Yippee - success !
It looks like I've finally found a matt varnish that works without blooming, frosting or white spots !
I checked with Karl on his use of the Vallejo Acrylic Matt varnish, and thanks to him, I'm now back in business.
The varnish was thinned roughly 70/30, varnish/water, for airbrush use, and was first tested on an old model used for paint testing, with good results and rapid drying. I only used around 4 to 5ml on the entire model, the props (three coats) and wing tanks (2 coats), so fairly economical in use, too.
I'll admit to some trepidation before spraying the '110, remembering some of the recent problems I've experienced, but the varnish sprayed beautifully, with the odd small, greyish-white patch where a heavier coat had settled, which very quickly settled and cleared. I'll let this dry overnight (Vallejo suggest four hours between
brushed coats), before deciding if a further coat is necessary. It probably won't be, as I required a semi-matt finish, to replicate the Luftwaffe paints of the period and, as it looks now, the amount of sheen is just about right.
There's some slight 'silvering' which suddenly appeared around the 'M' on the port side (this was an older decal from a different sheet), but I'm confident I can eradicate this, even if it means re-touching and re-varnishing.
Pics below (taken with the little compact digital camera) show the bottle of varnish, and how the model, props and tanks look to date.
Next stage is to add some exhaust staining, and a little dust and dirt around the wing roots, before painting and fitting the resin exhausts, and then moving on the the final construction stages.
Back probably tomorrow some time .................