for people trying to find testors dullcote

[generulpoleaxe]

if you are in the uk then check out

http://www.horsingaround.com/acatalog/Paints___Sprays.html

or

http://www.barrule.com/Workshop/products.html

hope this helps

 

[freakinacage]

good call. always nice to have more choice. also try:

http://www.sidingstamworth.freeserve.co.uk/frameset.htm (detailing products, then floquil paints, at bottom) testors

 

[generulpoleaxe]

the link doesn\'t work when i try it mate.

 

[Logan]

generulpoleaxe,
I consideredt both those sites a couple of weeks ago. What you need to do is factor in your postage as the more cans you order the more it subsequently affects each site\'s postage cost.
I ended up ordering three cans from
http://www.barrule.com/Workshop/products.html
They came within a few days and I can highly recommend them.

Should now be all varnished up for the foreseeable future.

 

[freakinacage]

bollocks, well i guess thats one less

 

[Flightless]

Nice. Haven\'t had much luck finding it so far.

Got to ask: How much coverage do you get from a single 85g can?
Looking at one of the ol\' citadel sprays i see they are 280g, so rather a difference.

The other question being:
Can i spray figures with other, glossier varnish for protection, then that to make it back to matt again?

 

[Drake Farstrider]

I know a lot of people use both the GW (1st), as it is harder than Testors, and then hit it with a coat of testors after its dryed. I think that if you are just painting fo rdisplay then just testors is cool.

 

[Logan]

Originally posted by Flightless

The other question being:
Can i spray figures with other, glossier varnish for protection, then that to make it back to matt again?

I give figures one , maybe two coats with some bog standard, spray-on gloss that I got from Halfords. This gives your figures uber-protection.
Then one, or if you desire two thin coats of Testors knocks the shine right off.
I used all kinds of matt varnishes before being able to get hold of Testors, thinking that although Testors was probably good, I\'d surely be able to find something adequate in the UK.
Believe me, nothing I\'ve tried comes close.