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AFV Painting & Weathering
Answers to questions about the right paint scheme or tips for the right effect.
Airbrushing with Vallejo Paints
Wolf-Leader
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Posted: Friday, June 14, 2002 - 11:18 AM UTC
Can you airbrush with Vallejo paints? If so what would the consistancity ratio? :-)
tankshack
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Posted: Friday, June 14, 2002 - 08:36 PM UTC
The simple answer is only if they are the Vallejo Model Air Paints. This is the line of paints that Vallejo sells pre-thinned, ready to go into the airbrush.

The latest Tamiya Model Magazine has a nice article describing the differences between these two paints.

The standard paints do not airbrush all that well as far as I can tell. While they are acrylics, I believe that the retarders and other chemicals that are part of the paint, must make it difficult to get consistent results. Thinners to try include Vallejo Thinner, Windex, alcohol and plain old distilled water.

Hope this helps,
Tim

2-2dragoon
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Posted: Monday, June 17, 2002 - 11:34 AM UTC
Other than Vallejo paints in an air brush, what does everyone think of this brand of paint otherwise and has anyone purchased the WWII Color kit of 16 colors?
BobTavis
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Posted: Monday, June 17, 2002 - 10:06 PM UTC
You can airbrush just about anything if the consistency is correct. Vallejo can be thinned down with water to an airbrush-able consistency and to verify that it strain it through 10xx silk used for silk screening. It should just barely seep through. If it runs through the silk to quickly it is too thin. It should be about the consistency of light cream. The silk will also remove any lumps or impurities. I wouldn't add anything else to the paint except possibly a drop of flow enhancer. Windex is also okay but only a drop or two. Also, after adding flow enhancer or Windex DO NOT SHAKE the paint since it will create air bubbles and make it foamy.
sgtreef
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Posted: Wednesday, June 26, 2002 - 08:00 PM UTC
Their was an article in one of the latest armor mags on this just can't remember which one.
Jeff
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