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    December 2011
Posted by Chrisk-k on Wednesday, April 8, 2015 9:20 PM

Phil_H

Gotta say, Tamiya acrylics are more difficult to brush paint unless you know how to handle it. Vallejo is much easier to work with for the inexperienced.

When it comes to airbrushing, I find Tamiya acrylics work the best and the easiest.

When it comes to hand-brushing, I find Vallejo acrylics work the best and the easiest.

Both Model Color and Air work well when hand-brushing. I have 15 Model Air bottles.  I don't airbrush them because Tamiya acrylics work infinitely better.

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    January 2015
  • From: Winnipeg, Canada
Posted by Rob Bye on Wednesday, April 8, 2015 8:51 PM

When we talk about brushing Vallejo, we're meaning the "Model Color" version, right? Not the "Model Air"...?

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  • From: Sydney, Australia
Posted by Phil_H on Wednesday, April 8, 2015 8:20 PM

Gotta say, Tamiya acrylics are more difficult to brush paint unless you know how to handle it. Vallejo is much easier to work with for the inexperienced.

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Posted by BlackSheepTwoOneFour on Wednesday, April 8, 2015 2:20 PM

I must apologize to JunJon but that your statement regarding Vallejo is for experienced painters only is beyond ridiculous. Just saying....

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Posted by BlackSheepTwoOneFour on Wednesday, April 8, 2015 9:43 AM

I disagree Vallejo is for "experienced painter only." What difference does the brand makes be it Tamiya or Vallejo? Vallejo is great for brush on paint - not strictly for airbrushing.

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Posted by JunJon on Tuesday, April 7, 2015 9:13 PM

Vallejo is another brand that I can say recommended for experience painter only. If you are just starting in scale modelling, Tamiya paint is a good start (IMHO). A new Tamiya bottle stir or not stir should be thick like a syrup but thinner. Before buying the paint. Open it and tilt it around, see how the binder moves inside the bottle.

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    March 2015
Posted by Peaches on Saturday, April 4, 2015 1:38 AM

Yep, I was handbrushing

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Academy F-18 (1/72)

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MH-60G 1:48 (Minicraft)

C-17 1/144

KC-135R 1/144

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Posted by Chrisk-k on Friday, April 3, 2015 9:54 PM

Unless you handbrush, Tamiya performs much better than Vallejo, in my and many others' experiences.

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Posted by BlackSheepTwoOneFour on Friday, April 3, 2015 5:18 PM

Giving up that easily? LOL! Return it and get a new bottle simple as that. Don't let the LHS tell you any different.

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    March 2015
Posted by Peaches on Friday, April 3, 2015 1:04 AM

I might just go to HL and get some Vallejo Acrylic.

WIP:
Academy F-18 (1/72)

On Deck 

MH-60G 1:48 (Minicraft)

C-17 1/144

KC-135R 1/144

Academy F-18(1/72)

Ting Ting Ting, WTF is that....

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    January 2013
Posted by BlackSheepTwoOneFour on Thursday, April 2, 2015 8:59 PM

Return it and tell them you want a replacement. Tell them it looked very thinned down. When you get a new replacement bottle, open it and check to see the consistency of the paint.

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    December 2011
Posted by Chrisk-k on Thursday, April 2, 2015 7:35 PM

Assuming you stirred well, I guess someone had played around with the bottle before you bought it.  

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    March 2015
Posted by Peaches on Thursday, April 2, 2015 5:00 PM
Yep, I shook it, stirred it.

WIP:
Academy F-18 (1/72)

On Deck 

MH-60G 1:48 (Minicraft)

C-17 1/144

KC-135R 1/144

Academy F-18(1/72)

Ting Ting Ting, WTF is that....

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  • From: Cameron, Texas
Posted by Texgunner on Thursday, April 2, 2015 2:06 PM

You did stir it well, right?Big Smile


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    March 2015
Tamiya Paints
Posted by Peaches on Thursday, April 2, 2015 1:32 PM

Ok, this is going to sound like such a beginner question but I am curious.  I recently bought some NATO black from my LHS, and it looks almost like water or that it has been thinned down, is this normal?  

WIP:
Academy F-18 (1/72)

On Deck 

MH-60G 1:48 (Minicraft)

C-17 1/144

KC-135R 1/144

Academy F-18(1/72)

Ting Ting Ting, WTF is that....

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