Flesh Wash Paint

> John Crimmins wrote:

Phooey. Their "Flesh Wash" paint is "Burnt Sienna" (and if you need a lighter
shade, get "Raw Sienna"). They're easy to find in any
line of paints. Personally, I really dislike GW's paints -- neither
the new ones nor the old "hex-bottle" paints did much for me.

On Mon, 11 Mar 2002 14:42:47 -0500, Rick Rutherford <Rick@esr.com>
wrote:

> Personally, I really dislike GW's paints -- neither

I've been having some good luck with hobby store acrylics, like Folk Art and
Americana. They come in 2 oz/59 ml bottles for US$0.89 to US$1.00 a
bottle, but you can often find them on sale for as low as US$0.40 to US$0.60
each.

They tend to be a bit on the thick side, but the squeeze bottles allow the
paint to last a long time, you get plenty of paint, and the selection between
the various manufacturers is amazing.

On Mon, 11 Mar 2002 14:42:47 -0500, Rick Rutherford <Rick@esr.com> wrote
:

> John Crimmins wrote:

That's the only color that I use -- well, that and their inks, which I
purchased in the old "squeeze bottle" a good many years ago. They've served me
well.

But the Flesh Wash is worth it to me.  Pre-mixed, to just the right
consistency and all that. But man, the new bottles are awful. First thing I
did was pour the stuff into an empty Ral Partha bottle.

> On Mon, 11 Mar 2002 14:42:47 -0500, Rick Rutherford <Rick@esr.com>
wrote:
> > John Crimmins wrote:

Two tips for dealing with these aweful bottles:
1. When they get stuck, run them under warm/hot water for a few minutes.
They open up fine after that.

2. Put vaseline (I use my wifes hand moisturizer) on the "rungs" prior to
closing them up. This seems to keep them from sticking (at least so
far).

After learning these two tricks, they don't bother me nearly as much anymore.

Hope that helps,

I have taken to the Reaper paint line when I buy paint in the mini store.
Otherwise I stick to the hobby paints like Apple Barrel or Folkart

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I feel pretty much the same way, I've used Testor's Arcylics, PollyS and
Vallejo paints and I love them... My "jury" is still out on the Reaper paints.

Is anyone on this list aware of an on-line "equivalents" list that gives
"close enough" comparisons of different manufacturers paints?

--Flak

> On Mon, 2002-03-11 at 14:42, Rick Rutherford wrote: