Working with Bones stickiness?

[Hagisman]

So I just got my Bones minis from my local store. I primed them a couple of days ago. When I took them in I noticed that the models while dry to the touch felt sticky. While I was painting one of them today, I noticed that the paint wasn't drying well and that my first coat had this stickiness to it.

Anyone know why this is? Or have a solution to avoid this in the future?

[decker_cky]

Didn't have anything like that happen to me, but maybe you had some release agent on the models still. Did you wash them before priming?

[harbinger]

If its just a very mild stickiness, I noticed that too when painted some. Went away after sprayed with sealer.

Fact you said not drying well doesnt sound right. Sure your primer was mixed well?

[nagash13]

while i have never needed to wash a games workshop plastic, I understand reaper uses a different plastic, so I would suggest you try washing the mini with a grease cutting soap. I use a toothbrush and dawn dishsoap. this works on old metals and resins so i cant imagine it wouldnt work on the bones plastics.

on resins i after I wash them, i try to let them sit covered in salt. the salt will pull any remaining moisture inside the resin out, so your paint wont sugger damage down the road.

if the primer seems like it is not drying, it could have been too thick of a coat, or perhaps some chemical on the models reacting with the paint binders or dryers.

[harbinger]

nagash makes a good point. The bones are a different type plastic then we are used to seeing from other companies and do require a good cleaning (the grease cutting soap idea is great.) They was first mini I could ever actually feel the release agent on.

[Hagisman]

Yeah, so far it is touch and go with a few of my miniatures... well most of them. I have a few that have just come off the primer, which might get another coat.

A ghost mini is currently trying to dry with it's matted clear coat. Though I am not holding out hope. For some reason the weather doesn't want these miniatures to dry, thinking release agent after the comments.

If the clear coat helps cut down on the stickiness I might do it for all my miniatures I've painted so far. (All three). I'll be taking a toothbrush to the rest to see if I can get the primer and release agent to rub off.

[decker_cky]

One thing to note with Bones is that a feature of it is that doesn't actually need a primer. It does need a base coat of paint (don't put anything too watered down as the base, such as a wash).

[Gabbi]

As decker_cky said, Reaper Bones don't need primer. In fact it is advised against.

Look here: http://www.reapermini.com/forum/index.php?/topic/48667-bones-frequently-asked-questions-unofficial/

Here's how I paint mine (post in Italian, but pictures speaks to everyone )

http://gabbigames.wordpress.com/2013/10/18/dipingere-le-reaper-bones/

One final note on the sealant. It seems it is unnecessary, but if you want to use one anyway, you should use a brush on sealant.

[Green_Lumux]

All you will ever need to know about bones, from the infamous victoria lamb.

http://victoriaminiatures.info/painting-my-first-reaper-bones-miniature/