czebas Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 Hey everyone, I know there are some people who are scale75 fans here and since the price hike might not have wanted to pay the premium. They are available now at michtoy for 20% until the end of the month. Also scale color acrylic thinner is finally available in the USA now too. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissMelons Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 On it like donkey Kong. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegascat Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 Argh, don't these companies know I'm trying to save for Bones 3? :p 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RouterMike Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 Oh man; decisions, decisions. which set(s) to pick up? Or just wait and save more for bones3? Their red, blue and green sets look pretty. Are they really that much better/different than other lines? What's different between them and Reaper? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ub3r_n3rd Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 Oh man; decisions, decisions. which set(s) to pick up? Or just wait and save more for bones3? Their red, blue and green sets look pretty. Are they really that much better/different than other lines? What's different between them and Reaper? SC75's normal sets (not the fantasy line) are much thicker and much more matte than anything Reaper has, they also have a high pigment density for good coverage. From what I'v heard the fantasy line are more like Reaper HD, but still a bit thicker (not as thick as their normal/original stuff). 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissMelons Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 (edited) I bought the blood and fire set, elven colors set and nature greens set. I could have grabbed a fourth but it would push the budget. Edited June 22, 2015 by MissMelons 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ub3r_n3rd Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 I bought the blood and fire set, elven colors set and nature greens set. I could have grabbed a fourth but it would push the budget. All 3 fantasy line, correct? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissMelons Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 I bought the blood and fire set, elven colors set and nature greens set. I could have grabbed a fourth but it would push the budget. All 3 fantasy line, correct? /shrugs no idea, I think so. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RouterMike Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 I think blood and fire, and nature's colors were the original red and green sets. I think the Elven set is new. Can they be thinned with water, or do you need their specific thinner? Or is that just the recommended thinner for airbrushing? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ub3r_n3rd Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 I think blood and fire, and nature's colors were the original red and green sets. I think the Elven set is new. Can they be thinned with water, or do you need their specific thinner? Or is that just the recommended thinner for airbrushing? With the normal sets: The ratio I like to thin down is 2 paint : 1 water : 1 flow improver or matte medium -- This makes a nice thin paint that's easy to manipulate and gives very nice coverage. I don't use an airbrush either, so not sure what you'd need to do with an airbrush. Again, it dries VERY VERY matte no matter if you use flow improver or matte medium as one of your thinning agents. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heisler Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 I had heard somewhere (I can't it down right now) that the formulation used for the fantasy colors will be the standard and as stocks are depleted the regular paint line will be redone with the new formulation. That may well be rumor at this point but I certainly prefer working with the fantasy colors over the regular colors. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ub3r_n3rd Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 I had heard somewhere (I can't it down right now) that the formulation used for the fantasy colors will be the standard and as stocks are depleted the regular paint line will be redone with the new formulation. That may well be rumor at this point but I certainly prefer working with the fantasy colors over the regular colors. First I've heard of it, I thought they were doing the fantasy line for the fantasy painters as the colors are brighter. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heisler Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 I had heard somewhere (I can't it down right now) that the formulation used for the fantasy colors will be the standard and as stocks are depleted the regular paint line will be redone with the new formulation. That may well be rumor at this point but I certainly prefer working with the fantasy colors over the regular colors. First I've heard of it, I thought they were doing the fantasy line for the fantasy painters as the colors are brighter. It has nothing to do with the colors just the formulation of the paint itself. Now I can't find it, I maybe making it up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ub3r_n3rd Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 (edited) Also, Willen did a Review/Comparison between different paints and SC75: Part 1 Part 2 Edited June 22, 2015 by ub3r_n3rd 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
czebas Posted June 22, 2015 Author Share Posted June 22, 2015 Water is excellent for brush painting the scale acrylic is the recommended airbrush thinner and for purists and people on the more OCD side of the spectrum prefer to use the "recommended" thinner. I have however used vallejo airbrush thinner, ipa + distilled water mix, and wicked airbrush reducer with them to spray with success. I'm buying some scale thinner because I'd like to know if it really is the bee knees and it hasn't been available to buy from US retailers as far as I know until recently. They are thick, at least my first run batch of skin color and leather sets and NMM sets are very thick. Some colors in various sets are your "base" colors and cover very well. The darker and lighter shades seem more translucent to me but in general I think they are excellent and I have almost all of the sets. The metal and alchemy sets also have received universal praise for their quality. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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