ok, i did a search but couldn't see anything, but i'm experienceing something a bit odd, i have one single MSP cracking, 09133 Bloodstain Red to be specific, has anyone else had a similar issue with this or any other of the MSP line? or could the paint have gone bad in some way?
It's cracking over primer and different shades of MSP, and this is a fairly recent thing to happen, i used it last week and it was fine, all my other MSPs are fine.
One MSP cracking
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roguetrada
, Jun 12 2012 02:56 PM
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Posted 12 June 2012 - 06:58 PM
IIRC that one is fairly thick. Are you putting it on straight, or thinning it? Paint often cracks if it dries faster than the layer under it. Is your primer dry? Likewise, if you put it on too thick, the outer surface will crack as it dries while the under layer is still wet. Are you painting near a fan or an AC vent? Air blowing on the model can cause the paint to dry too fast.
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Posted 12 June 2012 - 07:11 PM
I just bought a bottle of bloodstain red. It's been working great for me. So it might be your working environment.
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Posted 12 June 2012 - 10:23 PM
Crackling paint issues seem to pop up periodically here. The culprit is usually attributed to a few possibilities: primer that hasn't dried completely or dries too hard/slick (Krylon mentioned) or paint that is applied too thick or thin over said primer.
There's a thread specifically for Bloodstain which seems to be too much thinning as the problem: http://www.reapermin...rackling paint
There's a thread specifically for Bloodstain which seems to be too much thinning as the problem: http://www.reapermin...rackling paint
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Posted 16 June 2012 - 10:52 AM
Bloodstain is a tempramental... Oh PG13 right. Anywho to fix. Fill the cracks with GW's liquid green stuff if it is a non important gaming fig. (It's just really thick paint that can fill small cracks and holes.) Or strip it and start over.
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