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  • Member since
    July 2004
  • From: SETX. USA
Posted by tho9900 on Saturday, December 11, 2004 9:04 AM
Typically for me, a 1 oz. bottle of MM will take about 1/2 to 3/4 of a bottle to completely cover a 1/48 fighter... there are a lot of variables like Scott mentioned, so for someone like me that does a lot of WWII US Naval aircraft, I would want to buy a lot of Sea Blue, Intermediate Blue etc... as in several bottles of each if shipping was a concern... that way it would last me through at least 4 or 5 models...
---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
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    January 2004
Posted by joewhite on Saturday, December 11, 2004 9:01 AM
Awesome! Yeah, I figured results would vary and my question was a bit vague. I was just looking for some kind of starting point. Thanks for the reply!!!!!

Joe
  • Member since
    January 2004
  • From: USA
Posted by MusicCity on Saturday, December 11, 2004 7:16 AM
That question is almost impossible to answer with any reliability. It depends on way to many things; how much do you thin the paint, how much overspray do you get, how many coats will it take, how much of each color is on the model, how much do you waste, and so on. In general a 1 oz bottle should be enough to cover a 1/48 scale airplane easily, but there may be instances where it won't.
Scott Craig -- Nashville, TN -- My Website -- My Models Page
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    January 2004
How much paint?
Posted by joewhite on Friday, December 10, 2004 9:07 PM
First off, I'd like to say that I love my 155 Anthem! The last and only time I used an airbrush was years ago and I couldn't remember anything from the experience. Well, I bought a 155 this past February and just finally used it today. I practiced making some lines and painting a spare model car interior. Wow! The results were impressive for my second time (might as well be the first).

Anyway, I wanted to ask how far a bottle of paint can go. I'll be using Model Master Acryl's (1 oz,). Since I have to order all my paints, I'd like to get an idea of how much I'd need to cover a...say...1:48 aircraft. Until I gain more experience, shipping costs are my main concern and would not want to order less than what I may need. Any feedback would be awesome! Thanks!

Joe
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