Vallejo Model Air acrylic paint.

I have not yet used Vallejo paint but did purchase some Vallejo weathering system packs at the iHobby show  this year.

As the amount of paint in the weathering system packages is so limited, I intend to practice using paint in the larger containers purchased from Hobby Lobby.

That said, I find that Vallejo paint as purchased off the shelf seems to settle just as much or perhaps more than the Testors enamels that I am used to using.

I may very well try out some of the paint mixing ideas posted in the FSM "  Inexpensive paint shaker " thread:

http://cs.finescale.com/fsm/tools_techniques_and_reference_materials/f/23/t/162367.aspx

I read somewhere that a good idea is to put a small ball bearing into the bottle. I would think that the best source for these ball bearings would be to get some steel shot for loading shotgun shells. I have not tried Vallejo paint, but I have been researching it, and will probably try it soon.

Although I like Vallejo for paint-brushing, I hate their dropper bottles. Vallejo acrylics (especially Model Color) settle extremely easily and the dropper bottle makes it difficult to mix the contents. I transferred some often-used Vallejo paints to little Tamiya bottles and stir them with a Tamiya stick.

Lately the bottles that I have ordered the contents have become very thick with very little liquid.  I had to remove the pigments into  a spare jar, add some Vallejo thinner to rejuvenate the mix.  I hate the dropper bottles but love the paint, it goes on very well using a brush.

Personally, I find the thickness of the paint hinges on the color, i.e. the amount of pigment in the paint.  I find lighter colors require a lot less thinner than darker colors, maybe that's just me.  I personally like the dropper bottles for adding to my airbrush color cup, they're a lot easier to use than an open lipped jar.  Most of the time, for lighter colors, I use only a drop of thinner, for darker colors I mix almost one to one thinners.  I find their coverage very good.  

I dislike their primers quite a bit, so I've swapped over to AK Interactive white primer, I find it a good coverage and it stands up to remedial surface work.  I found the Vallejo primer to be like a layer of rubber, and I could not sand or file it at all, it also lifted quite easily if masked.

I both airbrush and hand brush the model air line, with no difficulty.  I've played a bit with their mediums for transparency, often with good results.  I also quite like their matte and satin varnishes.  I dislike acrylic glosses in general, I use lacquers.  I had to do a little work to track down their proper RLM 75, but I generally like their colors and find them reasonably accurate.  I've used this brand of paint for about 2 years now, and I'm pretty certain I'll stick with it.

use a small hex nut in the Vallejo bottles as an agitator. It will improve the workability and results. When properly mixed up and thinned the paint is great!