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Patrick

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Aug 5, 2003, 10:05:31 PM8/5/03
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Hi

I am new to weathering models and the M13/40 (Italian WW2 tank) i am
doing is my first armor kit.
I use a water bottle cap to mix my Tamiya desert sand color and some
white.
I did 80% sand to 20% white for the first drybrush coat.
Then 60% sand to 40% white.
I was going to do a final 50-50% coat but the paint seem to dry too
fast.I end up drybrushing paste.
Do i have to thin it?I am afraid thinning it would mess up the
drybrush effect.

I hope someone can help.

Thanks a lot

Patrick
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(Also posted on missing-lynx)

Lee

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Aug 6, 2003, 6:36:43 AM8/6/03
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Tamiya paint alone dries too fast to be off any use for dry brushing. Try
using artist's tube oil paints instead. Or if you really are set on
drybrushing with Tamiya acrylics, add a little Grumbacher Acrylic Retarder
(available at art supply stores) to your dry brushing mix. That will slow
the drying time down enough to allow for dry brushing.

Lee


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Art Murray

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Aug 6, 2003, 9:59:42 PM8/6/03
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I agree with Lee regarding Tamiya not being suitable for acrylic dry
brushing. I use PollyScale acrylic or the old Aeromaster acrylics.

Art

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Patrick

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Aug 7, 2003, 7:41:55 PM8/7/03
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Thanks a lot for your help guys!

Patrick

William H. Shuey

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Aug 7, 2003, 8:16:45 PM8/7/03
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Patrick wrote:
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> Thanks a lot for your help guys!
>
> Patrick

Patrick:

I have a suggestion that you might want to look into if you are using a
lot of acrylic paints.
"Liquitex Low Viscosity Acrylic Airbrushing medium". While used mainly
for thinning for airbrushing, it acts like a retarder and flow enhancer
and might be useful for slowing drying when you want to dry brush. I got
it at a Michael
s Art & Crafts place. Works great for me when I wanted to do some
airbrushing with some old Poly-S paints, which were formulated for hand
brushing instead of airbrushing.

Bill Shuey

Patrick

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Aug 9, 2003, 1:59:21 PM8/9/03
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> Patrick:
>
> I have a suggestion that you might want to look into if you are using a
> lot of acrylic paints.
> "Liquitex Low Viscosity Acrylic Airbrushing medium".

Thanks a lot for the tip.I have a Michael's right across the street at
work, it will be easy to grab it.

Best regards

Patrick

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