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08-21-2003, 11:58 PM
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airbrush help
hey guys yah im new to both the AF and somewat new to modelling. i just got a tamiya silvia k's and i havent seen mean on the fourums with the OEM colors. since i just got a new airbrush i wanted to try this out but everywhere i looked i dont understand the mixing of the colors like
x-11:2+x-23:2+x-24:1+x-25:1....a little help would be nice for the noob hehe thanks alot for the help guys 
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08-22-2003, 12:04 AM
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Usually in Tamiya kits those are paint colour mixing ratios. Basically all it means is to get the colour they reccomend, mix 2 parts X-11 with 2 parts X-23 with 1 part X-24 and 1 part X-25.
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08-22-2003, 12:07 AM
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haha yah that what i thought but i wasnt sure..also i read on that you have to add thinner...how much thinner and how do u measure the paint..sorry for the questions but this is the onlything holding me back from finishing the model...thanks again
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08-22-2003, 02:38 AM
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Tamiya reccomend for enamel paint, you mix 2 parts paint to 3 parts thinner, and for acrylics you mix 2 parts paint to 1 part thinner. The general standard is so that your mixed paint has the consistency of milk, or roughly there abouts.
As for measuring, I use an eye-dropper to get the parts of each colour the same, and it works pretty well. Just remember to clean it out too!
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08-22-2003, 03:39 AM
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alright. thanks for the help man il be sure to post pics of my car wen im done. thanks agian for the help
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