Humbrol paints- any good?

[paulr]

There are a couple of comments about the paint being  chalky (or powdery when dry) before the silliness

I have had the same problem and therefore would not recommend Humbrol, I much prefer Vallejo

[jchaos79]

The idea of the paint becomes powder... Is not very attractive for me 

I was searching for this kind of finish (pastel colors). Images  and figure collection belongs to Padre.

 


Maybe I should buy only one or two colors of humbrol acrylics and make same test by myself.

Or someone of you know a manufactuer of acrylics which gives pastel colors, please tell me.

[Orcs]

Hi J

I do not think anyone will be offended. Threads sometimes get hijacked like this, so you were right to bring it back on subject/

Here are my personal ideas on common paints avaliable, although I am sure some will have other ideas.

I have used Humrol acrylis in the past when they were small round pots, and had no problems. The newer versions in the square pots are very thick and need to be thinned when in use, but I have had no other problems with them.

Vallejo do lots of colours so you can find the exact color without mixing them.  The only problem I have found is that they are very soft when dry and can be easily rubbed off of a mini, so careful hadling before you varnish is essential.  A good primer does help but does not stop the problem completely.  Also leaving the paint to "cure " overnight helps too . The dropper bottles they come in are very useful and the paint covers well.

Coat d'Arms paint is made to the orriginal Citadel (Games Workshop) specification and is a much better quality paint than the curent Games Workshop offering.  I believe nearly all the GW colours can be found under slightly different names.

So in Summary

Coat D'arms are probably the best paints overall
vallejo havve a briulliant range of colours
Humbrol is cheaper, but needs to be thinned, and pots need thinning reguarly even when not used to stop them drying out.

[Fenton]

The idea of the paint becomes powder... Is not very attractive for me 

I was searching for this kind of finish (pastel colors). Images  and figure collection belongs to Padre.

 


Maybe I should buy only one or two colors of humbrol acrylics and make same test by myself.

Or someone of you know a manufactuer of acrylics which gives pastel colors, please tell me.

If you mix your colour with a bit of grey that will tone it down to a more pastel look sometimes