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Posted by madhatter on Monday, July 17, 2023 3:02 PM

for many years i enjoyed building and painting Luftwaffe models, and painting them with Testors Model Master paints. i paint with brushes and Model Master was the perfect paint for me. the colors were great, anf flowed so well on a nice soft brush. sadly, my collection of luftwaffe colors has either dried up or, been used up, and nothing to replace it with. any suggestions on where to turn for good brush paints that offer the colors i need? any help would be wonderful, i have the itch to build again but need good paint.

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Posted by Tojo72 on Monday, July 17, 2023 3:10 PM

The Vallejo Model Paint line hand brushes pretty well

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Posted by madhatter on Monday, July 17, 2023 3:14 PM

thank you for that. i thought they were thinned for airbrushes. i dont know where i heard that from anymore. lol

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Posted by oortiz10 on Monday, July 17, 2023 3:30 PM

I used to use MM enamels exclusively, until they went away. As my MM paints need replacements, I've used AK Real Color lacquer based paints. I think they brush and spray great! So far, they're my favorite replacements for my MM enamels.

Cheers!

-O

-It's Omar, but they call me "O".

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Posted by madhatter on Monday, July 17, 2023 3:36 PM

nice! thank you, i will check them out!

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Posted by Tojo72 on Monday, July 17, 2023 4:03 PM

madhatter

thank you for that. i thought they were thinned for airbrushes. i dont know where i heard that from anymore. lol

 

That would be their Model Air line,not good for hand brushing

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Posted by madhatter on Monday, July 17, 2023 4:11 PM

thanks for letting me know...i will check them out also. sorry, im just dedicated to brushes..its what i know and feel comfortable with. thank you for clarifying.

 

thank you for your replies, i will be checking out these paints. i kind of feel lost without MM any more. without accurate colors what is the point? i have some stukas and focke wolfes stariring at me to build. i will check out these 2 companies for paint. thank you for the help

 

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Posted by EdGrune on Monday, July 17, 2023 7:04 PM

Tojo72

 

 
madhatter

thank you for that. i thought they were thinned for airbrushes. i dont know where i heard that from anymore. lol

 

 

 

That would be their Model Air line,not good for hand brushing

 

Vallejo Model Color is the hand brush brand.  Model Air is the airbrush version

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  • From: Sonora Desert
Posted by stikpusher on Monday, July 17, 2023 7:20 PM

If you like using enamels, Humbrol makes Luftwaffe colors. Humbrol enamels hand brush beautifully.

 

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Posted by Tojo72 on Monday, July 17, 2023 7:55 PM

EdGrune

 

 
Tojo72

 

 
madhatter

thank you for that. i thought they were thinned for airbrushes. i dont know where i heard that from anymore. lol

 

 

 

That would be their Model Air line,not good for hand brushing

 

 

 

Vallejo Model Color is the hand brush brand.  Model Air is the airbrush version

 

Correct

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Posted by madhatter on Monday, July 17, 2023 8:43 PM

you know, i have used humbrol in the past. painted my 1/350 scale prinz eugen with it. i must not be looking in the right places because i have trouble finding it lately.

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Posted by stikpusher on Monday, July 17, 2023 11:30 PM

madhatter

you know, i have used humbrol in the past. painted my 1/350 scale prinz eugen with it. i must not be looking in the right places because i have trouble finding it lately.

 

I don't know where you are or what shops may be in your area. But Brookhurst Hobbies in Garden Grove CA carries the line. 

 

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U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!

N is for NO SURVIVORS...

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