No more Modelflex!!!!!

Model Railroader General Discussion (Model Railroader)
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mmm–if it such lousy paint as some are saying it is then why is it some of the people here are showing success with it?

I’ve used it a few times and also have not experienced the disasters some of you have so-----?

Must be a new phase—ModelFlex Bashing—[:-^]

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The only paint I use is Polly Scale…no odor and its water based.

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river eagle, your E units look very good. You seem to do well with Modelflex, so you should continue using it. We all have our own preferences, so I’ll continue with thicker brands.

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One of the first threads I started here was about problems I was having with Modelflex paint. I’ve found that unless I use it on unsealed wood, I have to prime first, and even with good surface prep and primer it often doesn’t go on well.

I’ve pretty much used Darth’s suggestion and just about stopped using it. The problem was when I got back in the hobby a couple years ago, I bought a bunch of it. You live and learn, now I buy Scalecoat or other paint, but no more Modelflex. I envy you guys who have good luck with it.

Jeff

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I know this will probably seem a bit hokie, but I have good results using Modelflex - with a brush. I’ve painted a number of Heavy Weight passenger cars using Seaboard Air Line Pullman Green 16 185 - an acrylic. A nice solid color with no brush marks is the result and I’m happy with that.

I’ve been putting off trying out an airbrush so I can’t really comment on any paint applied in this way.

Bruce[:)].

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I’m also a big fan of Krylon “Fusion” paint for plastics.

The only downside, limited color choices.

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I think I’ve found the perfect replacement to the Modelflex paint![:D] I looked at every single railroad color from every brand my LHS carries, and none of them were quite right (too dark, too bold, etc.). So I looked at the Model Master enamel shelf, and came across the color “Rot”. It was an almost perfect match to the red on the steam engines they had there![:D] The only difference is that it’s about 0.1% more pale. Plus, I already like Model Master paints. So we’ll see how well the painting goes this time![:D]