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    dogboydiesel
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    ive been looking at some of the scale 75 paint sets and would like to get some opinions on them before buying, also does anyone use paint agitators if so what’s best glass beads or steel ball bearings and what size

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    psyntologist
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    I’ve used some Scale75 paints and they are very nice, but hard to get in the US; at least where I’m at.

    As for agitators, I use the ones from Monument/Creature Caster.  If you decide to purchase and you aren’t in the US, be sure to change the storefront to your local to get the best shipping price.

    Their paints are also really good with high pigment, similar to Scale75 but a little less expensive I think.

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    damon
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    I used a load of 4mm steel bearings that I had in the garage from my old job years ago, but many people have concerns about steel bearings rusting and contaminating the paint. I haven’t noticed any problems after using them for a couple of years.

    I also use a nail varnish shaker to give my bottles a good shake before use. They seem to have gone up in price quite a lot though, I paid about a tenner for mine about 18 months ago;

    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Azure-Electric-Nail-Polish-Lacquer-Shaker-Manicure-Machine-Bottle-Shaking-Tool/192650984888?epid=23021287996&hash=item2cdae4bdb8:g:fuAAAOSw5nFau7kg

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    maledrakh
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    11996xp

    Scale75 paints are good quality but need some serious shaking. Really alot. They tend to seperate during storage.

    I first used “stainless steel” ball bearings, but they rusted quickly in all acrylic paint brands I own except reaper. Horrible lumpy brown stains in all the pots…

    Instead I have used 6mm and 8mm haematite beads these last few years. They are heavier than glass and do not rust or corrode. and can be gotten cheaply in bulk off ebay or crafts stores. For scale 75 I would suggest the 8mm as you will need someting with a bit of weight to stir things up. Also you will need to pierce the funnels on the scale75 dropper bottles, I drill them out with a 1mm bit and later use a paperclip to keep them open.

     

    #1351603

    captainventanus
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    4936xp

    As the others have said pretty much. Scale75 has some very nice colours, but need some effort to get the best out of. Not only shaking them pretty much every time you take some drops out of the bottles, but also they paint differently too. I would suggest getting just 1-2 and seeing if they work for you – both by brush and airbrush if you use one.

    Stainless steel ball bearings, but only good quality ones which won’t rust. So nothing cheap off eBay which is what I did originally and they have rusted and messed up a few paints. AK Interaktive does some that are pretty good.

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    somegeezer
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    I’m playing with their green colour set. Sure they need some jiggling (I used a nail varnish jiggler rather then agitators) but they’re lovely shades.

    #1351969

    dt73
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    What’s the opinion of the Scale75 Scalecolor paints on Kickstarter? In a tube….. (other than they can’t spell colour of course….;) )

    #1352036

    timchubb
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    For agitators I’ve used the following:

    Stainless/brass bb gun ammo

    Pros easy to get hold of, cheap

    Cons can react with paint (randomly, think it’s down to defects in individual bbs) , i have some grime paints now, great for terrain, vehicle interiors useless for minis, my “stainless” bbs were in fact coated

    Killer con – can clog nozzle of dripper bottle, and you squeeze and pop goes the nozzle with 17+ml of paint flooding your pallet

     

    5-8mm Glass beads 

    Pros – very cheap I bought 200 for 99p a year or 2 ago on amazon

    – inert doesn’t react with paint

    Cons – a bugger to retrieve from bottle

    – can need several in thick or high pigment paint to mix properly

    Killer con – can clog nozzle of dripper bottle, and you squeeze and pop goes the nozzle with 17+ml of paint flooding your pallet

     

    Marine grade stainless M5 nut

    Pros – properly stainless steel (buy from a good ebay chandler)

    – heavy, just need one in any paint to mix it properly

    – Doesn’t clog dropper bottles

    – easy to retrieve with a magnet or tweasers

    Cons – most expensive option about 2p a nut when i bought a 100…

     

    So these days all new paints get nuts, the rest of my paints have glass beads in them, and the ones with bbs have been replaced.

     

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