just as a quick verbal (written???) update to this thread...
I'm still working on the cockpit of the J-29B - It's coming along well and the decals used for the IP etc don't look too bad. I do think it could do with a wash of something though - any suggestions?
The Spitfire is also coming along - I'm putting the green down on the camo but I'm having a really bad time with Humbrol Acrylics - they are just crap paint. They're obviously formulated to cover in one coat, as any amount of thinning with either water or their own thinners causes bad colour seperation - I just cannot get an even colour! This will be the 6th model in a row I've had painting issues with and I think it's time to try something else - as it's really effecting my mojo.
I might try some rattle can's on the next build - but I've also bought an airbrush, once I get my compressor issues sorted out I'll try and get more into it, BUT... I do happen to like brush painting - I find it quite relaxing. so I need to try and find a new paint type that I can use indoors (Enamels have been banned
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I've bought a few Tamiya Acrylic paints to play with. they're pretty easy to find over here and they don't come in those little bottles like some other paints do - like my Hataka paints. Most of the things on the internet I've read about Tamiya Acrylics say they are not very good for brush painting
but I'm not so sure - I've tried a few experiments on my paint hack straight from the bottle and so far they seem pretty good, no real brush marks and the colours are pretty solid. I did notice some lift on one trial when applying the second coat, but I'd not let it dry for very long. If you leave it for an hour or so between coats then the lift wasn't an issue. However they DO 100% need to go down on primer - as they won't stick otherwise - I did some scratch tests and managed to rmove all I'd painted with out primer.
I think that some X-20A Thinner and some retarder would help a lot to improve the flow for bigger areas, as will using a wet brush - but they are certanly usable from the pot - THIS IS NOT what I read mainly on the internet. It makes me wonder if the people who say they can't be brush painted have ever tried it, or are just re-saying something they've read on the net?
And the best thing is my wife didn't mind the smell when I painted next to her
sorry for the waffle - just clearing some thoughts out.
Cheers
Stuart