]

I used to use a rotring to put call signs on WWII 6mm tanks, gave up over 20 yrs ago after the 4th or 5th nib clogged up.
IanS - not Brian.

Those were great pens.......But as you say, Ian.....They clogged up SO easily. 

Cheers - Phil

[d_Guy]

I've used this also:
https://www.amazon.com/Bulk-Buy-Sakura-Micron-3-Pack/dp/B0033PID1W/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1470067012&sr=8-3&keywords=0.03+pen+micron

In skilled hands I suspect it works well.

[SV52]

Pigma Micron 0.5 in black, brown, green, red and blue. That's a 0.45mm line, bright colours.  Priced from £1.65 each.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

I use blue, black and red 0.1mm pens from my local art shop. Since I'm several hundred miles from home and the art shop I have no idea who makes them!
Agree the paint needs to be dry!

And I'm Brian!

[Subedai]

I have a 0.1mm Uni Pin Fine Line made by Mitsubishi  and brought from Staples in town. I only ever use it for delineating different areas on standards. I also have a 0.2 and a 0.5 also in black and 0.1 in blue none of which I have actually used yet.


MickS