GHQ paints

Sepp · Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2017 2:13 pm Post subject: GHQ paints

Thinking of getting back in to GHQ. Is there any comments on the GHQ paints, as I have not found any comments on their use ?

dragon6 · E5 Joined: 31 Jan 2007 Posts: 309 Location: Oklahoma

I like them. The coverage is good, colour is close enough to the stated colour. If scale effect is important to you it might be advisable to lighten the paint. They are relatively thick allowing for thinning.
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Sepp · Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2017 12:20 pm Post subject:

Thanks Dragon 6 . I wish they would do some sort of painting guide like FoW puts out. Oh Well!!

StarCruiser · Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2017 4:29 pm Post subject:

A painting guide - what, like this?

http://www.ghqmodels.com/pages/military/modelguide.asp
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Extra Crispy · E5 Joined: 28 Jul 2006 Posts: 769 Location: Evanston, IL

I'm guessing he meant with a guide to which colors to use like Battlefront does....
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Sepp · Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2017 3:45 pm Post subject:

]Many thanks" Extra Crispy". That is exactly what I meant. For a company that has its own line of paints I would have thought it would have far more information about the use and different ways to finish off the models. The pages in their catalog have been around a long time and the articles on face book help but not fully. As of now I am still using the Flames of war tutorials.

Extra Crispy · E5 Joined: 28 Jul 2006 Posts: 769 Location: Evanston, IL

I use FoW as a guide to which colors for what item, but lightened for 6mm. Great guides for those of us who want nicely painted models but don't want to have to do research just to finish off a platoon.

I think part of the issue is GHQs paints are really complete enough to do that - you have to do a lot of mixing and so on your own....
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