ive tried to use my new point zero air brish wth vallejo paints, I’ve tried thinning them with paint thinner but it still won’t go through the airbrush. I’m not sure what’s wrong, I’ve read to thin Vallejo with distilled water would that make it work? I’m at a lost i thought all airbrushed could be used for model paint ?
are you using vallejo thinner’s or tamiya , because tamiya is alcohol based and will not mix with water based vallejo paint’s , ask me how I know !!
You can’t go wrong using the thinners that are designed to work with specific paints.
Home brew solutions form the bulk of painting problems reported here.
GMorrison is 100% right. You can only use vallejo airbrush thinner with their paints. Any other thinner will turn them to a gooey mess.
As a fellow Point-Zero ABer, I thin VJ with distilled water and it works fine. Have never tried their thinner.
I echo the others,the best thinner for Vallejo is their own,also you should use their Airbrush Flow Improver,even then it’s not a perfect science,you will still need to experiment.
shooting you a pm dasbeav
okay I need to go get vallejo thinner than because that’s the one thing that i haven’t tried also.
I use their “Model Air” product right out of the bottle (With a drop or two of their airbrush flow improver (71.562) for airbrushing with no problems. I always use their airbrush thinner (71.161) if absolutely required for super thin coats of paint, and Airbrush cleaner (71.199) for cleanup of the airbrush after.
I use their “Model Color” for brush painting, adding a drop or two of retarder (70.597) with excellent results.
Using Tamiya paints, I stick to their thinners. For perfect results - stay in the product family.
Yeah I’m slowly learning that you can’t mix and match products. Which is unfortunate but i see that the results vary.
It would help to know if you are trying to spray Model Color or Model Air.
ejhammer alluded to this above.
Sorry it was model color
Give their “Model Air” line a try. It is specifically designed for airbrushing. It works well for me.
I second that. Good advice.
Model Color can be airbrushed, but it isn’t designed for it, needs a lot of thinning (which ejhammer alludes to two of his post up), and is finicky at best. Best to wait until you know your airbrush and Vallejo paints better.
It’s no wonder you are frustrated. I think Vallejo thinks the whole world knows the difference between Model Color and Model Air, but when we are getting started we don’t know. I didn’t.
This would be better posting in painting forum thread, not here.
Would model air have the same numbering as there model color paint chart or is it totally different
Great question.
Model Color are numbered 70.xxx whilst Model Air are 71.xxx
Is 70.123 (Model Color) the same color as 71.123 Model Air)? No, don’t count on that.