Tabletop Warhammer?

vincent1989 · 19 Apr 2011 at 20:33

i've used fairy power spray on my plastic models, works a treat, just give the models a soak for a few hours and then scrub the paint off with a toothbrush (somewhere you don't mind getting paint flicks!)

Arcimbaldo · 20 Apr 2011 at 10:41

Ive used Dettol on about 20 plastic models, works fine, i usually leave them in for about 24 hours then toothbrush off the paint, works great

Blackstar_solar · 20 Apr 2011 at 12:33

vincent1989 said:
i've used fairy power spray on my plastic models, works a treat, just give the models a soak for a few hours and then scrub the paint off with a toothbrush (somewhere you don't mind getting paint flicks!)

this

TheBigCheese · 20 Apr 2011 at 15:11

Thanks for the replies folks, I'll get some of the Fairy power spray tonight.

One tip with Dettol - less is more. I had metal models soaking for around 12 hours or so and the paint peeled off in nice big lumps.

Yesterday I forgot about ones I had stripping and left them in there for 36 hours, by that point the paint had melted so much it became sticky and was a nightmare to get off, I ruined a couple of toothbrushes with it as well.

mangobreeder · 20 Apr 2011 at 15:29

the best paint remover is brake fluid.

vincent1989 · 20 Apr 2011 at 16:48

mangobreeder said:
the best paint remover is brake fluid.

but its not so good for plastic!

mangobreeder · 20 Apr 2011 at 20:09

vincent1989 said:
but its not so good for plastic!

its fine for plastic, just dont over do it. ive even stripped Forgeworld resin models with it.

vincent1989 · 20 Apr 2011 at 20:19

mangobreeder said:
its fine for plastic, just dont over do it. ive even stripped Forgeworld resin models with it.

and quite equally i've seen FW resin done in break fluid come out totally wrecked, i'd rather use something i can buy while doing the week shop and know i can be a bit careless with and not worry about at all

Werewolf · 20 Apr 2011 at 20:38

IIRC FW resin done in several of the common cleaners comes out a little "soft" if left too long.
Younger brother left some bits from one of his FW models in a cleaner he'd been using in the past for several hours longer than normal, and it took days for it to dry properly.

Gideon Lorr · 20 Apr 2011 at 20:39

Right, I've done it. Back into the Hobby! Except this time its cheap, since I have such an huge number of LOTR models to paint! Been grabbing the odd couple off Ebay- second hand prices for it on there have fell a lot in the past few years!

Grabbed some Dettol, test it out soon enough.

The main thing I'm waiting on now is a load of paints to arrive, hopefully tomorrow, so I can spend easter painting and enjoying the weather! I've gone for Vallejo for them all, except the metals, which I've got the GW ones.

vincent1989 · 20 Apr 2011 at 21:03

Gideon Lorr said:
Right, I've done it. Back into the Hobby! Except this time its cheap, since I have such an huge number of LOTR models to paint! Been grabbing the odd couple off Ebay- second hand prices for it on there have fell a lot in the past few years!

yeah, had some luck on there myself this last week, snagged the full 91 battle games in middle earth mags (including specials and binders, sans models unfortunately) for the paltry price for £45 including P&P (50p per issue!) just won a haldir, radagast the brown and a oop legolas model (all unpainted), for less that £3 per model, bargains!

Gideon Lorr · 20 Apr 2011 at 21:16

vincent1989 said:
yeah, had some luck on there myself this last week, snagged the full 91 battle games in middle earth mags (including specials and binders, sans models unfortunately) for the paltry price for £45 including P&P (50p per issue!) just won a haldir, radagast the brown and a oop legolas model (all unpainted), for less that £3 per model, bargains!

Some very good wins there!

Tbh, going on the LOTR Ebay section with £50-£100, you could walk away with perhaps two 'armies', since there are so many selling in bulk! It is easily the cheapest of the 3 core games to get into

vincent1989 · 20 Apr 2011 at 21:20

Gideon Lorr said:
Some very good wins there!

Tbh, going on the LOTR Ebay section with £50-£100, you could walk away with perhaps two 'armies', since there are so many selling in bulk! It is easily the cheapest of the 3 core games to get into

and the best as far as i'm concerned, heck grab a WoTR rulebook while you're at it and you can play two entirely different games for the price of one.

JHeaton · 20 Apr 2011 at 22:41

Half-way through assembling my first Tactical Squad. Gawds, I've missed the smell of poly cement.

Werewolf · 21 Apr 2011 at 00:31

Ah the heady whiff of poly cement, next you'll be getting acquainted with the joys of the undercoat...

I've not managed any work on my stuff for a couple of days, I'm hoping to get out to the Garage Tomorrow/Today to do some airbrush work on the ones I undercoated the other day.
I suspect it'll take about an hour or less to do the black on the models that need it sprayed on.

Deiwos · 21 Apr 2011 at 01:21

vincent1989 said:
and the best as far as i'm concerned, heck grab a WoTR rulebook while you're at it and you can play two entirely different games for the price of one.

My mate keeps trying to get me to buy into LoTR but I spend enough on the WoW TCG and MTG as is. Hmmm.

vincent1989 · 21 Apr 2011 at 08:17

well i'm off to town after my driving lesson today, going to pick up some lotr for me and my dad to have a bash with, i forced him to read the rules (it's his fault i'm in to this stuff anyway!).

JHeaton · 21 Apr 2011 at 08:29

Werewolf said:
Ah the heady whiff of poly cement, next you'll be getting acquainted with the joys of the undercoat...

Undercoating by hand. Too poor to buy any spray this month.

vincent1989 · 21 Apr 2011 at 14:21

oops;

beast_gts · 21 Apr 2011 at 15:17

Just got an email from Forge World and am very tempted by the new Crassus armoured carrier, only thing putting me off is the price!