discussion Airfix paints

[Guest]

Hi all, quick question regarding airfix paints. I've got a couple of airfix car kits and they come with paints. Does anyone know if the paints supplied are enamel or acrylic. They don't have that solvent smell of enamels so i'm guessing they're acrylic but on the instructions they're listed as enamel so i want to be sure before i start thinning them. Thanks in advance. SajView attachment 90443

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[flyjoe180]

Those paints are acrylic Saj. I'd be careful using them, test them on scrap first as the starter kit paints have proven to be complete pants in my experience.

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the suggestion joe. I've got most colours in my stash. But was hoping to save forking out on the baltic blue and use the one included. I'll try it out on an spare kit first and see how it turns out!

 

[eddiesolo]

Acrylic and only use for weathering, etc for painting you may as well use felt-tip. Some folk bin them, I keep them just for faffing with.

Si

 

[Artus]

Those paints are acrylic Saj. I'd be careful using them, test them on scrap first as the starter kit paints have proven to be complete pants in my experience.

I never knew that I am using paint from the starter kit as I haven't wanted to buy any while I decide if I want an airbrush

 

[Guest]

Acrylic and only use for weathering, etc for painting you may as well use felt-tip. Some folk bin them, I keep them just for faffing with.Si

Thanks, might experiment with them first. Might find some use for them. I don't think i'll risk them in the airbrush and clog it up. Saj

 

[Alan 45]

There fine if you brush paint just thin them a little , I use them for topping up if I'm running low

 

[Guest]

Acrylic and only use for weathering, etc for painting you may as well use felt-tip. Some folk bin them, I keep them just for faffing with.Si

Could not have put it better Si. probably been sitting on a shelf for a year and a day. Can they be the same as Humbrol Acrylics. I would not have thought so as on average there are half a dozen in model package. When comparing the cost of those paints in the package plus the model to Humbrol it does not make sense.

On a personal note Si I did not realise you were a faffer. Are you sure !!!!???

Laurie

 

[eddiesolo]

On a personal note Si I did not realise you were a faffer. Are you sure !!!!???

Yep, 100% plastic faffer...a faff here, a faff there and in the end one large faff!

I may incorporate a bit of tinkering...but that maybe too advanced.

Si

 

[Guest]

Yep, 100% plastic faffer...a faff here, a faff there and in the end one large faff!I may incorporate a bit of tinkering...but that maybe too advanced.

Si

Got to have a bit of fettling as well surely [emoji6]

 

[Guest]

I never knew that I am using paint from the starter kit as I haven't wanted to buy any while I decide if I want an airbrush

Try getting the Mr hobby Gunze aqueous paints if getting an airbrush. I use this range of paints, and they work really well

John

 

[Guest]

I never knew that I am using paint from the starter kit as I haven't wanted to buy any while I decide if I want an airbrush

All on this forum have their favourite paint manufacturer Artus. First to decide is if you want to use Enamel which has a thinner base of Oil paint ie White Spirit. You may go for an Acrylic. The Acrylics divide themselves into 2. Those which use a solvent as their base thinner (Mr hobby Gunze is one). On the other hand those which use a thinner which is washable with water (Vallejo Model Air is one).

I use Vallejo which is the water based. They market Vallejo Model Air which is specially prepared for airbrushing. Very easy to use as the bottles have an eye dropper for decanting the paint directly into the airbrush cup. Mixing is easy as drops counted from each of the colours to be mixed into the cup and then swished around with a paint brush. For a beginner I found this a very easy paint to use and clean up the airbrush..

Non of them are perfect all vary some better at finish some better at cleaning some better at using some better for different uses in modelling. Some use a combination of each. Some are rather smelly.

Best thing is to buy just one pot from a few paint manufacturers and try each. If as it looks you are going for Acrylics then at least one water based and one solvent based. Much better than loading yourself with pots form one manufacturer and finding you do not like the paint. That would appear to be from some one who has had that experience.

Laurie