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Kristal, the Sniper By Honza
Manufacturer: New Wave | SF Category | Submitted: 18-Apr-02
Average: 6.4 | Votes: 690 | Views: 2870
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Kristal from New Wave Limited Edition series. Made as Eastern-block agent.
I decided to try Vallejo Matt Varnish, as I hopped for really matt varnish. But it's not matt at all (I don't believe in matt varnish anymore) and it totally ruined the mini. The picture is lightly retouched to remove the worst reflections caused by the varnish.




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Viewer comments:
Panza
10-Mar-03
#31297
Rating: 7
The gun barrel is thicker than her waist! I use Humbrol matt coat in a cheap Pashe airbrush, and as long as you remember to stir it thouroughly it comes out dead matt with no yellow. Good camo but it needs more shading. Nice leather and NMM's.
finn17
26-Feb-03
#30122
Rating: 8
Luverly paint job.. There is only room in that stomach for a tape worm however.
Jarrett
25-Oct-02
#17477
Rating: 7
If you can find it, Testors Dull Coat is best for matte varnishing. Almost totally invisible, and takes most of the shine off inks as well.
JimBowen
03-Jul-02
#8096
Rating: 6
The age old problem of matt varnish.The Humbrol matt spray varnish is quite good(not the one for air brushes)Art suppliers may be able to help you with fixatives,other than that all you can do is make sure you are not to close to the figure when you spray the varnish and pray.
Honza
13-Jun-02
#6427
Rating: -
GW spray "matt" varnish is about the same as Vallejo, still pretty glossy to my taste. The only real matt varnish I have found is Humbrol one for use in airbrush, made for enamel paints. But this Humbrol varnish interacts with acrylics and everything gets a yellow tint (I tried it on a testing mini some time ago). Anyway recently I got an advice to do "light cover" of GW or Vallejo "matt" (still-shiny) varnish and over that go with the Humbrol one. The first layer of varnish would protect the colors, the second would make serve for real matt varnish.
nadinbrzezinski
12-Jun-02
#6382
Rating: 8
GW Matte is quite matte, actually, and that might have been a case of not shaing enough, maybe
jrank
28-May-02
#5144
Rating: 7
Very nice. The camo is excellent (I don't know the Russian type, but the BG type is very similiar).
Bonk
27-May-02
#5060
Rating: 6
It damn looks like Kylie Minogue
astromaned
06-May-02
#4059
Rating: 8
Like the eye shadow, the star is great probably be pretty tough doing a hammer and sickle that small though
Aschul
05-May-02
#4010
Rating: 7
Those pants are some of the best camouflage painting I've ever seen.
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