Vallejo Model Air Color Paints

[MGlantzMN]

I hate to admit it, but I must be leading a sheltered life. I just stumbled
across Vallejo paints in an article. Has anyone had any experience with the
Model Air Colors in their airbrush and what are your thoughts about these
paints? I've heard that they have a fairly good reputation. Your opinions are
appreciated as usual. Thanks.

Mike

[Anders Svennevik]

Very good IMHO. I thinned them with plain tap water. They do seem sensitive
to correct thinning and pressure, but it was quite easy with some
experimenting to find the ratio and pressure. Once this was found they
covered beautifully and stuck like glue.

Anders
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[Mark Schynert]

In article <16c_a.23876$dP1....@newsc.telia.net>,
"Anders Svennevik" <anders.s...@telia.com> wrote:

> Very good IMHO. I thinned them with plain tap water. They do seem sensitive
> to correct thinning and pressure, but it was quite easy with some
> experimenting to find the ratio and pressure. Once this was found they
> covered beautifully and stuck like glue.
>
> Anders

I haven't airbrushed with them yet, but they do cover well and are easy
to use. They also appear to be relatively proof against drying out in
the bottle, because of the way it's designed. I suspect they will build
up in airbrush nozzles (at least for a Paasche VL, which is what I use,)
based on how quickly they dry. I like the range of colors.

Mark Schynert

[Anders Svennevik]

My favourite combination is Gunze and alcohol. With this I never have any
problems with paint building up in the nozzle. I tried thinning Vallejo with
alcohol and with window cleaner, but it seemed to go lumpy so I discard the
idea of airbrushing using these as thinners. Vallejo and water does build up
in the nozzle, but fairly slowly, it's much better in this respect than, for
example, Model Master which seemed to clog my airbrush almost immediately
when trying to spray fine line, MM didn't clog as fast when spraying large
areas.

Anders
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[Ron]

Vallejo and alcohol is a bad idea due to the paint chemistry (except
their alcohol based metallics). A drop of their retarder with water to
thin works fine. As for MM Acryl, use their thinner and you won't have a
problem.

[William H. Shuey]

Gents:

I would suggest trying a bottle of "Liquitex Low Viscosity Acrylic
Airbrush Medium". I got it at a Michael's. Seems to slow the drying and
improve the flow. I used it with original Poly-S paints, which are
formulated for hand brushing, and they airbrushed very well. I was using
both a Paasche H and one of the dreaded Aztec 4709 airbrushes.

Bill Shuey