Sleboda Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 Hey all, A thought (fuelled perhaps by 5 shots of Jim Beam, a bottle of Cooper's Red, and 4 Miller Lites) just popped into my head. Contrast is all about speed. Speed comes from slathering on the liquid goodness and letting it flow. Paint flows into recesses. Cracks are a recess. Contrast paint will totally highlight the join lines from assembly of models. To avoid this, use putty and clean up, which takes time. Time savings is a perk of Contrast which will be negated by having to clean join lines. Thoughts? (BTW, I own a bunch of GWstock and it has done very, very, very well for me leading up to Contrast, so I don't want to see it fail. Just being honest about the drunken thought I had.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flemingmma Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 Shading also brings out join lines, when gw is smart they're covered or line up with a natural join in the model some models they don't, if you're speed painting your army i don't think you care too much about the joint lines Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overread Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 A lot of their newer models have better join lines in general and GW is getting better at hiding them against natural seams in the model design. That siad some are still bad like one of the new fiends has join lines all down one side of its chest in an open clear area. That said plastic glues can also hide join lines better than superglues on metal models. Also contrast is about speeding up, but its not always about meaning that you're rushing the whole process; just taking less time in one segment of it. So sure you can speed up the painting, but you'll still need to fix the join lines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaldoBeardo Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 If you don't already prep your models to perfection then you are a terrible human being and don't deserve nice things. 2 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forrix Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 (edited) I think it will depend on the models. I've been pretty happy about the lack of mold and join lines on Bloodreavers. Older models like Plague monks and Bloodletters are another story. I spent 2 hours cleaning mold lines of off a box of Plague Monks and I'm still finding more as I paint. Its a nightmare. Edited June 14, 2019 by Forrix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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