Scale Models Tips - How To Use Tamiya Acrylic Paints - Brush & Airbrush Technique - Easy !!

Thanks for your great videos! I've learned so much and had great results. I do have one question. In this video you mention the "traditional" thinning mix of 2:1 paint to thinner, but in your video "How To Get A Glass Smooth Finish When Airbrushing Plastic Models" you talk about the tradition being at least 50% thinner or even 60% thinner. So 50% would be 1:1 paint to thinner and 60% would be 3:2 paint to thinner right? Is 2:1 for general painting and 1:1 just for the high gloss look?

I don't have any airbrush tools. looking for a brush paint to apply on my Tamiya CBR 1000 RRR. does it will applied good if i use brush paint?

Its a wonderful world people like you putting so much time into making these video. Loved the clear instructions and those colours you experimented with where gorgeous. Now where can I get those plastic spoons🤣

everyone says you can't do multiple coats with Tamiya as the lower coat becomes reactivated...

Great video, thank you. You know what comes to mind? I can't help but worry about how much paint is wasted on that mixing tool each time you use it.

I cant believe how good the acrylic goes on without primer via airbrush... pristine

Good vid, thx!
Question: on small parts, do you airbrush them on the sprue then cut them off sand the flash and touch it up with a paintbrush? Or do you remove it and dress it completely then attach it somehow?

Thank you for a very informative presentation. It's helped me a lot with my new found project.

Hi Robert I know this a old thread but I had one quick question I seen you mentioned isapropanyl alcohol for mixing…,you mentioned 91% I have 99% do I need to use 91 thank you sir

Hello! I’m new to airbrushing. Is it the same thing with the 10ml bottles when thinning them for airbrush? Thank you!

thank you this is such an informative video. do you have any safety tips? is it different because it's a hybrid? do I need to be in a well ventilated area and a mask etc how dangerous is this stuff, I am mostly asking about brush painting if that makes a difference

Clothes peg to hold the brush. That's amazing. You sir, are a genius.

Any tips on how best to clean the plastic pipette droppers after using them to transfer paint to a cup?

should i use paint retarder if i only need to use a very small amount of paint to touch up a collectible?

I just got a figure which requires some painting albeit with detailing brush so this is helping out quiet a bit for what I need to do plus I didn't know about the paint retarder so this was very helpful.

A lot of gunpla painters swear by Mr. Hobby lacquer paint being superior to Tamiya Acrylics. What's your take? Do they like it because easy of use? the look? the durability?

As a newbie, your video is just what I needed. Thank you!

What about the Tamiya acrylic thinner

I've got two airbrushes, one for acrylic and one for lacquer based paint. The Chinese one I use for lacquer and my Badger Anthem 155 I use for acrylics. The Badger has a .5mm needle and it works the best. I make my own thinner for acrylics. Cheers from eastern TN

Thank Mr. Rex, for this video. I just watched it today 11-27-23. As Tamiya is one of my go to paints since model masters is unavailable now. I do both brush & air brush painting with tamiya. Wasn't aware of the retarder, thank you that little tip. Question, whole i do use a electric stirring tool, you mentioned you dont like to shake the tamiya paints, why is that? Thanks again for all your videos.

Thanks for this video. Really demystified the process.

Nice spoons. Glad I skipped to the end.

What does the thinner do to the paint?

What a great organised work station. I bought some 5 tier carousels for essential oils and use them for my Vallejo and scale 75 eye droppers.

Thanks for your video, it shows some useful tips that can be used for most paints. Personally I wouldn't buy Tamiya paints, after being recently caught out with a Tamiya flat brown acrylic that just wouldn't cover over the top of a dried Humbrol enamel painted surface that was applied 10 years earlier ! Whether or not the retarder is essential, other makes of acrylic will cover easily without all the extra fuss shown.

You cannot use lacquer thinner for acrylic paint, each type of paint has its own thinner, lacquer paint uses lacquer thinner

Excellent video... just cost me £50 in materials, but well worth it. Subscribed.

Hey great video. Just got back into modeling after a looooong time off. Painted a model with acrylics and I am now looking to put on some decals and weather. I've read a bunch about applying clear coats on the base paint before weathering and decals. Some say use enamel on an acrylic base and others say to use acrylic clear on acrylics. Is there a difference? I used spray acrylic for the bas coat.

that paint retarder looks like a game changer when it comes to brushing tamiya! I've been trying to figure it out forever lol. thank you so much!

Thanks for all the great tips!!

The Fast Orange is bad if you have exema or sorisis. They use a chemical that has been banned in several countries in Europe, Canada, and South America.

Which paint rack is that?

Great video. Would any lacquer thinner work (e.g. from Home Depot)?

Do you have a link for the plastic mixing cups with no nub in the bottom? Those are great and I can't find them anywhere

How much paint should you use if you wanted to cover the armor on a hg model? I have the tamiya minis. Should i just dilute the bottle so its rdy to go even for future use?

Have you tried doing the "jar trick" with Mr. Color Leveling thinner besides the X-20A thinner? I thought I could just go ahead and pour my MLT onto the entire jar of X-31, but you actually did it separate on a paint tray. Now I have 3 jars pre-thinned with MLT and I hope that still gives decent results

AFAIK, the little jars came first.

Just giggling the fedx driver handing me box's with what you're talking about he's handing me😂😂😂😂

I had never heard of paint retarder. Not sure I've seen it on sale in Thailand. Thanks for the information. Great video concept. I also might mention I never use primer and I have never looked at a painted model and thought "That really needed priming".

could you not, use the Mr levelling thinner in a small amount for brush painting instead of using the retarder ?

Great video. I’ve been using vallejo a lot, been wanting to try tamiya. What do you clear coat tamiya with?

Thank you very much for sharing! Great tutorial ! 😀

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Can I do the same hand brushing technique for the clear acrylics?

metal stirer on tin triggered me so hard

Hi what do you called on that 12x24x1 on the back?

Any reaon we wont mix in the paint retarder in the pot

Can i use water to thin my tamiya paint?

Its a waterproof?