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From this container, I thin to the desires consistancy. The other day, I posted on Plane Trading my entire Vallejo paint lot for sale as I am moving across the county. I use Model Color for brush painting. To know is not Here is my method. Just remember, add the future to your thinning mix, then thin. Before I purchased these, Vallejo told me that they can be thinned and airbrushed. Thanks for the QUICK response. I tried this recipe and had some interesting results. Pro-Color is a range produced by Harder & Steenbeck which is pre-mixed and ready to use straight from the bottle which makes it ideally suited for Airbrush Beginners. Thin Vallejo with WATER! Coverage is greatbut you must use a primer. The ratio improver/thinner I did with a scale on which I put the empty bottle. There was also supposedly someone by the name of Vallejo who has or had something to do with AK but was by all accounts no relation to the founders of Acrylicos Vallejo. PLEASE bear in mind this is for the Game Color and Model Color line ONLY! I had several modellers reach out to me regarding what that mixture is and how I get good results with Vallejo paints. It helps lube the airbrush needle. The concept of "drop" is subjective because that thing is thick. It's a common enough surname. The other day, I posted on Plane Trading my entire Vallejo paint lot for sale as I am moving across the county. Bad advice for alcohol as thinner wrecks havoc using Vallejo paints. Their Model Air is airbrush ready right out of the bottle, but color range is limited. We do not sell, rent or trade our email lists. I am looking for a specific Vallejo Model Color paint for the hull of my Russian Aircraft Carrier. -Vallejo thinner I had not heard of the Colorima line before reading that. To add to what's been said already, I highly recommend using a flat primer coat (of any type of paint) under Vallejo to help give it some "bite". Vallejo has some good things going for it: very little to no smell, easily available, comes in sets you don't have to buy individual bottles ( i think they were the first major company to do this), and a fantastic range of colors. I tried various mixtures using different thinners/retarders. Another excellent choice for Airbrushing Models is Tamiya Mini Acrylics which suitable for airbrush and brush techniques and available in Gloss and Matt/Flat colours. A few metallic pigments (in an alcohol base) are included in the range, I should mention that I use to HATE Vallejo model air. If you are new to airbrushing or returning after a gap why not read our Buyers Guide to Paintsto help you make the correct purchase. It is this mix of facts, errors, and scuttlebutt which prompt people to think that they may all be inter-related companies. As you can see from the pictures, I can get fine lines with no tip drying issues. Vallejo Model Color - preparing for use with airbrush. Then shake the hell out of the bottle. Liquid Gold Again thanks for sharing the receipt, at least I can use my PS770 with acrylic paint now. (Please see wood, leather, cork and figures cast in resin, gypsum and marble dust OK. Seems pretty CLEAR to me that some of their paints are in fact alcohol-based and NOT water-soluble, although I'm guessing Colorima isn't used as extensively by scale modelers as the Model Color or Air lines of Vallejo. The basic line is intended for brush painting & is widely used by figure painters, It can be thinned & sprayed with an AB, but their Air Color line will give better results. Add the thinner mixture into your airbrush first! Unit C5 - C6 Then shake the hell out of the bottle. It works very well with my PS770 0.18mm airbrush, still have some tip dry, but the line is very fine and crispy. Also, a little goes a long way. I followed your instructions implicitly and they're brilliant. 90% isopropylalcohol from wal-martI use it with tamiya pants not problem but Vallejo just became stringy. As a clarification to my previous post, Vallejo's diluant is intended for their Model Air line of paints.With regard to these, their diluant is specifically recommended: "Formula: What to mix with what a simple guide. I'll be waiting for your next article, I also started to use the Metal Color line, and I'm happy with them so far, but I'm sure your sorcery will improve the results. The mixture is 70% flow improver, 30% thinner, 10 drops of retarder. Could you explain your mixture further,as I don't understand the details. I can't tell you how many times I have had to "rediscover" a thinner formula for a particular paint. Smooth & silky. The non-vallejo stuff might be good but may not be the best mixture. Wait you're using alcohol? I just mix it with little Future and some drops of plain water. If you do, you are tempting the airbrush and paint gremlins, and they're vicious little bastards. assurance of an even and smooth paint film, allowing for many coats It helps lube the airbrush needle. Colorima is used mainly in hobby and handicraft I had stored my Model Air paints deep in some cupboard for nearly 2 years because I always had trouble with them and went full "stinky" with lacquers. ).". I find Mig's thinner to be more expensive. Many men know a great deal, and are all the greater fools Rick and Greasy, what alcohol did you try with Vallejo? It is by all accounts (I work in the arts sector) a state-of-the-art facility. It will get nasty quick and that is from experince. We carry the right airbrush paint for you whatever the application. As you can see from the pictures, I can get fine lines with no tip drying issues. A veteran is someone who, at one point in their life, wrote a blank check made payable to "The United States of America," for an amount of "up to and including my life.". For example, Tamiya and Gunze are best reduced with an alcohol solvent, but will tolerate small amounts of distilled water, which evaporates more slowly. I shall now always refer to this blend as Mix. I would love to know if anyone has more information AK, Ammo, and Vallejo. Beware that the finish is somewhat glossy but its more resistance to scratches that just using thinner. pigments, and formulated especially for air brushing. Objects painted with Colorima are Working on a kit right now and I will do another article shortly. I keep a small container of this pre-mixed in an empty contact solution bottle. I use Model Color a lot and distalled water works great. There is also an implication, at least, that alcohol may be used as a cosolvent (which would speed drying). It was started in the 1970s, then started making Model Color in 1992 (according to its FAQ). You cannot paste images directly. A good top coat is a must! Just some interesting findings I would like to share. I always thin my vallejo Model Color with 99% alcool when i dont need blending because it dry really fast. All of its paint products (art and modelling) are developed and made in-house. Acrylics are NOT enamels, and CANNOT be treated or used the way enamels are. Hope this helps! Worth checking out. On 7/16/2020 at 5:35 PM, airmechaja said: On 7/8/2020 at 7:52 PM, FalconFan24 said: On 8/16/2020 at 7:54 PM, martin_sam_2000 said: General Discussion - NO POLITICS, My how to airbrush "Vallejo Model Air Color" instructional guide. I'm spraying at 20psi. Coverage is greatbut you must use a primer. 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We carry airbrush paints suitable for a wide range of creative applications. I noticed your profile says you are located in Canada. for it. I believe all 3 companies are from Spain. I think your issue might be that Vallejo products are formulated to work with each other. I have put the paint on thick or thin and I'm getting a very nice finish. From the article I read, my understanding is that Ammo and Vallejo paints are made by a producer for them and their brand. I fill it 2/3 distilled water, 1/3 golden's airbrush medium, and about 2-3 drops of future. Do I need to add a bit more thinner as well ? I found that Vallejo Model Air works best just as it comes out of the bottle for airbrushing. But I live with roommates so eventually I decided to give them another try. Vallejo's site mentions on the Model Color page that some of their paints (Colorima line) are alcohol-based and not water-soluble. " I will for sure try this out. It's simple (okay, hydrodynamics isn't that simple) physics. I believe that you mention that you add a couple of drops of Future the 2 parts distilled water and the 1 part Golden's stuff . Then WRITE IT DOWN!! I understand what you said, and it sounds like a great mixture, especially the part about adding the Future to add "hardness" to the paint. Add the thinner mixture into your airbrush first! He did say it required numerous thin coats to cover, but that's not necessarily a bad thing, especially considering that these are formulated to be thick in the bottle. I also sanded after only 10-15 minutes and it actually feathered. Try the mixture with the vallejo retarder and let me know what happens. I tried the same mix on PS289 0.3mm airbrush, however the result is not as good with lots of spattering. Thanks so much for your reply. By signing up you may also receive reader surveys and occasional special offers. For airbrushing I use 50/60 mixture to 50/40 paint at 18 to 20psi. So I did some tests and found a mixture for airbrushing that is fantastic. fine milling of the pigments provides the model painter with the Since I don't have the retarder medium (70.597), I replaced it with theretarder from the premium line and mixed with model air paint with 50/50 ratio at 20 psi as suggested. Privacy Policy, Iwata Revolution M1 airbrush - 2 VIDEO DEMOS, Acrylic Ink Paints for airbrush Mr Paint, Getting rid of airbrush overspray between colours - VIDEO DEMOS, How to use Hataka Red Line acrylic paints - VIDEO DEMOS, How to mix and spray acrylics - 4 VIDEO DEMOS, How to paint with AMMO Acrylics Problems and Solutions with Mig Jimenez - VIDEO DEMO, Humbrol Acrylics and how to spray them - VIDEO DEMO, Stynlrez primers and how to use them - VIDEO DEMOS, Using Ultimate Airbrush Thinner - 2 VIDEO DEMOS, Vallejo Model Color How to airbrush tutorial - VIDEO DEMO, What paint what thinner? As for Chris' suggestion to strain your paint: never put paint in an airbrush that hasn't been strained. For this example, I added in 6 drops mixture to 5 drops paint. Thanks, I do basically the same, Just to clarify, the Vallejo retarder, is the really sticky goopy stuff? I do agree they are a bit 'soft' or more specifically, aren't very durable to the touch. I had so much paint leftover even after the sheet and the test piece. or Gloss Varnish. Do they make their own paint or use a paint producer? You'll end up with a pulsating, congealed lump of goo. I agree with rjkplasticmod. And who said anything about using other brands' proprietary thinners with Vallejo paints??? Further reading points out that Tamiya and other alcohol-based acrylics are based on older types of paint formulations. How to measure how much retarder you have to add? Paste as plain text instead, Do some test sprays on something you don't care about, and tinker with your thinning ratios and air pressure until you find what works best with your airbrush setup. To this mix I add 1-2 drops of Future. Vallejo's Hull Red is maroon-like in color and I am looking for a color that is more reddish-orange in tone. Online vendors that carry Vallejo paints usually have it. What you need: desired, but we recommend the use of Model Air Thinner since this Nothing worked at all, after 15 secs tip dry. 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Feel free to email me if you have any questions on airbrushing vallejo. Thanks. I always do this with a new brand of paint, as well as test it for solvent compatibility. Shaking is simply ineffective in a container that small if the viscosity is at all greater than water. 46 Holton Road lightfast and waterproof, and can even be cleaned in a dishwasher. -Vallejo flow improver All colours can be mixed with one another, with Medium There are accelerants that can be added to some paints, but they often change the performance of the paint in less than desirable ways.

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