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A few questions regarding Vallejo paints

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  • Member since
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  • From: Denver, Colorado
Posted by waynec on Sunday, December 21, 2014 9:35 PM

waynec

GREG, SPOTS thanks.

i hit the LHS and picked up some VALLEJO airbrush cleaner and a PEGASUS 1/72 soviet BA-6 6x6 armored car (2 in kit and i am building a 1/35 BA-10).

what a concept, i read the instructions on the cleaner and it says use full strength for cleaning but dilute it 50% with water for flushing between colors.

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  • Member since
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  • From: Indiana, USA
Posted by Greg on Monday, December 22, 2014 11:39 AM

Yep, that's what I do with the Iwata cleaner. I'd forgotten the Vallejo works the same way.

I have a squirty bottle from Hobby Lobby for the diluted mix. Rather handy if you're using a gravity feed a/b.

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  • From: Denver, Colorado
Posted by waynec on Friday, December 26, 2014 1:44 PM

here it is in  winter camo. the basecoat is VALLEJO AV panzer yellow airbrushed over an enamel primer. it sat for a week and today i put the silly putty and painted. the silly putty didn't want to stick and 1/72 is more delicate to handle than 1/35. i airbrushed it with VALLEJO ivory (NOT AV).that took a lot of thinner and 30psi but, other than right rear fender no run problems. lots of passes but i wasn't concerned if it didn't cover well. i sat it aside, cleaned the airbrush and then removed the silly putty so it sat for maybe 5 minutes after painting before removing the silly putty.

have some touching up to do and decals before final weathering. may try my hand at a small snow base.

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