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WW1 Aircraft Modeling => Hints and Tips/Questions about modeling => Topic started by: pepperman42 on December 01, 2012, 10:00:44 AM
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I have used these colours for small detail work but I have never used them on larger surfaces. I notice some use the clear orange as an over coat on the natural wood surfaces. How do you apply it? If by airbrush what do you thin it with?
Steve
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Its fine straight but dusted on gives a matt finish. I add a bit of cellulose thinner ( alcohol) and I tried isopropyl and it worked fine. I clean the brush with Cellulose thinners after. Its good stuff. Gunze is the same. Try red/yellow to your own mix. The blue is stunning over alclad for cowlings, red too. Real depth.
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Steve,
I use the Clear Yellow and Orange a lot, gives a great "tone" to wood grain surfaces and the orange really does a great job on props, both hand carved/stained and the kit supplied ones. I use the Tamiya X20A Thinner.
Cheers,
Lance
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I use all the clear colours dependant upon what hue I'm trying to achieve. I will also mix the colours together if needed ( wood is normally 3parts orange to 1 part yellow) and thin with either the tamiya thinners, gunze thinners or cellulose thinner I also add a couple of drops of tamiya clear to gloss it up.
I have added a couple of drops to Future before and brush painted it when I couldn't be bothered to fire up the AB.
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Steve,
I've done like most who have replied to your question. I thin with the Tamiya thinner to a thin mixture of paint to thinner and airbrush in light coats.
Highest Regards,
Gregory Jouette
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I brush mine on exclusively Steve, and as Lance wrote, I also thin it a bit with Tamiya's thinner. I just plunk a brush load into my palette and add thinner with my brush until it looks and feels right. Very, very scientific approach, eh? ;D
As with all Tamiya paints though, once you lay it down, don't go over it with the brush again. Wait until it's dry and add a second coat if necessary.
Cheers,
Chris
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Forgot to mention, Steve, that I too thin it down (same informed, totally scientific and quality controlled method as Chris) and use a brush.
Cheers,
Lance
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The Vallejo colored clears are nice also. They brush superbly and dry matte/flat.
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Question: do those of you that apply clear as described above use it like a filter? Or is it just too opaque to give a subtle blending of colours like a filter is supposed to do?
Thanks,
Lindsay
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Lindsay,
I think it is like a filter depending how much you build it up over the underlying paint. Thats really part of my question too.One more thinner question cellulose=laquer thinner? I always get those crossed up. Also, spraying will result in a flat finish unless gloss is added? I may pick up some Tamiya thinner although I use isopro99% to thin all my other Tam acrils. Does Tamiya thinners have an extra retarding quality?
Steve