I'm not sure why it seems to be such an old-fashioned product. After all, you can still buy it in the shops, but I've never actually felt the need to do so. Or at least not for a while.
A tub of talc has a permanent spot on my modelling board. It does loads of jobs:
- Patted into the paint on buildings, the colour is matted, blended and lent a tiny bit of texture. Thanks to Iain Rice for that tip.
- On a file, it reduces the clogging when filing whitemetal.
- Applied as a weathering powder, it tones down the colours of others. Handy if you've been a bit heavy-handed.
- Sprinkled into tarmac colour paint, it adds just a hint of texture. Thank Marytn Welch for that one.
- If you have glue, especially epoxy traces on your hands, a sprinkled of talc will soak it up and prevent gluey fingerprints.
- Spil glue on the cutting mat, talc soaks it up like cat litter deployed by a school caretaker on a pavement pizza.
