Patrick Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 We are currently in transition at our studio to converting all of our figure paint to MSP and would like to promote it exclusively (over other brands of figure paint). Vaitalla and I discussed this at the Paint Club a couple of weeks ago as I was searching for an equivalent to the Liquitex Ultramarine Blue I have been accustomed to using for so long. She imparted me with a recipe for a similar hue but confessed that MSP did not contain Ultramarine pigment, the existing blues were based on Phthalocyanine. Phthalo blues are a bit too green for me and I was wondering if there may be some other painters out there that could benefit from a real Ultra blue formula as well as myself. For some reason I cannot find a way to post a poll so I'll just have to go the long way around: Would you also like to see an Utramarine Blue group added to future color releases of MSP? Yes! That is the most Ultra blue and I will paint with nothing else! MSP already has enough blues in it! Make something else! What is this Pppthala Ultra thing you speak of? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reaper User Vaitalla Posted December 21, 2005 Reaper User Share Posted December 21, 2005 We don't have an Ultramarine pigment, as I said, but if we get enough input in this thread I'll see how close I can get with existing pigment mixes. Also need to map out the rest of the line and see if we'll have room... Talk, people! Ultramarine blue (think GW "Ultramarines" Blue) or no? It's a very purpley blue, for those not in the know. --Anne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintRigger Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 I'm painting Ultramarines right now, actually. (well, not this second - but it's my current project) Being able to do them with the RMS would be really sweet - but I'm also happy with pretty much any colors that are put out. Aside from what is being worked on, I'm hard pressed to think of any colors that I'm desperately missing. Maybe a native american flesh tone, but thats about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Errex Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 Ultramarune blue is always neat to have. I use it mostly this days to convert regular clone trooper figures to TacOps troopers, but I'd definitely want to have an MSP version of the color... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabascojunkie Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 I want it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haldir Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 heck every other line has, why not MSPs as well so I say YES!! (besides it's a pretty nice color as well) RM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jubilee Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 I've never painted with ultramarine blue. Not even the Vallejo version. But, I don't think there's any such thing as too much blue. I would totally buy a purpley-blue, too, 'cause I love purple. Let's face it - I'll buy everything in the MSP line, ultramarine blue or not.. sigh.. :) /ali, rabid fangirl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon Snack Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 It's a very purpley blue. You had me at "purpley"... But, like Jubilee, I'll buy everything in the MSP line anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twjolson Posted December 22, 2005 Share Posted December 22, 2005 Ultramarines blue is one of my favorite colors. Make it or I'll tell your mother on you Anne! And I mean it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axegrrl Posted December 22, 2005 Share Posted December 22, 2005 I was searching for an equivalent to the Liquitex Ultramarine Blue I have been accustomed to using for so long. I've got a question for you on that... what are you using to thin it to the right consistency? I've got a bottle of the stuff, and will probably need to use it to finish out some lines of figs. Would you also like to see an Utramarine Blue group added to future color releases of MSP?[\quote]*bleep* YES! I was someone annoyed when I found out that RMS doesn't use UM blues. I've been trying to figure out how to deal with that, as it's going to be a problem when I go back to painting a couple of my armies. I didn't use straight UM blue all over the place on them, but mixed it in with other colors. That's when I was mixing most of my colors, long before I got my RMSs...! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enchantra Posted December 22, 2005 Share Posted December 22, 2005 *Raises her hand in favor of Ultramarine blue* I currently use Americana Ultramarine blue. It would be nice to see this color as a MSP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Posted December 22, 2005 Author Share Posted December 22, 2005 Thanks for the input folks! I just placed an order for the primary 128 color set through a 3rd party vendor so we're committed! (or should be!) I've got a question for you on that... what are you using to thin it to the right consistency? I've got a bottle of the stuff, and will probably need to use it to finish out some lines of figs. Well, Liquitex UBLue is very transparent and dark straight from the bottle. And you definitely want to use the soft-body stuff in the bottle and not the tubes. I find that I have to create a mid value with it by adding a bit of white or Polished Bone to "opaque" it. Then I thin it as any other color. It may take an extra coat or two to get even coverage, but this happens with the MSP Indigo too due to the nature of the type of color it is. Then after I have a good even base color I wash several thin coats of "straight" color to build it up to the desired value. I did this with an airbrush on a model of the Blue Thunder helicopter model years and years ago and it rocked. Too bad it didn't survive the many moves. Incidentally, what might it take to get some UltraB pigments? I only ask just for insight of course. So - speak up! Twist some arms and make some signs as Anne said! This is the best company with the best paint and the fact that they are so accessible like this to their customer base puts them at the top of the list as far as I'm concerned. Make mine Ultra! PS - Yay! I'm officially a Rabble Rouser now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartan6 Posted December 22, 2005 Share Posted December 22, 2005 Please. And Dark Angel Green while you're at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twjolson Posted December 22, 2005 Share Posted December 22, 2005 I wonder if they'll start taking requests? I would love to paint mini's the color of my couch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Posted December 22, 2005 Author Share Posted December 22, 2005 Please. And Dark Angel Green while you're at it. I wonder if they'll start taking requests? I would love to paint mini's the color of my couch. Uh oh.... There's that can 'o' worms! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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