model master 2 paints.

I just purchased some MM2 paint and had to thin it before spraying. Maybe mine had been on the shelf for a while??

Cheech27,

I used Model Master enamels alomost exclusively, both the standard FS line as well as the excellent MM2 selection. The MM2 paints were manufactered thinner in viscosity mostly by accident during production batch mixing. There was slightly more carrier chemicals in the batch which lead to them being fairly airbrush-ready out of the bottle. To answer your question, having used the MMII paints; they are for the most part airbrush ready with your compressor set at around between 15-to-20 psi. I have had excellent results with spraying fine lines for camo with just a few drops of T.R.P.S.(turpentine replacement paint solvent) added. You can simply substitute with good ol' mineral spirits with the same great results. MM2 paints are exceptional when brush-painting out of the bottle as well. There has been some chatter over the web that Testors may convert all their enamels to the same MM2 formula. If this is true, it is quite possible that Testors Model Master enamels will be the finest hobby enamels on the market; but you know how rumors are.

* Facts regarding the MMII development were referenced from the Model Master "Modelers Technical Guide", Item #2020C, copyright 1998.

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Looked at them in the LHS a few weeks ago & so far as I could tell, they are exactly the same as the individual bottles, just packaged differently. If you are going to air brush, they will likely require some thinning. I use mineral spirits.

Regards, Rick

Are you airbrushing them or brush painting them? Open the paints, and look at them, stir them up. If you're brush painting, you'll want them a little bit thick, if airbrushing them, you'll want them to be about like skim milk.