Paint review (What paint should I use?)

Found a great article on the different model paints out there,
Worth checking out.

http://www.jenova.dk/PaintReview.htm

 

Nice little read! Good find! Although, they don't mention anything about P3 paints..which are my favorite.

 

Care to add a review of P3 in a similar format?

I think it article might be more than a few years old,
since thy mention GW's now discontinued inks.

 

Sure thing, though I'll need to wait 'till I am home to write it up.

 

I have not used all these colors but coming from Testors and Model Masters, any color is better than theirs. Especially with clean up, mixing, drying, blending, general use, toxicity, and well everything!

I'm very interested in hearing about P3. I've seen them a few times mentioned but never explained why they are so great. I'm looking forward to this discussion.

 

I use a mix of P3 and GW paints... I chose P3 at first mainly because you get more paint and they are cheaper. I really like the colors I have, they mix well with water, the lid is like the old flip lids GW used to make. The coverage is also very good on the P3 paints. That being said, the paint range is fairly small. Also, stay away from the metallics.

 

Sorry guys, I ended up falling asleep when I got home from work last night, but SebM pretty much summed it up. The metallics are horrid, but the rest of their colors (albeit a small selection) are already thinned enough that you aren't blobbing the model with paint. I also use a mix of both GW and P3 (mainly due to the fact that some colors are just easier bought than mixed from what you can muster up). P3 does indeed have a small selection compared to most out there, but I find their colors to be more vibrant than GW and Coat d'Arms (Not to mention cheaper). The P3 primers are also pretty nice (I switched to them after I had some horrible accidents with fresh GW primer cans).

I believe P3 does have a selection of inks/washes, but I have not tried them, as they are not available at my local game store. I have heard they aren't as good as GW's, however.


The P3 wet pallet is something I will never paint without. It gives enough moisture to the paints to keep them alive for several hours (if you ever need to take a break or go to someone's house, leave the shop, etc.) and also waters them down enough that you can blend VERY easily on a model.



Side note that I just remembered...P3 white is rather thin and does not cover very well (of course it might just be me, but it seems very...meh). I'm sure SebM would agree with me that the white is likely to have been made specifically for highlighting and VERY small areas...because that is about all it is good for.


Testors ...How can you stand that horrid paint?

 

Actualy I find Testors line of Enamel Metalics to be quite good,
High metal content, and finely ground particles, and one coat coverage.

 

True enough. I forgot about their metallics..but the fumes are just ridiculous.

Back when I used to do model airplanes and such, I used to use Testors all the time. Little did I know at the time (I was like...13) I wasn't in a nearly well enough ventilated area...which is prlly why I did absolutely terrible in school that year . (Hurray for paint thinner fumes!)

I may actually go get some of their metallics and try 'em out again, now that two people have voiced their use of them.