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Italeri's new acrylic paints - opinions?
Hisham
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Al Qahirah, Egypt / لعربية
Joined: July 23, 2004
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Posted: Saturday, September 13, 2014 - 06:47 PM UTC
Just wondering if anyone here has tried them.. how did you find them.. good coverage? How did they fare being sprayed through an air-brush.. just your general opinions

Thanks in advance

Hisham
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Belgrade, Serbia & Montenegro
Joined: September 06, 2007
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Posted: Saturday, September 13, 2014 - 11:24 PM UTC
I have been using them and they are fine. Note - there are differences between acrylic and enamel paints - Italian sand for instance. Acrylic is more like sand, whereas enamel one is more carrot orange like. Also, they have their own thinner (i used it) and cleaner (so it is a best combination). I was sometimes lazy and thinned them with alcohol (and cleaned airbrush as well) and it worked well! Give it a go.
gaborka
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Borsod-Abauj-Zemblen, Hungary
Joined: October 09, 2005
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Posted: Monday, September 22, 2014 - 10:52 PM UTC
Italeri acrylics are very similar to Vallejo Model Color - actually Vallejo may produce them for Italeri - so they are very good paints. For paint brushing they are intermixable with Vallejo (both Air and Model Color).

They are also suitable for airbrush use, either with the white Vallejo thinner or with the new formula Airbrush Thinner, but are sensitive to thinning ratio, so you might need to experiment a bit first.

I recommend using them if you have a constant supply.

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