A23 Field Drab FS 30118

Pactra A23 Field Drab FS 30118

An acrylic modeling paint from Pactra. The shade carries the name Field Drab, and the code FS 30118 is given with it in the name. It is worked with like other modeling acrylics: in thin coats, which are left to go off between the individual passes. Several light coats give a more even and more durable surface than one heavy one, and above all they do not flood fine engraved details, panel lines or rivets.

Use

• Laying on with a brush and spraying with an airbrush
• Stir the bottle thoroughly before work and from time to time during it, as the pigment settles to the bottom
• Degrease the surface of the model beforehand and best of all prime it; on a smooth and clean base the paint holds markedly better
• Under decals the area is gone over with gloss varnish, and once the decals have dried the whole surface is evened out with varnish in the chosen degree of gloss
• For thinning and for cleaning, use the thinner the manufacturer recommends for this range

Who the paint is for

For modelers who are after one particular named shade and want to place it in their palette beside their usual paints. It suits spraying whole areas as well as picking out smaller areas and details with a brush, and the mixing of shades of one's own too. Before it goes onto a model it is worth making a trial spray on an offcut or on a test piece, because paint in the bottle and paint dried on a model always look a little different.

Store the paint well closed and out of the reach of children. Work in a well-ventilated area and use respiratory and eye protection when spraying.