Nail it with our range of technical paints

Our standard technical paints have been formulated to flow smoothly and not to dry too quickly as regular acrylic paints, allowing you to complete designs without needing to rush your work. As you can see from this blog, these paints are incredibly versatile and will work on other craft projects too. Moonhopper technical paints are also excellent for painting miniature dolls house scenery, painting onto polymer clay, dioramas, general arts and crafts…not just useful for tabletop models and figures.

We noticed our very own Paint Pixie had been doing her nails with them. So we asked her what else she could do with our paints and nails. So she showed us. Not only are Moonhopper paints and glazes perfect for intricate free hand work for detailing, they can make your hands look amazing.

We offer a large range of colours for these paints, including Forged Gold, Bloodbath, and Imperial Indigo among others. All of our paints are compatible with regular nail polish, and can be used with LED or ultraviolet gels and craft resins to produce great results.

And to top it all, Pixie used Moonhopper Detailing Brushes, which can be also be found in our store. Tip…a wet palate can be useful when manicuring the Moonhopper way.

When using our brand paints, allow them to fully dry before adding a matt or (for better results), a gloss topcoat. Alternative options include using dotting tools or craft sponges to blend the colours in any way you like.

Here are a selected group of paints the Pixie has suggested for nail art and detailing – these paints have no added texturing, hence these are ideal for creating a smooth perfect finish.

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Our 3D download library is now live

Wow. Been a little while happening in the background, but the first few sets of Moonhopper 3D downloads in our library are now live. We have over 200 downloadable files at excellent prices ready to buy online, most of which are at pocket money prices. No joke.

Check out our Battlecruiser, Space Station, Outpost and Castle collections. We’re adding to these all the time, and there will be many more uploads of all sorts of gubbins before the year is out. Everything from custom bases for figures to vehicle bits and bobs, weird alien stuff and other useful paraphernalia – for all other things, you can always have a nose around our Miscellaneous 3D downloads area.

We know how expensive this hobby can be sometimes, so we’ve made our downloads affordable. Some even, are an absolute steal. And so you can have a play to see if our simple system works for you, you can download our freebie set of printables, available for seven days until Friday 17th September 2021.

We’re always eager to share knowledge, so if you have any useful tips, share them to our Facebook, Twitter or Instagram pages. As always, please check out the obligatory terms and conditions for using and downloading Moonhopper 3D printables; it’s the usual butt covering legal stuff…but then we’ve put a lot of love into these models and we hope you enjoy printing them.

So, above all, enjoy, have a nose and see what grabs your fancy. More fun stuff is on the way, and this is only the beginning.