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                        Serious Help for Airbrushing or Thinning Vallejo Model Color or Golden Fluids

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                        EBergerud
                        • Member since
                          February 2010
                        • From: Berkeley CA/St. Paul MN
                        Serious Help for Airbrushing or Thinning Vallejo Model Color or Golden Fluids
                        Posted by EBergerud on Sunday, February 28, 2016 4:01 AM

                        There's a very good 5 minute video on YouTube done by Michele Theberge a very good instructor on fine art paints. It's called "Worst Mistake Acrylic Painters Make." It's not rocket science but it will tell you why it's not a good idea to use much water to thin any paint and especially not water based acrylics like Vallejo Model Color or Golden Fluids. The stuff she's talking about is "Airbrush Thinner" which is available at any art store or Blick's web site. The already thinned water acrylics like Vallejo Model Air or LifeColor probably don't need airbrush medium, but I'd sure recommend getting Vallejo Airbrush Thinner which is water but with a load of conditioners and dry-slow chemicals in it. (LifeColor makes it's own thinner, but I'd guess it's much the same Vallejo's as the paints are first cousins. LifeColor has a blizzard of military colors and is very good paint: it'll want some thinnner - maybe 4:1 - your mileage may vary.) Golden High Flow is the best airbrushing paint (or at least the best water based acrylic - Tamiya's tough to beat) and it can usually be used right out of its bottle: give it a good shake - there's a BB inside. Here's the link:

                        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKNpKUK4lMc

                        Eric

                         

                        A model boat is much cheaper than a real one and won't sink with you in it.

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                        BlackSheepTwoOneFour
                        • Member since
                          January 2013
                        Posted by BlackSheepTwoOneFour on Sunday, February 28, 2016 6:41 PM

                        There was a member here some month or so ago mentioned he thinned acrylics using water. I can't tell you how many times I told him thinning acrylic using water is not a good idea and it will not make paint adhere to kits properly. He never listened nor responded to my advice. I thought, "screw it", let him find out the hard way.

                         

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                        Greg
                        • Member since
                          May 2013
                        • From: Indiana, USA
                        Posted by Greg on Monday, February 29, 2016 7:00 PM

                        I'm going to step up and admit that I never quite understood the difference between Vallejo Airbrush Thinner and Thinner Medium. (though at least I got it right enough to use airbrush thinner for airbrushing :) )

                        I think I've got it now, and will likely start using thinner medium for brush painting instead of my usual distilled water. (Just a tad, mind you...Just dampened a brush with it is all)

                        Decent video, thanks for posting.

                        Hey sheep, was I the guy being stubborn?? Propeller

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                        BlackSheepTwoOneFour
                        • Member since
                          January 2013
                        Posted by BlackSheepTwoOneFour on Monday, February 29, 2016 10:05 PM

                        LOL! Greg... no it wasn't you. It was a newbie started out with his first AB session a month or two ago.

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                        Greg
                        • Member since
                          May 2013
                        • From: Indiana, USA
                        Posted by Greg on Tuesday, March 1, 2016 9:22 AM

                        Aw, I enjoy threads like that. Sorry I missed it, brother. Crying

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                        Tojo72
                        • Member since
                          March 2003
                        • From: Western North Carolina
                        Posted by Tojo72 on Tuesday, March 1, 2016 10:50 AM

                        I love it when guys ask a question,and tons of us answer,post links,pictures,videos,and we're all bantering between ourselves,but the OP disappears,never gets involved in the discussion,and did never thanks anyone.Seen that a few times.Huh?

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