MisterKit thining?

Most interesting. When I get around to it, I'm going to test them for compatibility with each, separately.

Triarius wrote:

Aaron, I've read your very good artilcle on acrylics, and I have a question: Why did you choose to mix two different solvents when thinning the paints?

Ross,

The short answer is I got that from the MisterKitUSA's Web site:
http://www.misterkitusa.com/98383f87-6c16-4433-8caf-5f33fbcb6200-9.html

They also suggest using any commercially available acrylic paint thinner which I did not try but would probably work. In the bottle, the paint smells a little like acrylic house paint.

Ron,

I like Gunze a lot – it goes on well, thins easily, and seems to be pretty tough. My usual choices are Gunze, Tamiya, Polly Scale, and Model Master Acryl in about that order depending on what color I need. These other ranges like MisterKit and Lifecolor are great because they often have color the other ranges don't. If you build WWI aircraft, MisterKit is the range for you.

Cheers!

Thanks Arron for more good info.  When I googled I found a post on another site where someone uses floquil.  It appears that MisterKit is quite tolerant of a variety of solvents.  I have not been at this for very long but I have tried most of the paint brands and so far I like Gunze the best for fine airbrushing as well as excellent color renditions.  I look forward to seeing how MisterKit works out.

Ron

Aaron, I've read your very good artilcle on acrylics, and I have a question: Why did you choose to mix two different solvents when thinning the paints?

When I tested MisterKit for the magazine, I found them to be good paints, if a little different from what you are used to. I tryed them with a mixture of equal parts isopropyl alcohol and distilled water and when the paint was thinned correctly they went on very well. Nice line of paints with a lot of colors not available elsewhere.

Cheers

Thanks for the help.  I've got all those thinners so I'll go with the Tamiya.  I look forward to trying them out.  They have a nice selection and at the time I ordered them they were the only ones in stock.

 

Ron 

I've used their WWI colors, and they're really nice. As they can separate during storage, be sure to stir (not shake) them real well before you use them. They can be thinned with just about any commercially available acrylic thinner (I use Tamiya's). Distilled water or isopropyl alcohol work well too, but if you don't add a retarder to either of those, tip-dry is a possibility.