About this Group
There is a world of paints out there and I for one, get taken aback by them all. Brush brush, spray can to airbrush painting, this will be a place to discover new and useful tricks and paints.
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| Total participants: | 29 |
| Most recent activity in the group: | 4 days ago |
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If you haven't already, Carl, try adding Vallejo Flow Improver to Model Air paints. One or two drops per twenty drops of paint will greatly improve the paint's performance and help prevent excessive 'tip […] -
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Humbrol enamels to be dropped? I thought they had to reformulate them to comply with EU regs. I use mostly Humbrol and Xtracolor enamels, along with Mr. Color and Tamiya lacquers. I’ve been using AK Extreme m […] -
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Thank you, Pedro. Your assumption was correct, I have the AK Xtream colors, sorry I wasn't too clear on that. Without looking I believe I have a bottle of there airframe aluminum, and polished aluminum. I'm […] -
@curtisshawk Clint, if you are referring to AK Xtreme range then yeah I have some experience airbrushing their Alluminiums. Good coverage and very smooth results with two layers of spray. You can thin them with […] -
I picked up a couple of the AK metallic to try on some NMF airplanes, but I haven't had a chance to try them yet. I also picked up some of the Vallejo metallic also, the airframe box set. Have any of you guys […]
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I use AK RC a lot, mixed about 60/40 with MLT. They are as nice as Mr Color and Tamiya LP, except for one issue: with application of decal softeners you run the risk of damaging/removing the paint. This has […] -
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Very impressive results. -
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@johnb thank you JOhn, it is definitely something to experiment with -
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This chrome looks really good, Cricket @bikequeen -
@gblair Tamiya paints dry really fast…except a few colors, thats why I can built them so fast 🙂
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Hi Cricket (@bikequeen): I always let the paint dry for 24 hours if I plan to tape over it. Doesn't always work, but Tamiya paint dries really tough. - Load More
