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Guillows Series 200 - SE5a by cdwheatley. Viewed 3031 times. Build Thread Next Prev Click image to return. Image Comments cdwheatley 26-Nov-07 15:46 The results of my first dabble with Liquitex acrylics and Tamiya masking tape. David Duckett 26-Nov-07 16:16 It looks as if your first dabble was a success. moostang51 26-Nov-07 16:27 Very sharp, crisp lines. Also like that dispenser for the Tamiya tape. What were your impressions of the Liquitex? JohnG. 26-Nov-07 18:38 Excellent work. Three colors on colored tissue......how did you handle primer for these??? cdwheatley 27-Nov-07 15:06 Yes David, I was quite pleased with the results, not bad for a first attempt anyway. Moostang, this was the first time I'd used acrylics since I used to make Tamiya 1/35 scale AFVs many moons ago and used their own paints to paint them with. I found they dried so fast that I had a very hard time applying them satisfactorily, and this put me off these paints, and I suppose acrylics in general. Trouble is I've never been able to get a decent finish with paints and brushes alone, and that's why I began to finish my models using coloured tissue instead. However, I have a Guillows B-25 Mitchell lined up and also a series 400 P-40 Warhawk to practice on first, with at least the B-25 requiring painting, so I knew I needed to give it another go. I chose Liquitex purely because they are DD's medium of choice - I figured that if HE used them then they must be good! I found them much easier to use than the Tamiya ready mixed paints, with longer, though still quick, drying times. I followed DD's excellent tutorial on the Guillow's forum and applied a grey primer first, then several thin coats (it seemed like about 6-8) of each colour, although I think I need to apply still thinner coats next time. Practice makes perfect! SteveM 27-Nov-07 15:38 One of these days we'll find out that David owns stock in Liquitex and funds this hobby by getting us all to buy them. ;-) But seriously, I think all of us that have used Liquitex are big fans of the stuff. Some day I'll even get a plane to fly after being painted with Liquitex. hjlittman 27-Nov-07 20:22 Chris, there is no reason that you can't get a model carefully done with Liquitex to fly. Lots of the guys doing the larger RC models are using acrylic house paint! Please sign in to comment on this image.