Old Testors Paint?

Only color I still use in the old Testors is Chromate Yellow. I pretty much use the new Testors line of enamels called ModelMaster. Most modelers prefer a good double action AB for camo. The single actions are easier to use, but the doubles give you more control, once you learn how to use them.

Regards, Rick

I actually like the old bottle enamels. Supposedly the Model Master line (which I also use, in quantity) has more finely-ground pigments, and the colors are certainly more accurately matched to FS and other standards, but I've found the old ones easy to work with and sometimes less finicky than the MM line. Plus, my neighborhood craft store carries the square bottles, which is very convenient. And since all paints (in my experience) have a limited shelf-life once opened, losing a 1/4 ounce bottle hurts less than the larger MM ones.

I still have a bunch of them, but they aren't usable. I keep them around as a keepsake. One group has 15 cents printed on top of the bottle, the next group has 35 cents printed on the top. Testors then decided it wasn't worth the effort and quit putting the price on them. I think I got the 15 cent bottles about 40 years ago :)

Go with a double-action airbrush. As the others have said it is worth the effort of learning to use it. I would hate to try to do soft-edged camo with a single-action brush. Get a Badger, Iwata, or Paasche and you'll never be sorry. Get an off brand and you will be sorry sooner or later. Figure around $75 for a good airbrush and around $100 for a compressor.

You have two choices for paints; enamel or acrylic. There isn't a lot of laquer-based model paint, a little but not much. Enamels paint a little better, but acrylics clean up with water or mild solvents (Windex, alcohol, etc.). They also dry so fast they cause "Tip Dry" in airbrushes. Not having to deal with enamel solvents and thinners is a big plus in my opinion, and I'd never to back to enamels again.