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Message: <blockquote data-quote="aramis erak" data-source="post: 9820239" data-attributes="member: 6779310">I found in the past that Delta Ceramcoat are pretty good water based acrylics. They paint well, and last on all but the super flexible plastics. The 3.5oz bottle for the same price as a 0.3 oz GW pot is why I tried; I liked them better than GW when last I painted minis (been a decade). Still, been looking at the prices and for getting back into it, they're good value for money... and available even in communities where more gamer-focused brands aren't.Good brushes are worth the extra, even if using the nasty cheap Testors brand enamels.Remember to wash the mold release off before priming...When doing groups of near identical figs, secure them to a cheap hardware store paint stir stick... poster tack is good for such, as is double stick foam tape... and paint in groups.Remember that the major paints for minis are enamels and acrylics.All enamels use a noxious solvent, smell bad while painting and drying, and should be done in well ventilated spaces. Also, enamels really need a good primer. Further, unless primed, enamels will damage most plastic minis.Most acrylics use water as their solvent, and thus washes are easy to do - but keep in mind that distilled water is preferable to tap water.  Also: strong isopropyl/isopropanol is pretty good for UNDOING acrylics.A few brands are latex-acrylics. GW used to be, but supposedly discontinued it. Latex-Arcylic is more durable than standard acrylics, but harder to strip, harder to use, and often wind up wasted in the pot/bottle as a rubbbery mess. And they kill brushes if the brush isn't cleaned frequently.If using a clear coat, remember to go light, but multiple coats. I found when mixing, it was nice to have insulin syringes to measure with...</blockquote>

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