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Posted by Brian D. on Friday, August 3, 2012 4:30 PM

I have to agree with Doogs on this one.  I have not found an easy way to airbrush Lifecolor paints.  I have tried Tamiya thinner, water and their own thinner but it still goes on watery.  I have been able to get some decent finishes, however, like Doog's says it covers itself better than the surface.

Lifecolor has great colors for Russian armor so I haven't quite given up yet.  Any tips on how airbrush this paint more easily would be appreciated.

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Posted by DoogsATX on Wednesday, August 1, 2012 11:11 PM

I'll be a dissenting voice. I don't find the stuff easy to spray at all. With tap water, it goes on extremely thin and, like water, is very fast to spider and run. I've achieved some solid results using a mix of Future and Windex, or Testors acrylic thinner. But the paint still goes on very thin, and covers itself much better than it covers bare or primered surfaces. It's also prone to lifting under tape.

That said...did the base gray on this Pz.III with Lifecolor and was happy as a clam with it.

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Posted by Tojo72 on Wednesday, August 1, 2012 9:46 PM

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Posted by de009 on Tuesday, July 31, 2012 5:29 PM

thanks for the help .wheres the best place to order these paints

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Posted by Tojo72 on Monday, July 30, 2012 7:31 AM

I used the Isreali Sand Gray UA20 for my last build,it thinned with tap water and went on and covered great !!

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Posted by DiscoStu on Sunday, July 29, 2012 9:59 PM

Can't say for armor but I just used their RLM 65 for my BF-109.  No complaints.  Nice and thin and covered well.

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life color paints
Posted by de009 on Sunday, July 29, 2012 5:13 PM

hi all
has anyone used the life color paints for any of there armor.
any pros or cons
leon

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