Revell Aqua Color paints

[JeroenM3]

I mainly use Revell aqua paint for painting with a brush, simply because its easy to use. However ive noticed that quite a few of their paints are either very difficult to use, for example: if i brush it leaves the original sprue color, instead of the color i'm brushing. ill need to dip it then, or apply reasonably thick layers. 

Another problem ive encountered today is the following:

The brake calipers look more like green to me than yellow, or am i going color blind?

Any one else uses this paint, and has encountered these problems? have you been able to get it resolved? ifso how?

[Luc Janssens]

 

I'm posting this for SfanGoch who can't post on the forums because he keeps getting a "404 ERROR" message. 

I've been using both the Aqua and Email (enamel) paints for almost 40 years. The enamel version also has a slightly greenish hue; but, not as much as what is pictured. Did you paint a basecoat of white before you used the Luminous Yellow? Don't forget, the red, orange, green and yellow are high visibility colors (Neon/fluorescent) and require a white base.

As far as brush painting, that's good for small surfaces. Otherwise, they're best airbrushed. I use 91% isopropyl alcohol to thin the Aqua paints. Distilled water is good too.

[JeroenM3]

ive gotten his PM, send him a reply already for this, thanx for passing it on!

[peteski]

What color is the plastic?  If it is blue and the yellow paint is translucent then you would and up with it looking green (blue and yellow = green).

If you want the yellow to show the true color, it has to be painted over white surface.

Edited November 1, 2017 by peteski

[JeroenM3]

Tried it indeed on the other 2 brakes with a white fine surface primer from tamiya and now it looks decent. Solved it, thx all!