air brushing

[Anonymous]

What are the disadvantages of using household acrylic paint that has been diluted? I'm thinking of painting ties and rails.

[Anonymous]

What are the disadvantages of using household acrylic paint that has been diluted? I'm thinking of painting ties and rails.

[Anonymous]

Although Ive never tried to airbrush acrylics on models, I would reccomend that you make sure you are consistent when thinning the paint, and test it on a scrap piece of track. I will also say that Ive gotten good results by using a normal brush w/ these paints. I painted the sides of the rails dark brown, then brushed on a black wash (balck paint REALLY dilluted). I then removed the paint off the tops of the rails with an earaser. The track looks great, and it quick, easy and cheap.

Josh Ziegler
Spokane, WA

[Anonymous]

Although Ive never tried to airbrush acrylics on models, I would reccomend that you make sure you are consistent when thinning the paint, and test it on a scrap piece of track. I will also say that Ive gotten good results by using a normal brush w/ these paints. I painted the sides of the rails dark brown, then brushed on a black wash (balck paint REALLY dilluted). I then removed the paint off the tops of the rails with an earaser. The track looks great, and it quick, easy and cheap.

Josh Ziegler
Spokane, WA

[Puckdropper]

I've used diluted Latex paint, and the hardest part is getting the mixture right. Once you do that, it works pretty good. Water thinned it because paint thinner just sat on the paint.

I've mixed Tester's Acrylics and Oil paints with good success. I would guess Acrylic paint thinned to the right consistancy would spray pretty good.

[Puckdropper]

I've used diluted Latex paint, and the hardest part is getting the mixture right. Once you do that, it works pretty good. Water thinned it because paint thinner just sat on the paint.

I've mixed Tester's Acrylics and Oil paints with good success. I would guess Acrylic paint thinned to the right consistancy would spray pretty good.

[vsmith]

Isnt Tamaya producing water based acrylic paints specificly for airbrushing? Seems I remember seeing alot of these paints at the LHS that catered to the model car crowd.

[vsmith]

Isnt Tamaya producing water based acrylic paints specificly for airbrushing? Seems I remember seeing alot of these paints at the LHS that catered to the model car crowd.