Hand brushing acrylic?

GMorrison

Oh dear. Thank you MM66. I have corrected my original post. Don't bother please to repost it in your reply but maybe if you could remove the direct quote that would be good. Very unfortunate spelling error.

 

Pawel

Hello Glenn!

There are two kinds of paint that I could heartly recommend for brush painting. One is Citadel paints - after thinning they come down pretty well. Thing with them is the colour selection - they have "fantasy names" like "Sybarite Green" and it's hard to tell if this shade of green would be good for a US WWII vehicle, for example. The second brand is the Revell Aqua Colour - they come in funny looking square plastic containers. Just the looks of those containers can be discouraging, but those are actually excellent brush painting paints. Thin with a little water and in two coats you've got a finish comparable with an airbrush finish. They also stick to plastic so good, that you hardly need a primer coat here.

That would be my two recommendations - good luck with your build and have a nice day

Paweł

 

They are calling for this for the  tracks and I do like the color of it.

Hello Glenn!

There are two kinds of paint that I could heartly recommend for brush painting. One is Citadel paints - after thinning they come down pretty well. Thing with them is the colour selection - they have "fantasy names" like "Sybarite Green" and it's hard to tell if this shade of green would be good for a US WWII vehicle, for example. The second brand is the Revell Aqua Colour - they come in funny looking square plastic containers. Just the looks of those containers can be discouraging, but those are actually excellent brush painting paints. Thin with a little water and in two coats you've got a finish comparable with an airbrush finish. They also stick to plastic so good, that you hardly need a primer coat here.

That would be my two recommendations - good luck with your build and have a nice day

Paweł

The retarder is a must when using tamiya over a big area. A very good brush will help. I paint 1/35 scale and I use the retarder. It slows the dry time but it's a smoother paint finish. I'll admit I'm new at painting and modeling but in the small time this is a little something I've learned. Oh yeah be careful on your ratio of paint to retarder. Hope this has been some help 

Oh dear. Thank you MM66. I have corrected my original post. Don't bother please to repost it in your reply but maybe if you could remove the direct quote that would be good. Very unfortunate spelling error.

Tamiya retarder helps. Yes mixing and good brushes are just as important. Thank you for mentioning it, it is not stated enough here.

Tamiya is an OK paint to hand brush. The thing is that people (not you) always think it's a matter of the right paint, but having a good brush and the paint mixed to the right consistency are very important. It needs to be thinned and applied in thin coats. I hear retarder helps too. And practice.