Hi,
I just bought a few bottles of Model Master online, and after reading MM's website it said that MM paint are for airbrushing. My question, would it be much of a problem for me if I use MM with a brush, instead of airbrush?
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MM for brushpainting?
Fuhrer
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Posted: Thursday, November 25, 2004 - 04:07 PM UTC
Gunfighter
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Posted: Friday, November 26, 2004 - 12:43 AM UTC
You should be fine. I've been brush painting with them and only certain colors give me a bit of trouble as they go on too thin and require multiple coats.
My only advice is to make sure that you shake and stir them very well before use, especially the first time, to get the pigment mixed.
Speaking of brush painting-friendly paints, I would steer clear of Tamiya for large areas. They dry too fast and are hard to get good coverage from. Small areas are fine, not good at all for big surfaces.
My only advice is to make sure that you shake and stir them very well before use, especially the first time, to get the pigment mixed.
Speaking of brush painting-friendly paints, I would steer clear of Tamiya for large areas. They dry too fast and are hard to get good coverage from. Small areas are fine, not good at all for big surfaces.
Mech-Maniac
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Posted: Friday, November 26, 2004 - 02:34 PM UTC
i totally agree with Gunfighter, i use model master and love them, airbrushing and hand brushing, tamiya does dry to fast for my liking, and is (for me) harder to clean out of my airbrush. the only color i have problem w/ model master for handbrushing is the flat black for some reason..it always comes out a little bit too glossy. other than that, every other color is fine
happy modeling
-shain
happy modeling
-shain
SSgt1Shot
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Posted: Saturday, December 04, 2004 - 01:43 PM UTC
I use Model Master and really like them for two reasons, one being they are the only paints I can buy around here without ordering online and two they are the only paint I can buy around here etc etc.
The regular Testor paints in the little square bottle are awful IMHO they settle out and cake up on the bottom of the jar and never remix very well. I only use I've found for them is saving the little square bottles and cleaning them out to store really small parts in or some custom mix I have made.
Model on ...
Dave
The regular Testor paints in the little square bottle are awful IMHO they settle out and cake up on the bottom of the jar and never remix very well. I only use I've found for them is saving the little square bottles and cleaning them out to store really small parts in or some custom mix I have made.
Model on ...
Dave