A question that comes up quite a lot both online and at the many shows & events that we attend, is "Acrylic Lacquer? How can an Acrylic be a Lacquer?" Short answer, because an Acrylic isn't solely a water based paint. The term "Acrylic" has been used in hobby/art talk as a descriptor solely for water based paints incorrectly for a long time and this is where the confusion begins. Before I started our company, I too thought of water based paints as Acrylic. That was what they were labelled as and what they were marketed by. Acrylic, Enamel, Lacquer. The names of the three types of paints that were commonly used in hobby/art applications. The more I researched about how paint is made, what it consists of and how to improve it, one thing was glaringly obvious - the word "acrylic" almost NEVER means water based in industry outside...

It's been a few years now since our Weathering Pigments were first released and they desperately needed a new lease of life so, new labels have been designed and put into the system for new stock as of now.  We know it's not that exciting to have new labels, but every little bit counts to make our products the absolute best they can be.  Expect the new look labels to appear in selected stockists over the next few months as stock is replenished.  - Scott

G'day everyone!  This is the first post just to announce the start of our new Blog - From the Desk @ SMS - something new that we are wanting to put out into the world to give modellers a new, fresh perspective on scale modelling and the modelling industry. We will talk about our products, events we go to, our thoughts and general musings about the hobby we love. Hope everyone will enjoy it and keep on Modelling! - Scott