League Of Augsburg - Fighting Talk

Varnish?
I dont think i've ever used Matt Varnish on my figures(mostly cos i want to repaint later) However i've reached a reasonable standard and want to save some figures from the threat of chipping.
Who does the best Matt Varnish,and how to apply?
Any thoughts

Ta.

It depends on your type of paint (acrylic vs. enamel), but as an acrylic paint user, I finish my figures with two thin coats of Windsor & Newton's "Galleria" Acrylic Matt Varnish (easy water clean-up). I feel it's 'matt' enough to bring out the transitions in colours, hard enough to protect the figures (it's OK to paint over for 'repairs' and re-varnish), yet still lets the lustre of metallics come through. I've most recently used this technique on the figures here: http://www.leagueofaugsburg.com/fightin ... php?t=2670, so have a look and judge for yourself.

I've used Testors dull-coat and Army Painter (both sprays) and found both to work equally well.

A couple of snags however I've come across:
- both turn steel (WG 'boltgun metal' and/or 'chainmail') a dull grey, so re-touching is necessary on weapons and armour
- inkjet paper flags are destroyed, so for me be-flagging is the absolutely last step in a project

in the past i've used good old humbrol but now usually use Windsor & Newton, Gloss then a Matt on top.
I've used army painter. no problems but it is REALLY matt.Sometimes leaves the figures with a strange dry feel.works fine though.

There's a great Matt varnish called HMG available from Figures in Comfort- it gives the flattest matt finnish that i have ever encountered.

Darrell.

I use Ultra Tough Hardglaze Clear Varnish (from the local large Homebase) as my first coat as gloss is inherently stronger and more resilient than matt, and for my top coat I use Daler-Rowney Soluble Matt Varnish (available from all good art shops). this way I have the strength of the gloss coupled with the flatness of the matt. Unfortunately both of these are enamel so turps or similar is required to clean the brush.

It depends.

I have a collection of varnishes that I use. My spaceships and sci-fi figures I will spray with Testors Gloss Coat or Krylon satin to leave them shiny.

Any time I am working with decals or transfers, I follow the guide on the Little Big Man packages. I'll varnish the transfer with Delta Ceramicoat brish on varish, then hit the entire unit with first a coat of Krylon Gloss, then Army Builder Matt Varnish to take the shine off.

If I don't have transfers, I just use the Army Builder Matt Varnish.