What equipment do you use for painting?

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Ava and Shaun

30 November 2023, 11:12:37 AM
Hi guys hope you are all well, I was wondering, when painting what magnifying equipment do you use? Thanks you beautiful bunch

FierceKitty

30 November 2023, 11:39:24 AM #1
A pair of reading glasses. Maybe that's why I never win the painting contest.
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fsn

30 November 2023, 11:39:38 AM #2
I used to use an optivisor, also tried one of them stand alone magnifying glasses thingines.

Now, I just use reading glasses.
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Lord Kermit of Birkenhead

30 November 2023, 12:19:49 PM #3
LIkewise only used my glasses since I needed them
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Last Hussar

30 November 2023, 12:39:20 PM #4
I get the most powerful reading glasses the Poundshop does - 3.5. My actual reading glasses are only 1.5s
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Big Insect

30 November 2023, 01:16:53 PM #5
Quote from: Last Hussar on 30 November 2023, 12:39:20 PMI get the most powerful reading glasses the Poundshop does - 3.5. My actual reading glasses are only 1.5s

Similar.

I tried an illuminated magnifying lens but found it just got in the way of the brushes.
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30 November 2023, 05:21:48 PM #6

Corso

30 November 2023, 06:17:51 PM #7
I use a light craft 1.75x daylight lamp and a pair of 2.5x reading glasses but then I've mostly been painting 6mm

For anything 15mm and above I just use the reading glasses
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John Cook

30 November 2023, 06:43:34 PM #8
Just a selection of cheap reading glasses from 1.5x to 4x depending what I doing.  Tried an Optivisor and found it more trouble than it was worth.

Ithoriel

30 November 2023, 09:36:24 PM #9
A mix of cheap reading glasses and a Rolson visor.

I find the latter essential for my 2mm - 10mm stuff and still useful for anything bigger.
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Last Hussar

30 November 2023, 11:38:26 PM #10
I had a Rolson visor, but couldn't get on with how fast it made my hand move.

I think Orcs or Sunjester has it on long term loan.
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Techno 3

01 December 2023, 05:22:30 AM #11
Optivisor, for me..certainly for making the wee men...whatever scale I'm working on.
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FierceKitty

01 December 2023, 05:46:14 AM #12
Quote from: Techno 3 on 01 December 2023, 05:22:30 AMOptivisor, for me..certainly for making the wee men...whatever scale I'm working on.

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paulr

01 December 2023, 07:27:45 AM #13
Prescription reading glasses, definitely need with my eyesight  :-B
Magnifying glass on a flexible stand, probably made in China
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Ava and Shaun

01 December 2023, 07:35:34 AM #14
Brilliant thanks guys
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