Best Model Paint For Hand Brushing

Thin the paint with water so it runs easily off the stirrer.

Best model paint for hand brushing.

By coolhand july 18 2015 in paint. And they work very well hand brushed. Give the whole model a rub with 1200 wet dry under a tap. But i prefer vallejo model color for their coverage.

I saw another thread about which paint to use when hand painting but was unsure if this would work for model tanks and how to do a camoflage paint job. Link to post share on other sites. Must read our comprehensive guide including pros cons and great features before buying painting brush. Its winter here in chicago and i can t spray paint outside unless someone can suggest a way to do it and was wondering if i could get good results painting 1 35 and 1 72 scale tanks by hand.

We ve reviewed brushes for miniatures acrylic oil paints nicpro myartscape. I d personally go with vallejo model color. It has the best self leveling properties of any. Polyscale is the best for hand brushing by about a mile and a half.

I like vallejo paint for hand brushing and air brushing but do not like the dropper bottles. However not to be a party pooper i started with everything tamiya then tried humbrol and vallejo. Choosing the best paint for miniatures and models shouldn t be difficult but with all the choices out there it absolutely is. Any time a conversation about best paint starts i know it s headed to the same dark corner i left my o d.

So i will brush paint it. Shake the paint for 2minutes i use humbrol acrylics then stir for another 2minutes. Ofcourse i do still want to make an aircraft model a 1 48 bf109e to be accurate. The only thing i don t care about the paints is the bottles they aren t clear so can t tell really good if the paint is mixed well.

Best acrylic paint for brushing. Using a good quality soft brush paint in straight lines in 1 direction not going over the same area. I use testors enamel and find it works well both for hand brushing and for airbrushing. Find the best model paint brushes.

Paint test in a few months ago. Just read some of the posts about model paint being banned and i m getting real tired of being told what s good for me by the moronic apparachiks who think they run this country as a daycare centre. Now i have easy access to a few paints. Usually only need one coat to get good coverage white not so much but have never found a good white for hand brushing.