I have just bought some Valejo acrylics, as I heard they are supposed to be something special, and wanted to try them out, that and the fact that I couldn’t find anyone else who makes RLM 05 in acrylic at the time.
The question is will my normal 60% Tamiya thinner/40% paint be OK with these paints?
I figured I’d asked first before blindly experimenting, as using up the paint without actually painting the model was something that I wanted to avoid!!!
Thanks
Karl
KJ200, dont mix vallejo paints with alcohol based thinners. just thin vallejo acrylics with distilled water. later.
Saltydog is correct, Vallejo & alcohol don’t mix, you end up with a gooey clump of paint. Vallejo is designed for water thinning & cleanup. I use them extensively for brush painting, but have never tried them in an AB. They have come out with a new line of paint designed specifically for airbrushing under the Aircraft Colors label.
Vallejo also makes a thinner for their paints but that ofcourse costs money. I have also bought Vallejo paints for the first time, and like you I haven’t used them yet, and like you I would like to know the paint / thinner ratio for this kind of paint.
i use them for hand painting as well, i’ve never attempted to airbrush them. i use them straight from the bottle when hand painting and just dip my brush in some water before i get started. i add a drop of water occasionally to the paint on my pallete if it stays out for a while when i have an extended painting session. later.
hmmm gonna look for those plane colors…I assume they are under the model colors line?
I have sprayed Vallejo through my…ack…Aztek. Worked beautifully, will be switching to vallejo’s exclusively if they can get some selection going on their model paints line, and some more recognizable reference to the colors. Now to use up all my Humbrol enamels [;)].
Thanks for the advice guys.
I’ll be putting the tamiya thinner back in the paint box then!
Moonrad, I’ll have a play with mixing ratios, and let you know what works.
Many thanks
Karl