landman Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 Are the Tamiya acrylics airbrush ready or do they need to be thinned. If so, by how much? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aurfalien Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 Hi, Thin for sure. There website says 2/3 paint to 1/3 thinner, either X20A or there lacquer thinner; https://www.tamiyausa.com/articles/thinning-paints-606#.WdQaoIqQyL8 I personally found that it varies from color to color. The biggest advice I can give being newb myself is to do a test spray as that's the ONLY way I've found a ratio that works for me. A fantastic site that I am really enjoying is; http://paulbudzik.com/index.html I think it will help me avoid becoming a paint strip master It could help you too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landman Posted October 4, 2017 Author Share Posted October 4, 2017 Are the Tamiya acrylics airbrush ready or do they need to be thinned. If so, by how much?Turns out it is ModelMaster not Tamyia. I KNOW those need thinning.. I imagine regular thinner would work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Ambrose Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 If you're airbrushing it, I've found the ModelMaster airbrush thinner to be much better than the standard hardware store paint thinner. (Paraffin for those in the UK) It's better refined and dries better. That's all I use for thinning the ModelMaster paints, and it lays down well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landman Posted October 4, 2017 Author Share Posted October 4, 2017 If you're airbrushing it, I've found the ModelMaster airbrush thinner to be much better than the standard hardware store paint thinner. (Paraffin for those in the UK) It's better refined and dries better. That's all I use for thinning the ModelMaster paints, and it lays down well. Unfortunately,the closest bottle is 500 miles away. I should have ordered some along with it. I do have some of the Metalizer thinner though. Probably a different formulation. What about mineral spirits? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Ambrose Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 Unfortunately,the closest bottle is 500 miles away. I should have ordered some along with it. I do have some of the Metalizer thinner though. Probably a different formulation. What about mineral spirits?You must be way north. Good quality mineral spirits are a decent second choice. The ModelMaster thinner is high-quality mineral spirits. We have higher temperatures and lower humidity, so the slower drying time helps me a lot. Metalizer is a lacquer. You can also use lacquer thinner, or better yet, Xylene. Both are available at your local hardware store. Given your location, something that evaporates faster is probably better, so I would certainly try lacquer thinner. Whatever you do, test it on a plastic spoon first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteski Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 The old Model Master paints were basically the same as old Testors PLA enamels. They could be tinned with Model master thinner (minaral spirits) or lacquer thinner. But aren't the new Model Master paints water-based acrylics? Many of the hobby paint manufacturers seem to be going to the water-based paints. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landman Posted October 4, 2017 Author Share Posted October 4, 2017 The old Model Master paints were basically the same as old Testors PLA enamels. They could be tinned with Model master thinner (minaral spirits) or lacquer thinner. But aren't the new Model Master paints water-based acrylics? Many of the hobby paint manufacturers seem to be going to the water-based paints.They have three series, enamels, acrylics and lacquers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landman Posted October 4, 2017 Author Share Posted October 4, 2017 Mineral spirits seems to do the job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aurfalien Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 Hi,Wow, it looks really good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Ambrose Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 Looks good to me too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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