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Post by sgtslag on Nov 9, 2017 5:02:16 GMT
My nephew has taken an interest in my Army Men war games. I shared with him what a difference The Dip makes on the appearance of the plastic Army Men figures. I told him how I brush it on... He is a professional Carpenter, with air tools. He took his HVLP spray gun, and applied The Dip to 200 figures at once, completing the application in less than 30 minutes!... It would have taken me hours to brush on The Dip onto 200 figures... Here are some links to images of his results. Be sure to click on the "+" signs, to zoom in to see how well it worked. These figures were pristine, and clean, when he started. Linked Image 1; Linked Image 2. By using an HVLP sprayer, you can Dip hundreds of figures, at once, with tremendous control: spray light coats, until you achieve the level desired. However, if you have a smaller batch, or even one figure to Dip, you can use a single-stage Air Brush, one that does not draw the urethane-stain through a head, but pulls it out of the reservoir bottle, directly. That way you need only clean the reservoir with solvents such as turpentine, or mineral spirits. I normally brush on The Dip. Not any more! A single-stage Air Brush can be purchased for less than $10. I also have a Wagner Power Sprayer, so if I get a single-stage Air Brush, I can do individual figures, to 200+ at once! Plus it will save me untold hours of brushing The Dip onto my figures... Hallelujah, Baby! Cheers!
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guppy
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Post by guppy on Nov 9, 2017 9:05:24 GMT
What's a HVLP spray gun ( High Velocity low pressure ? ) your second image is a link to this thread also if you want really fast application then just dip them in the dip - army painter style
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Post by guppy on Nov 9, 2017 10:03:59 GMT
found a video demonstrating the difference between brushing and dipping;
It's hilarious and well worth the watch just for their "scientific method" xD
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Post by sgtslag on Nov 9, 2017 14:31:10 GMT
Link fixed.
Actually dipping figures works for small quantities. If you want to shade 200 figures, you will be at it for quite a while... Which is the point of using a sprayer, aside from the greater control it offers.
When I paint a group of figures, I paint them assembly-line style, same brush stroke on each figure, of each pose. I intermix the poses on multi-bases to add variety, so they don't look quite so cookie-cutter. When I finish painting the batch, I normally would brush on The Dip, one figure at a time. That takes quite a while when you are working on a batch of 20-50 figures.
By using a sprayer, I can do, literally, 200 figures in 30 minutes, plus I have much better control over how thick it goes on. This is only exciting for folks like me, who bulk paint armies. But the time savings it offers is fantastic -- again, if you are bulk Dip'ing only.
HVLP stands for, High Volume Low Pressure. Cheers!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 12, 2017 19:23:17 GMT
What's a HVLP spray gun ( High Velocity low pressure ? ) your second image is a link to this thread also if you want really fast application then just dip them in the dip - army painter style High Volume, Low Pressure
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