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How much have you spent on developing this tool? PDF E-mail
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Tuesday, 14 November 2006 15:16

Don't tell my wife - but for specifically developing and keeping Color Match 1.0 as accurate as possible, I have probably spent close to $3000 - not including the time invested in it.  Most of that is in the addition of paints that I wouldn't have normally purchased, but there is also additional costs like the calibration targets and providing substrates for the paint samples which people offer to provide.

Each week I am spending on average another $30 on new paints which are used to confirm or correct paints that I have samples of currently in the system - as well as filling in gaps in the lines that I do not have samples for yet.

The investment of time becomes much greater.  Each paint line takes between 4 and 8 hours to prepare, scan, and input into the system.  The development of the software itself took about a month of full time work while I optimized the formulas used, developed the relational database and the user interface.  All told I have probably spent 400+ hours working on the program.

And now it is yours to use for free. 

 
Durable Finishes

When you are painting a miniature that will get a lot of use, be sure to spend extra time on the clear coat varnishes to finish it off. This will prevent chips and wear from showing and save you the hassle of repainting.

The most durable finish is a pure clear coat as opposed to a matte finish. In order to get the best of both worlds do one or two coats with a gloss clear coat and follow it with one or two coats of matte. The gloss will protect the paint job, while the matte finish will help to reduce glare.

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