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I do plan to use panel wash later on as well as weathering powders and oil paints. I use Tamiya acrylics thinned 1:1 with isopropyl alcohol for airbrushing. My airbrush is a dual action type where pushing down on the trigger to allow air to flow doesn't automatically flow paint. To get paint as well you have to slide the trigger back, that way you can control how much is going on at what pressure. It's easier to avoid pooling on surfaces and losing details and as a general rule I'll only ever use a quarter or half back trigger for colour (though with the black lines I used the screw at the end of the airbrush to stop the trigger coming very far back just in case). The thinned Tamiya paint is a tiny bit thicker than water but still has good coverage. I went over the whole plane with several light coats, doing it one area at a time i.e. tops of wings, bottoms of wings etc. until the black underneath was just visible. Clear coats tend to make things darker/higher contrast though so the effect is a little more visible than it was originally.
Super Clear III is made by Gunze in their Mr. Color range as GX 100. 101 and 102 are satin and matte from memory but do check before you go ordering the latter two.
- Tree
I do plan to use panel wash later on as well as weathering powders and oil paints. I use Tamiya acrylics thinned 1:1 with isopropyl alcohol for airbrushing. My airbrush is a dual action type where pushing down on the trigger to allow air to flow doesn't automatically flow paint. To get paint as well you have to slide the trigger back, that way you can control how much is going on at what pressure. It's easier to avoid pooling on surfaces and losing details and as a general rule I'll only ever use a quarter or half back trigger for colour (though with the black lines I used the screw at the end of the airbrush to stop the trigger coming very far back just in case). The thinned Tamiya paint is a tiny bit thicker than water but still has good coverage. I went over the whole plane with several light coats, doing it one area at a time i.e. tops of wings, bottoms of wings etc. until the black underneath was just visible. Clear coats tend to make things darker/higher contrast though so the effect is a little more visible than it was originally.
Super Clear III is made by Gunze in their Mr. Color range as GX 100. 101 and 102 are satin and matte from memory but do check before you go ordering the latter two.
- Tree
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