Best airbrush primer
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BlackSheep214
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Best airbrush primer
So who has the best primer for airbrushing? Stynylrez? Humbrol? Mission Models? Testors? What's your go-to primer? I usually use Rustoleum rattle can but with winter upon us, I want something easy to use for airbrushing.
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Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
Re: Best airbrush primer
For small areas or figures I use Tamiya fine grey in the rattle can. For everything else I have started using alclad grey primer and microfiller
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Let your weapons slash and tear This is no place for fear
Hold the lines! Move as one! In unity our victory's won
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Re: Best airbrush primer
My Primers,
Top-1 is Mr Paints "Fine Surface Primer Black". Straight from the bottle, no mixing or thinning, ready and sprays very smoothly and nicely. No glogging, no issues, no drying the tip etc. Smells pretty bad, but all in all good stuff!
Top-2 is Mr Colors "McFinishing Surfacer 1500 Black". Almost as good as Mr Paints, but needs to be thinned of course.
Top-3 is Mission Models Primer. Must be careful about the thinning ratios, but otherwise leaves a good and smooth result. Have had some issues with the fact that it glogs easier than Top-1 and Top-2 does
Top-4, Ammo Migs "One Shot primer", which essentially is same stuff as Stynylrez, but differently branded (here in Europe?). Was my favorite primer for a long time, but I always struggled with it to dry the airbrush. And glogging.. Especially was a no go with my H&S airbrushes, I used a cheap Chinese airbrush instead. Almost odorless stuff.
- Kari
Top-1 is Mr Paints "Fine Surface Primer Black". Straight from the bottle, no mixing or thinning, ready and sprays very smoothly and nicely. No glogging, no issues, no drying the tip etc. Smells pretty bad, but all in all good stuff!
Top-2 is Mr Colors "McFinishing Surfacer 1500 Black". Almost as good as Mr Paints, but needs to be thinned of course.
Top-3 is Mission Models Primer. Must be careful about the thinning ratios, but otherwise leaves a good and smooth result. Have had some issues with the fact that it glogs easier than Top-1 and Top-2 does
Top-4, Ammo Migs "One Shot primer", which essentially is same stuff as Stynylrez, but differently branded (here in Europe?). Was my favorite primer for a long time, but I always struggled with it to dry the airbrush. And glogging.. Especially was a no go with my H&S airbrushes, I used a cheap Chinese airbrush instead. Almost odorless stuff.
- Kari
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Re: Best airbrush primer
I've been wanting to try the one shot primer any other tips on using it Kari?
March as one, Don't look back
Odin's sons... Attack!
Unleash hell! Do not repent! Warfare grants us no lament
Let your weapons slash and tear This is no place for fear
Hold the lines! Move as one! In unity our victory's won
Our shields will form a mighty wall
United we shall never fall
Odin's sons... Attack!
Unleash hell! Do not repent! Warfare grants us no lament
Let your weapons slash and tear This is no place for fear
Hold the lines! Move as one! In unity our victory's won
Our shields will form a mighty wall
United we shall never fall
Re: Best airbrush primer
The 1500 is my go-to primer since years. But when my actual bottle is empty I'm eager to test the MRP stuff. Big fan and user of their paints.
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Re: Best airbrush primer
It sprays best when you warm up the bottle in warm water, not boiling but warm water. Now I cannot remember exactly what pressure to use in the airbrush, but if I don't totally mistake, pretty high. Again, this stuff is ready so no thinning needed.Floki wrote:I've been wanting to try the one shot primer any other tips on using it Kari?
But absolute, try it !
- Kari
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On the bench:
Tamiya F-4B Phantom II 1/48
Kinetic F-16A (new tool) 1/48
https://www.facebook.com/GrundAsk-Scale ... 721218708/
On the bench:
Tamiya F-4B Phantom II 1/48
Kinetic F-16A (new tool) 1/48
https://www.facebook.com/GrundAsk-Scale ... 721218708/
Re: Best airbrush primer
It would be Torben great to hear your opinion about the MRP !mostrich wrote:The 1500 is my go-to primer since years. But when my actual bottle is empty I'm eager to test the MRP stuff. Big fan and user of their paints.
- Kari
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On the bench:
Tamiya F-4B Phantom II 1/48
Kinetic F-16A (new tool) 1/48
https://www.facebook.com/GrundAsk-Scale ... 721218708/
On the bench:
Tamiya F-4B Phantom II 1/48
Kinetic F-16A (new tool) 1/48
https://www.facebook.com/GrundAsk-Scale ... 721218708/
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Medicman71
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Re: Best airbrush primer
I use Stynylrez and will never use anything else. So easy to use and self levels and fills in small scratches.
Mike
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Re: Best airbrush primer
I love the Mr Hobby stuff but mostly I stick with Vallejo. Some say it's too think and tougher to thin but I use Isopropyl and a little flow improver and it's slicker than cat poop on linoleum.
It does dry slow however.
It does dry slow however.
Now that we know that.... What have we learned?...
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BlackSheep214
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Re: Best airbrush primer
Dragline wrote:it's slicker than cat poop on linoleum.
You've been hanging out with Joe too long.
That's a new way to describe your description in using your primer of choice.
Too funny...
“Who controls the skies, controls the fate of this Earth”
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn