Dr. Strangelove Or how I learned to stop worrying and love Vallejo paint

Cool, thx! 
I have Model Color, but I've never airbrushed with them before. Can you use water to clean out the AB between paints and/or when you're all done?

I use Iwata medea airbrush cleaner and then I spray about a half airbrush cup of bottled water between colors

Yup,been doing it for years,no problems.

For Model Color or Panzer Aces

Vallejo Flow Improver+Vallejo Thinner

Cleanup with Madea Cleaner

Over Tamiya primer,that Badger Primer doesn't work for me

Alclad Aqua Gloss or Alclad Flat to protect

I Don't use Model Air,never had need to try them

I use Windex between colors.  Buy it in a gallon bottle, pour into a ketchup dispenser squeeze bottle.  Spray a cup and I'm good to go.  I may finish with a spritz of tap water. 

While you're looking at acrylic paint alternates, Reaper MSP Core colors are similar to Model Color and spray well when treated the same as Model Color.   If you don't mind fantasy names.   Another name to look for is Scale Colors.  Acrylics, good color matches particularly to WWII naval colors.  Jeff Herne, the owner, used to be an editor here at FSM. I've also played around with some Scale75.  Good but not my go-to.

I am going to try other primers. the badger primer is for me easily avialable so thats what I use,  I have tried the vallojo primer and in my opinion it sux  if you never used model air then give it a try you will be happy with the results

I like Vallejo and can spray any of their products without any problems with the proper mix. My issue with them is they have a tendency to lift after masking. They're still one of my go to's but I'm really liking Mission Models for acrylics nowadays. I didn't care for them at first but once you get to know them the more you like them. No lifting and spray just fine with and AB. Water clean up as well.

This is kinda asking my last question about acylics,  what is the bonding time how long should i wait for differant coats, I have been leting my models dry for as much as 5 days before touching them agian

I can usually touch my acrylics after an hour (not roughly). I won't mask for at least 12 hours but usually I'll let them dry for 24 before doing anything else to them. One of the reasions I have more than one build going at a time.

modelcrazy

I like Vallejo and can spray any of their products without any problems with the proper mix. My issue with them is they have a tendency to lift after masking. They're still one of my go to's but I'm really liking Mission Models for acrylics nowadays. I didn't care for them at first but once you get to know them the more you like them. No lifting and spray just fine with and AB. Water clean up as well.

 

Have you used MM as a camo Color like a German Tri Color.

I normally thin my paint way down,and spray 8 PSI to get in close for freehand camo.I have not found the right mix to do that with MM yet.

EdGrune

...pour into a ketchup dispenser squeeze bottle. 

Brilliant, just brilliant.

Ed

I have a set of 4 or 5 squeeze bottles from Walmart I mix my thinners and cleaners in for acrylic paints..  They're 3oz bottles with different colored caps. Cheap, been using them for years now..

Dupli color sold at Orielys auto parts store sell a Pre primer  A sort of paint adheiv That will negate any issues with tape removel