A couple of coats of The Army Painter Matt Varnish later.
Suddenly, we have a matt Beetle.
There's not much more then that to say really. The stuff might be a tenner for a 400ml aerosol can, but it does the job very nicely indeed. Easily as good as the now unavailable Testors Dullcote.
Out of curiosity, I grabbed a nice cream tub lid out of the recycling bag, masked a bit of the naked plastic and sprayed the rest. The photo doesn't quite show how good the matt effect it, but it certainly works. Something to consider for self-coloured plastic kits in the future perhaps.
Phil, how do you reckon it would work on scenery? The newly laid static grass on my layout is a bit on the shiny side so I need to tone it down without losing the effect of standing fibres. Some reviews on Amazon comment that it came out shiny but you've achieved a nice flat finish.
ReplyDeleteDunno. Let me test it on a handy piece of scenery I happen to have - I'll post the results next week.
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