I use MM enamels mostly, advice on airbrushing camo schemes please, low or high air pressure? Thin out the paint more then usual?

Thanks everyone.

id like to here the feedback on this one for acrylics as well.

For MM enamels, I thin the paint to the consistency of milk. Spray at about 15-25 psi, 30 psi max. If you thin the paint more, go with less pressure. The lower the pressure, the more control you have.

I agree w/Gino. The caveat I'd throw in is that sometimes acrylics can dry up on the nozzle/needle. Keep some iso alcohol handy with a cotton swab. Dab it to clear up any buildup. This can apply w/enamels, too of course. They just don't dry as quickly. HTH

Great i can finaly answer a question about airbrushes :-)

Low pressure, diluted pain. Try adjusting your needle until its set properly(note: i use a badger 150)dont paint to far from your kit. Carefull not to stay to long at the same place to avoid having to much paint at one spot.

Jeremy, i use tamiya acrylics only with my airbrush, check out the king tiger in my galery, i used a medium nozzle( the only one i have ) and i think the results are quite impressive, the only problem is: one migth consider a q-tip and alcohol to clean the nozzle once or twice in the painting seesion. Besides that it works liek a charm.

P.S! Dotn forget to practise until you feel comfy with your setting ( on a scrap model preferably!)

Sorry, the quality on the image is poor, but i can assure there is close to no over spray, trust me on this one!

Francois

I spray Tamyia acrylics almost exclusively now and have found that 20 to 25 psi works for me. I usually thin 2:1 paint to thinner and havent had any clogging issues...Yet...

Dave

I'm not sure about the consistency of my acrylic paints for camouflages...but i eyeballed it so that it feels like 'milk'... Not too watery though.

I then use a pressure of 15 -20 psi.

If I want really tight lines, then I go to about 9-12 PSI, milky consistency paint, nozzle close to the model surface. Very tight snaky lines w/no splattering.

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