Airbrushing

[billyturnip]

I suppose it is - and somewhere to actually spray - I have to set up on a table in the conservatory, then put everything away when Im done, so it really is out of the question!!

I've also got that problem, I have to set up in the kitchen, I've actually been thinking of moving to the loft.

 

[swralph]

Hi Keith.
I only ever use Tamiya to spray with and always us Tamiya thinner about 50/50 mix for basic undercoating/base colours.
If I'm pre-shading I use heavily thinned paint sprayed at about 10/12 bar.

 

[kagemusha]

Hi Keith.
I only ever use Tamiya to spray with and always us Tamiya thinner about 50/50 mix for basic undercoating/base colours.
If I'm pre-shading I use heavily thinned paint sprayed at about 10/12 bar.

Think you have your 'Bars & PSi' mixed up Ralph.....10 Bar = 145 psi !...which would give interesting results mate

 

[samson]

Only thing i can add is use the same brand thinners and medium as the paint you use . Stay away from the so called home brews . And practice a lot . I used to hate vallejo paint until i sat down and figured it out . Love them now all the lines are great . And also get a piece of cardboard and practice with water . You can see what your doing without wasteing your paint . And above all practice . If you have questions post them on the board and someone will point you in the right direction .

 

[theBaron]

I use a Paasche VL (double-action, siphon-fed), running on a Craftsman 1.5 hp compressor with a 3-gallon tank. I use this on my scale models; I haven't yet tried it on small figures, though I am experimenting with it on larger-scale resin figures, like a 1/6 scale anime figure.

I run Tamiya acrylics through it, thinned with Tamiya's proprietary acrylic thinner (a combination I also use when hand-brushing Tamiya acrylics); Model Master paints-acrylics thinned with isopropyl and enamels thinned with mineral spirits; Testor's enamels, thinned with mineral spirits; and other acrylics, such as Andrea, Vallejo (not their airbrush paints) or craft store acrylics, all thinned with water or with isopropyl, depending on what I feel like.

I have also airbrushed matte Tamiya acrylics thinned with lacquer thinner, because that produces an absolutely dead-flat matte finish, even better than using them with the proprietary thinner. Sometimes I prefer that finish.

I generally thin the paints to a 50/50 ratio, and my usual pressure is around 20 psi.

Hope that helps!

Prost!
Brad

 

[swralph]

Think you have your 'Bars & PSi' mixed up Ralph.....10 Bar = 145 psi !...which would give interesting results mate

Oops.
It would blow the model to bits

 

[polyphemus]

This might help;



The advice re topping new paint jars with thinners is around 3.40.

Geoff

 

[billyturnip]

That's it! Cheers Geoff.

 

[kagemusha]

Oops.
It would blow the model to bits

It would actually be more dangerous to you mate....if that sort of pressure hit exposed skin...it could cause air to get into your system! (body/blood stream)

 

[John Bowery]

Interesting thread and comments. Thanks all. The addition of cleaner as a thinner was new to me
Cheers
John

 

[Ron Tamburrini]

The only stuff I can get to work is the tamiya , but as far as I can sus everyone spends more time cleaning than painting .

 

[Tecumsea]

Thank you all for your very helpful advice.

Keith