Hi there,

I'm interested to know if anybody bothers to varnish their 6mm miniatures.

I'm used to varnishing 28mm and 15mm using spray on gloss coat followed by spray on matt coat.

I'd be interested to know which method you guys use to varnish your 6mm ie brush on/spray on, how many coats, type of paint, brand etc.

Regards,

Steve

yes pretty much the same here too,

I use quality gloss spray first  ( for protective cover ) then  I brush matt, simply because I personaly  like the look, :-D

Gloss (Spray) I use ''HALFORDS' I figure if they are made for motor cars worth thousands of pounds tghey probby do not want to get sued because their varnish ruined a car :-D

Matt (brush)  I use AMMO ultra-matt lucky varnish

if i need to pick out any parts i want to stand out say with gold /silver etc i pick these out with Vallejo gloss

as with almost everything with wargames , everyone has their own preferance , so this is just how I do it

I've never varnished a mini in my life and am not going to start with 6 mm!

I usually brush on a coat of matt, then gloss on armour.

I usually spray or brush on a gloss varnish of some sort - Pledge or whatever is available at hardware store.  I then follow up with a matt coating, spray or brush on, Galleria, AK Interactive, or  matt from a rattlecan.  I have not tried doing this through an airbrush but it is possible. 

My choice is brush on a coat of Quickshade, followed by a Matt spray to take off the shine. That also helps seal in the base sand and flock.

Thank you all for your interesting range of responses.

I'm now thinking about experimenting with the brush on matt varnish. Hopefully the modern ones are much better than the Humbrol matt varnish I used to use when I was a kid.

Once based and flocked I've always given my 6mm a light spray of matt varnish. I'm happy with the look of the figures and it stops the grass from falling off.