Airbrushing inquiries

Hey guys

so i'm gonna get a airbrush and compressor...

just wondering.. i usually buy Tamiya Acrylic paints.. the mini ones.. are those enough to do alot of models? like how do you do it?

take a eyedropper or something and put it into the jar for the airbrush and thin it down and when your done you just pour it back into the container?

any other tips and stuff

I don't think you want to pour it back. Fix enough to use in one painting session. I read that on another forum somewhere. I am getting ready to use my airbrush also. Good Luck.

Allen

Originally posted by djmr2
Hey guys

so i'm gonna get a airbrush and compressor...

just wondering.. i usually buy Tamiya Acrylic paints.. the mini ones.. are those enough to do alot of models? like how do you do it?

take a eyedropper or something and put it into the jar for the airbrush and thin it down and when your done you just pour it back into the container?

any other tips and stuff

I have a pasche dual action and this is what I do...
1.See what colour you want to start with first.
2. Play around with the ratios of paint to thinner it's all up to you
I use 2 paint to 1 thinner it depends.
3. On the pasche air brush I use the gravity feed jar and pour in the paint and thinner or mix the paint in the jar and pour into the gravity cup.
4. I do not pour the remaining paint back into the container, I only pour the paint and thinner in the gravity cup what I am going to use.
5. CLEAN CLEAN CLEAN your airbrush before you start using a different
colour.
6. For the thinner you can use the Tamiya Acrylic thinner but it is quite
expensive in my area . I use Isopropyl Alcohol it's cheap and I have had no problems with it and it cleans my airbrush good! You can pick it up at any Drug store or Electronics store. Try the drug store prob cheaper.

Hope that helps:flash:

I use Model Master Paint. The jar fit right on the airbrush and you don't need to thin the paint.

Better, you have Acrylic and Enamel paint ! personnaly i use Acrylic cos you can wash your airbrush with whater in 5 minutes... Enamel take me a lot more of time to clean... but both are good paint.

With a Jar of 15ml, I can make 3 model with 2 coat each. cost 3$Can

I thought this topic read "Airbrushing Injuries" at first :D :p

Originally posted by daggerlee
I thought this topic read "Airbrushing Injuries" at first :D :p

hehehe
yes i tripped and the airbrush got stuck in my.....
uhhhhhhh
uhhuhuh oops

:flipa: :finger: :flipa: :finger: :frog:

hmmm yeah

so i guess maybe i'll read the instructions with the airbrush or something

i just don't want to dump so much paint in that it'll be too much for the job... planning to do interiors suspension parts etc...
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Originally posted by Vric
I use Model Master Paint. The jar fit right on the airbrush and you don't need to thin the paint.

Better, you have Acrylic and Enamel paint ! personnaly i use Acrylic cos you can wash your airbrush with whater in 5 minutes... Enamel take me a lot more of time to clean... but both are good paint.

With a Jar of 15ml, I can make 3 model with 2 coat each. cost 3$Can

I got out of the hobby right after Testors started the model master line. I just recently got back in and discovered they were now available in acrylics. I used to use the Tamiya acrylics for detailing because it was easy to fix screw ups with a q-tip.

How easy are they to work with? Can you do two tone without the paint lifting? Does it polish up well?