ManicMan
Lord
Okay.. for some time now, I've been using Valiejo Ultra Matt Polyurethane Varnish (72.653.. gee, I wonder how there index codes work anyway).. but it was a small bottle of 18ml which while lasts a while, is a small bottle. In fact, the same bottles used for most of their paints.
as I was running out I found some larger bottles. 200ml and price wise, it was FAR cheaper to buy the big bottle then the small bottle (proportionally) but I couldn't (at the time) find the Ultra Matt with a decent price, but I did find their Matt Polyurethane Varnish (27.651 see, now the 651 makes some sense compared to the 653 but.. the first two numbers? no clue). problem is.. just trying it and.. boy, you can tell the difference. With the Ultra Matt, when it's dried I couldn't even tell if I had varnished the figure or not. Which was a pro and a con (like can't tell if I missed a spot or anything). however, with the Matt, it's a bit glossy.
To tell the truth, I'm pretty surprised that something called 'Matt' has that degree of gloss to it. It's not fantastical high but it's GREATLY different and noticeable.
Not the best photo but fair enough. Can you tell which one of these two of the same model is painted with Matt and which one with Ultra Matt? not very hard is it ¬_¬
of cause, the light brings out the varnish more but.. yeah.. How the hell they can call that Matt I don't know. Kinda wondering if I didn't shake it well enough but still.. I guess I can live with it for terrain pieces, and it claims it'll go into a 0.4 dia airbrush without dilution so might be good for larger pieces but still.. it's pretty annoying... just what is in Ultra Matt to make it soo much more expensive and well, work as Matt. My Spanish isn't great and the font is a bit too small for me.
as I was running out I found some larger bottles. 200ml and price wise, it was FAR cheaper to buy the big bottle then the small bottle (proportionally) but I couldn't (at the time) find the Ultra Matt with a decent price, but I did find their Matt Polyurethane Varnish (27.651 see, now the 651 makes some sense compared to the 653 but.. the first two numbers? no clue). problem is.. just trying it and.. boy, you can tell the difference. With the Ultra Matt, when it's dried I couldn't even tell if I had varnished the figure or not. Which was a pro and a con (like can't tell if I missed a spot or anything). however, with the Matt, it's a bit glossy.
To tell the truth, I'm pretty surprised that something called 'Matt' has that degree of gloss to it. It's not fantastical high but it's GREATLY different and noticeable.
Not the best photo but fair enough. Can you tell which one of these two of the same model is painted with Matt and which one with Ultra Matt? not very hard is it ¬_¬
of cause, the light brings out the varnish more but.. yeah.. How the hell they can call that Matt I don't know. Kinda wondering if I didn't shake it well enough but still.. I guess I can live with it for terrain pieces, and it claims it'll go into a 0.4 dia airbrush without dilution so might be good for larger pieces but still.. it's pretty annoying... just what is in Ultra Matt to make it soo much more expensive and well, work as Matt. My Spanish isn't great and the font is a bit too small for me.
