Global Scale Modeller

Hi every one.

I've recently come back to the hobby after many years.

I've been watching quite a few videos on how to do things and thought I followed how to use tamiya panel liner properly.

I used it today for the first time and I ended up pulling the paint right off on the cotton bud.

I'm using vallejo model air paint and then I have applied a coat of humbrol glear gloss. After that I applied Tamiya panel line accent and then used a cotton bud with Tamiya thiners to tidy it all up.

Have I done or used something wrong?

Any help would be much appreciated.

Thanks all.

Tamiya thinners are quite hot. I’d use a low solvent odourless like AK or Mig weathering thinner. Also hear nightmare stories about Humbrol varnishes. I Use Alclad Aqua gloss, and never had an issue.

Thanks Nev.

Apologies for the stupid questions, there will be plenty more .

When you say horror stories about humbrol.

What do you mean. Is the varnish no good?

You need to use a mineral spirit like sansodor from Winsor newton

Lozzer1986 wrote: Mon Jul 22, 2019 8:21 pm Thanks Nev.

Apologies for the stupid questions, there will be plenty more .

When you say horror stories about humbrol.

What do you mean. Is the varnish no good?

Just a lot of people have had problems with humbrol varnishes. I don’t know why but the lower power mineral spirits are the way forward. Like Paul suggests.

If you have a Hobbycraft near you they sell Daler Rowney low odour thinners which work well and are cheap.

And yes, avoid Humbrol varnish. There are loads of other options, personally I use the Winsor & Newton Galeria varnishes which are relatively cheap and effective.