typhoonfanatic

can you use Humbrol clear acrylic varnishes on Tamiya acrylic paint ?

Hi has anyone experienced problems with the Black Gloss (or any colours) finish with Humbrol Acrylic Spray Tins ? I spray painted a Bae Hawk Gloss Black and it has dried blotchy and not the finish I was expecting. ....Yes I even followed the instructions on the tin.......

Just started the HC4 in Artic Camo scheme - although the build is slow (time restraints, work commitments etc) the kit is a joy to build. Photos attached of stage build to date. Having always sprayed with Tamiya Acrylics I obtained the conversion from the Humbrol 86 Matt Light olive to Tamiya equivelant (XF26) thought this was far to green and various Pcture references confirmed this so I went with Tamiya XF26 Dark Green it looks more realisitic but not sure if I have got it right looks OK though. Will post more Pics as the build develops./media/tinymce_upload/2a37e4d0346a5c8c1bf6945570273b48.jpg/media/tinymce_upload/0e0138d068557cbc1dbd9537fce8a6a2.jpg/media/tinymce_upload/60535027db251b81827231ff649f5ef8.jpg

You meet some amazing people in my line of work - Just been speaking to a customer who was based at Yeovilton in the 80's and worked on the Sea King - Apparently the camouflage pattern which I call 'Zebra' was only ever an experimental scheme devised for Artic use and potential use in the Falklands, it was never officially adopted, the white was painted over the green by way of brushes - interestingly he also served in the First Gulf war and for identification purposes the Sea Kings that were (and I use his words) painted the Pinky Biege colour (which was highly effective but odd looking) had thier tail units painted Green and White which again was applied by the good old brush system. It never ceases to amaze me the information you can glean just by talking and showing an interest in a customer, He is one of several amazing people I have met who have had first hand knowledge on the subjects that fascinate me.

I understand the principals of tanks being whitewashed over the green and even aircraft were whitewashed in the field over thier standard camouflage, am i to understand that in the modern era this 'Zebra' pattern would have been painted in a logical fashion i.e green over white and not rollered on by some poor ground crew on a chilly windy day at Yeovilton