Paint

[billlbeutler]

What is your favorite paint mineral base or water base
do you air brush or do you brush paint.
I know it has a lot to do with what your painting, but in genreal what do you like to use.

[BentnoseWillie]

I airbrush with acrylics - usually Polly Scale, with ModelFlex, Testors and Tamiya as needed to match colours.

I've become a big fan of acrylic paints - they're a far cry from Pactra and Polly S "way back when". They go on easy, clean up easy, and dry fast. Love 'em!

[AntonioFP45]

With the exception of "Metalizing" I've switched to acrylics! Definetly the way to go for painting locomotives and rolling stock!

For metalizing with Alclad, I prefer to use a "High Gloss" solvent based finish like Scale Coat II as the foundation coat for the Alclad.

[cwclark]

I like to use an air brush and paint with a brush...POLY S paints, and Floquil paints are my favorites, but I also use those cheap acrylic paints that you get at wall-mart and hobby lobby in the small round plastic bottles (ceremicoat and delta coat paints I believe) which work just fine....once in awhile, i'll use testors for small jobs with a brush...

[Anonymous]

Acrylics and me don't seem to get along, so for the most part, I use Floquil or Testors Modelmaster paints.
I absolutley loved Accu-Paint (Acetone based) by SMP, but they are no longer available[:(]

[tomwatkins]

I use Floquil for airbrushing and Polly scale for brush painting. I've been using Floquil for many, many years ( I admit it, I'm a dinosaur) and am very familiar and comfortable with it.
Have Fun,
Tom Watkins

[Anonymous]

I only brush and use both acrylics and oil based. I love Floquil and poly scale.

[Anonymous]

I brush AND airbrush. I use Polly Scale, Floquil, Testors Modelmaster, and Badger Modelflex paints using both methods with pleasant results, although I've never had good luck airbrushing Tamiya paints, I do brush paint with them.