Painting, Airbrush Questions [CLEAN STAMP]

> John Fox wrote:

So far, I've only used Testor's Acryl paints, but I'm really happy with the
results. They have flat military colors, glossy automobile colors, and a short
range of flesh tones.

> 2) How many coats of the paint does one normaly have to use to

Usually 1-3, depending on the paint and the effect you want.

> 3) How narrow (wide) of a area can one paint with one pass?

It depends on how narrow the nozzle is, and how much practice you've had.

> 4) The paints at the hobby store for models are expensive. Can I use

Gack! No! Anything from a hardware store is likely to clog your brush.
Hobby paints have been filtered more finely than hardware-store paint.

> 5) Is it worth getting an airbrush?

Sure, if it's fun & you like to work with it. If you don't, it will be a waste
of money.

> If some people could help me with these questions (or any I have not

Airbrushes are great for vehicles & buildings. I've found that it's too hard
to use them on 25mm scale people, unless you want to use the airbrush to give
them an base coat, and then use a standard brush for the details.

> Thanks

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> agoodall@canada.com wrote:

I came up with a mix that works really well with Testors Acryl paints:

Use 4-5 parts of the flat clear medium with 1 part flat dark brown or
black paint and 1-2 parts Acryl paint thinner (NOT water), depending on
how thin you want the mix to be (the thinner is smelly, but not toxic).

It's like a wash that you spray over the model -- it will darken the
color of the model's paint slightly, and it makes dark lines when it collects
in the cracks and crevices of the model. Unfortunately, the effect isn't
reversible, so if you make it too dark, you'll have to start over from the
beginning.

-- Rick Rutherford

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