Hi
I was wondering if somebody could tell me how to mix paint properly (I have Tamiya acrylics).
Thanks for the help.
Yonaton

what do want to use them for? as this will effect how you need to mix or thin them.

to basically mix the paint, just stir in well, until the paint is of an even consistancy, as after standing tamiya acrylics tend to seperate.

straight out of the bottle tamiya paints can be brushpainted, but if you want to airbrush them you need to thin them down. i use water, and always have done without any problems, but some insist on using tamiya thinner.

aim for a consistancy similar to milk, although it will depend on what you need it for and the pressure you spray at i find this to be suitable for most uses.

hope this helps,

cheers

joe

Tamiya's IMHO are notorious for 'gooping' up at the bottom. I usually shake them well first, let them sit for a minute, open them and then take a paper clip and stir them up nicely.

For mixing together, I simply use the drip method for small amounts, dip the clip in one color, drip out the # of drops I want in a soda bottle cap and repeat for each color.
For larger quantities I use a syringe.

For any style (mixed or straight) of tamiya paints going through my airbrush I too thin with water or windex.

if you are A/b brushing them try to get a 50/50 mix of paint thinner, it should be like the consistancey of milk, if you are brush painting them watch out they are well known for drying very quick and making it difficult to get an even coat,
if you want to say mix two colours to make a custom mix use a small syringe to help get the correct amounts of paint i.e 4:1:2= 40mm/10mm/1mm or whatever hope this gives ypu a pointer