Tamiya Model Master Acryl

Acrylic is water based. So its thinner. Have you ever painted with oils and with water colors? Oils are richer and thicker. And yea, the Acrylic is easier to air brush with because it cleans up easier. As much as Enamel can be a pain at times because of clean up, Ill always stick with it because it looks so much better.

Acryl is formulated for easy airbrushing, but you can brush it. Be sure the model is clean, use good brushes, and use good technique, brushing from wet to dry, only brushing once, and flowing on the paint. The brush needs to glide over the surface, if it drags, it needs more paint. It may help to use an acrylic flow enhancer to slow the drying, since that contributes to brush mark and coverage problems. And frankly, enamels are more user-friendly for handbrushing.

sadly i'm in the same boat. i bought acrylics and it does ake a lot to paint nice i tried painting gloss and it looked horrible and used a ton of paint to smooth with sanding carefully.


doe testors make enamel in the right colors for armor i went to the local store all i found was metallics for cars.

Please note that on the left side of the screen under techniques there is a good article on handbrushing, including acrylics. I still think the brushmark issue may be due to the fast drying time of these paints, and perhaps to the fact that it may not be just a matter of evaporation, but of a chemical reaction.