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                        N00b Questions...

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                        SebastianD
                        • Member since
                          August 2008
                        • From: Chicago Suburbs
                        N00b Questions...
                        Posted by SebastianD on Sunday, August 24, 2008 1:46 PM
                        Hi all,

                        First post, glad to be getting back into this. I do CGI and photography and after years of not having touched models I really want to get back into it. I do have a few painting-related questions though.

                        First, does unopened thinner ad paint go bad? I have some Model Master stuff I bought YEARS ago that's never been opened.

                        Second, is there a reliable site for airbrushing techniques and reviews? I have read great things about the Badger 100-LG and it'll probably be what I pick up, but having a single, focused place to go where I can read up on this stuff would be a huge help.

                        Thanks in advance...
                        -Seb www.sebastianszyszka.com
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                        RadMax8
                        • Member since
                          February 2005
                        • From: Cleveland, OH
                        Posted by RadMax8 on Monday, August 25, 2008 12:07 AM

                        Hi sebastian!

                        To answer your first question, The unopened stuff should be good. How many years are we talking, though? You'll probably need to stir it up real good, and shake it like crazy. I put BB's in my paints, acts like the rattler in a spray can!

                        As for airbrushing techniques and reviews, this is a grea place to start. Many guys are practically experts in the airbrush field here. I asked questions about an airbrush before Christmas and got so many answers my head spun! 

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                        SebastianD
                        • Member since
                          August 2008
                        • From: Chicago Suburbs
                        Posted by SebastianD on Monday, August 25, 2008 9:30 AM
                        Thanks RadMax,

                        The paints are probably 6+ years old. I bought some models and paints when a local shop was going out of business with the intention of getting to them "soon." It's only three or four jars, so I'm not overly concerned about it, I just wanted to know if it's even worth trying to use them.
                        -Seb www.sebastianszyszka.com
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                        EasyMike
                        • Member since
                          March 2008
                        • From: The Bluegrass State
                        Posted by EasyMike on Monday, August 25, 2008 2:15 PM

                         SebastianD wrote:
                        ...I just wanted to know if it's even worth trying to use them....

                        Uh...why not open them up and take a look?  If they're dried out, you'll have your answer.

                        Smile [:)]

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                        SebastianD
                        • Member since
                          August 2008
                        • From: Chicago Suburbs
                        Posted by SebastianD on Tuesday, August 26, 2008 2:32 PM
                        EasyMike,

                        Obviously that would be a total failure, but I am not knowledgeable enough to know if there are other ways for paint to become unusable beyond completely drying out. I guess I should have been more specific in my original question.

                        You have to understand, I haven't touched any non-digital brushes or paints since junior high...when I say I'm a n00b, I mean it to the full extent of the moniker.
                        -Seb www.sebastianszyszka.com
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                        Hans von Hammer
                        • Member since
                          June 2008
                        • From: Iowa
                        Posted by Hans von Hammer on Saturday, August 30, 2008 6:19 AM
                        If they haven't been opened, the shelf life is quite long, even if you had 'em six years... Once opened it's a crap-shoot...

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