[willimo]

Tamiya paints are very good. They won't crack minutes, months, or years down the line (if applied properly). And it's not hard to apply them properly; the issue with other acrylics like the ones you read about, is that they are usually applied very thick. Tamiya model paints, or any model paints, are ideally put on as thinly as possible, to preserve molded in detail. I'm sure you could get Tamiya Acrylics to crack, but it'd be more work than just doing it right. And don't feel the need to airbrush Tamiya paints, I've actually had just the opposite experience with their paints than 924_CarreraGTS. I find them to be some of the easiest paints to brush on. Still, as MPWR suggests, I would use spray cans for as much as possible, because brush painting large areas is a huge hassle, and won't look as good in the end. All of MPWR's advice is golden, by the way.