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Hello,
I have recently come back to this hobby that I loved when I was a kid! I built a B-17 about 10 years ago and did not build anything after that as I started working on my Master's and adopting kids. An older gentleman I work with happened to mention that he likes to build model airplanes and armor and invited me to see his collection. Well, that hooked me back into the hobby! I really like World War 2 aircraft and my favorite as a kid was the Corsair (Black Sheep Squadron was a weekly TV ritual!). I went to the local hobby shop and bought the Revell 1/48 Corsair. It turned out pretty nice but with some obvious (silly) mistakes!! I am now working on an old Monogram P-47 kit that my buddy gave me.
I do have a question if you would like to respond. As I don't have an airbrush (yet), I am pretty good with a spray can and use those for the overall color. I like to brush paint small parts like propellers, wheels, cockpits, etc. using acrylic paints as they are easy to clean and have no odor. However, they seem a little "tricky" to get good coverage. My question is should I use a primer to make the acrylics cover better? There seems to be some debate about this on forums that I have viewed. Can someone who brush paints with acrylics tell me what they do? The Tamiya primer is pretty expensive and I am curious about the Krylon plastic primer out now. Thanks and happy modellling!
Welcome to the forums.
I pretty much use the Tamiya, when needed. I don't always use primer myself. Sometimes I pay for that decision though.
Sorry I couldn't be of any more help.
Steve
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Welcome aboard. Afraid I can't help you out much as I use an airbrush. But Acrylics, Tamiya especially, are not easy to paint by brush. As the brush passers over, it seems to remove as much as it adds. I am not sure if a primer will help with this. Try asking in the painti9n and airbrushing section.
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You might have more chance of getting a response in there, hopefully one of the guys who brush paint a lot will be of help.
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I use Rustoleum Primer for it goes on nice after a couple light coats.
I almost always use Tamiya or AK primers and airbrush Tamiya acrylics. For hand-brushing, Vallejo acrylics are the best, although they are not great for airbrushing.
You might be tempted to buy a cheap airbrush-and-compressor combo. In the end, you'll be better off buying a high quality AB and a good compressor.
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My . I use Dupli-Color Sandable Primer. If you put it on in thin coats, it does a great job. I follow that with Vallejo Model Air Acrylics through an Iwata Airbrush. The acrylics come out flat, but, if you need a glossy finish, a couple of coats of Future, straight from the bottle, applied in thin coats will give you as glossy a finish as you need. Hope that this helps.
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Welcome back to modeling and the forums!
I have brush painted with Model Master's Acryl line before, which are acrylics. I don't do it often. I have found, like Bish says, that the brush removes as much as it lays on, often in a single stroke. My own belief as to why this is so is because I believe the acrylic dries too fast and gets sticky. My own solution has been to either brush quickly, or add a thinner that has a little retarder in it. Often the brand-name thinners will have this, and I've found it can help. I will try to keep it as wet as possible while brushing, and after it dries, lay down a coat of Future or similar clear coat. It often takes me 2, 3, or 4 coats to get a good brushed paint job. That's why I don't do it often, having graduated to an airbrush. But, you go to war with what you have, right? ;)
Chris
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Chris, I think you might be right there in Acrylics drying so fast. I have found this is a problem when trying to dry brush with Acrylics. I have found thinning Acrylics does help with both painting and dry brushing.
You can use a lot of stuff to prime. Try using the light gray you painted the bottom of the B-17 with.
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Welcome to the hobby and forums. I'm one that don't care for acrylics because I find they don't perform the same in my airbrush as enamels do. I find that the small Testor bottled enamel paint is pretty good for brushing, except yellow and white which are troublesome to get smooth even coats when hand brushing.
A solvent primer coat will give acrylics tooth and will apply much better and will prevent lifting when masking. The exception is Tamiya which does not brush on well but does spray reasonably well thru the air brush and bites the plastic without the need for a primer.
I highly recommend getting an inexpensive airbrush and compressor set up. You can usually find a small pancake compressor and moisture trap for around $50 or less at Harbor Freight. Badger and Paasche air brushes are not that expensive and will last you a lifetime. One of my Badgers is well over 40 years old and still works great.
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Chrisk-k Vallejo acrylics are the best, although they are not great for airbrushing.
Vallejo acrylics are the best, although they are not great for airbrushing.
Oh Fudge! I just bought 1/2 dozen bottles of Vallejo paints during their Spring sale..... But I will check it out and see how they work on 1/6th GK kits.
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Vallejo Color are great for brush painting but they can be airbrushed as well if you use their own thinner. However, I've heard Vallejo Model Air is better for airbrushing.
Shooter
I have a few Vallejo Model Color acrylics I bought to brush on figures. You can air brush them but they need to be heavily thinned to cycle thru the AB. I have diluted it with Testors Universal Acrylic Thinner and added some flow improver and it sprays for a while till you start getting tip dry. They do brush on rather well.
That's why I like enamels. I can dial down the psi to 5-7 lbs. and spray hair thin lines for hours without any tip dry or clogging issues. I can't do that with acrylics.
I remember the Black Sheep Squadron fondly. Sitting in front of the TV with my crudely built 1/32 Revell Corsair! Great times. Welcome aboard.
Chad
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Vallejo Model Air/Color and primer, even when thinned with Vallejo thinner, very often cause airbrush tip dry or clogging. I even added a flow enhancer and a retarder to no avail.
In contrast, I have never had such a problem with my other paints (Tamiya acrylics, AK primers, MM enamels).
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