Hi all

I love the way you guys can make the decals look old and worn! How do you do that??

Also, can Testors dull coat be sprayed through an airbrush and if so what do you thin it with?

Thanks in advance

Tim.

Welcome.....I am pretty new to Armor myself.......but I have weathered my decals with pigments or pastels just use a small brush and a brown or black or gray pigment untill it looks the way you want it

Sorry.....also you can thin testers enamel dullcoat with testers enamel thinner....if you are using acrylic stick with acrylic thinner

I thin my Dullcoat with simple hardware store brand thinner you ocan buy by the gallon for less than the price of a small bottle of Model Master thinner.

Al is absolutely correct. Save the expensive thinner for the paint itself. I use the cheapo stuff to thin dullcoat as well.

I use lacquer thinner for Testors MM paint and Dulcote. It works great and gives a dead-flat finish. This it to about the consistency of whole milk.

Thanks for the response and advice guys, i realy appreciate it.

Just another point if I may, I am into my first build and have just done some washes on the interior with burnt umber acrylic, water and a drop of washing up liquid. This seems to have worked nicely and I'm happy with the result, but I see that most of you use oils for washes. Am I making a mistake here or are acrylics suitable for washes and if so, am I doing it correctly?

Your thoughts, as always, greatly apreciated.

Tim.

I picked up some acrylics by mistake to use for washes. I am still experimenting with them. I have been able to get a decent result so far but you need to use a little more paint than you would with oils.