has anyone tried the airbrush paints that dont require thinning? do the work?

Vallejo Model Air is designed to work straight from the bottle to the AB to the model without a thinner. Naturally if you choose to do so you can thin it.

I am using Vallejo Air in all my airbrush jobs, often combined with other paints.

Although you can use Vallejo Air for all kinds of paint jobs, I find them especially convenient for small jobs, like touchups etc. as they go strait from the bottle to the airbrush.

Cheers/Jan

thanks guys i believe i will try some out.

I have been using Vallejo Air paints for about a month now and I like them very much. Excellent paints and very easy to use. They spray very nicely and leave a thin, tight finish.

Unlike the rest of the people on here, i really can't get on with the pre thinned paints, each to their own i suppose, i would give one a try and see how you get on with them.

Andy

Hi

The biggest issue for me with pre thinned paints from the likes of Vallejo and DOA is that is an expensive way to buy thinners.

Paul

thanks for all the replies. you have all been very helpful.

SOmetimes pre- thinned paints are too thin. I find this with most Model Master Acryl. Just watch out as its harder to strip off Vallejo acrylics. Ill Stick to my Tamiyas, but vallejo paints are spectacular

Hi!

I'm pretty much behind Paul and Jon on this:

Pre-thinned seems a lot like expensive thinner, to me - it's for convenience, I guess... But seeing as I have to get all the goods set up and the thinner out to clean things between colours, etc....

I've had good success with Tamiya and ModelMaster acryls and MM-enamels, and I prefer the control I have over thinning things to just where I want them at the moment - But I have never tried any pre-thinned paints, so cannot personally comment to their quality. Each to his / her own!

Bob

Most pre-thinned paints on the market are good quality, like Vallejo Model Air, Revell Airbrush color, Modelflex, Zero and others. You can also use art supply brands like Schmincke or similar. They are very convenient to use, and I gradually change my paint stocks to these paints as I run out of the older type paints.

At first they may appear a little pricey, but actually I lose and throw away much less paint for thinning them up in a separate cup than before, and I have to use much less thinner, mainly for AB cleaning, so I think these factors compensate each other rather well. And, what you cannot really estimate in money, the much faster painting and time saved for your hobby.

Having said that, most of the usual hobby paints are equally as good in quality as the new airbrush optimized paints, and there is certainly much use for them.