Does anyone know, how could I mix revell enamel paints easily (and for cheap)? I have been using a old syringe, but it's not that accurate, or it will use too much paint. I don't have a lot of money, so it should be cheap. I can't get wery much money, until i'm 15 and I can go to job (I'm waiting for next summer eagerly ).


Thanks,
Jouni

I've been using a glass eye dropper for years.
Cost is pretty cheap, if you buy one, about 1US dollar, or free in certain medications. Being glass it cleans up easy also.

Hello Jouni,

I use straws. Dip the straw into the paint, hold one end close with your thumb, transfer the paint, release your thumb and the paint flows out of the straw. I find skinner straws much better than big large ones. They are cheap too or free at fast food restaurants.


cheers,

David

Thanks!
But what if I have to meter the mixing in percents (like I usually have to do, because the revell puts the mixing numbers that way)? Of course I could meter it on fractions...

Jouni

I used to use straws to mix, but it always ended up taking out too much, with little control. Now when I remove the lid of my humbrol tin-lets, I stir them with cocktail sticks. I then use this cocktail stick to take the paint out with. Stir around, and quickly (holding stick at an angle) remove it a let paint drop onto pallet. Two or three times doing this, takes out enough paint to do most jobs, and any more only hardens and doesn´t give a nice finish.
This is fast and just give the cocktail stick a wipe with a piece of toilet roll. I keep a roll of this at hand all the time. Its important to clean the lids as well, because if paint hardens here, the lid may not sit properly and the next time you use the paint it will have developed a nice skin layer.
For a pallet I use the lid of an easy-spread butter tub. One for flats and one for metallics. Just wipe them with the toilet roll at the end of each session and they´ll last until the next tub of butter is empty.
No cost, fast, efficient and has become my little routine over the last few years. Works for me anyway!

Why bother? Approximate is close enough. If you´re happy with it, its perfect. Recommended mixes are not always right either. And then, when weathered on vehicles or shadowed and highlighted on figures, theres not much chance of a 5% shortage in a mix being seen.
Painting should be fun, not a measuring exercise.

Thanks!!
This makes my kit painting more easier!
I will now go painting my 1:72 JU 88!

Thanks again,
Jouni