mixing revell aqua

[Guest]

Good evening. I'm new to model building in the sense that I used to do it when I was a child. Reds red blues blue and once it's built crash it and burn it!! Now however I'm older have a child of my own and want to take my time and show them.

My question is when using revell aqua paints what do you use to mix the paints quantities you mix and how do you store them.....plus when and why do you use thinners.

Any help would be great.

Thanks

Tim

[Alan 45]

I use one of those calpol syringes you get I the kiddies medicine but most of the time humbrol will do the colour your after already made up

[PaulTRose]

and if you are using revell aquas you dont need thinners......just tap water cos they are water based acrylics

[Guest]

I use one of those calpol syringes you get I the kiddies medicine but most of the time humbrol will do the colour your after already made up

Ah perfect thanks I have an 11 month old son so have a few of those kicking around!

It's when you have the revell models that say mix 33% of this that and the other. Is there a colour chart for those?

[Guest]

and if you are using revell aquas you dont need thinners......just tap water cos they are water based acrylics

Ok so thinners just for the enamels.

Thanks for the reply.

[Alan 45]

Ah perfect thanks I have an 11 month old son so have a few of those kicking around!It's when you have the revell models that say mix 33% of this that and the other. Is there a colour chart for those?

I've never found one but depending on the vehicle your painting I usually search google about the colour it is or I ask on here ,

There are some very knowledgeable people on here that can tell you the colour and if it's available already made up by someone

[Guest]

I use revell aqua a lot and for mixing I use a little spoon you would get with kids medication it has a 5ml side and a 2.5ml side. I use revell colour mix fluid as it has something in it that keeps the paint from drying too quick when airbrushing. If you are brush painting then you can just mix the paint with water, I use old paint jars to store mixed paint although using the mixing spoon I can accurately mix quantities that I need.

scott

[Guest]

First Tim thinning of paint depends on what you want to do and what you are doing it with.

Hand brush and I would experiment. There is no doubt that more thinner coats are better than one or two thick coats. Each coat cured before the next. For that you need to thin. For small details say 1/48 figures you may need to streak or thin for the folds of the cloth and thinning can do the trick. So it depends on circumstance. It is very rare that I do not thin.

Airbrushing is a different matter. I have never not thinned.

A lot depends on the type of paint. I have found Aqua to be a very rich treacly paint. So I changed to Vallejo Paint. For somebody starting their group of paints are very easy to use. The have a vast range and all designed for particular uses. For model use the most popular are Vallejo Model and Vallejo Model Air. All Vallejo Paints are Acrylic based. Model is best for hand brushing. Some use them for Airbrushing heavily thinned but I have not had sucess in that direction. Model Air being thinned are also great paints for detail hand brushing.

Model Air is specially manufactured for Airbrushing and has been finely milled for that use. Both types come in dropper bottles. Easy to count the drops when mixing and also with the small dropper hole there is less drying out.

On Thinners. Most manufacturers produce their own. Vallejo for instance (use for all their paint ranges) have similar additives in the thinners as in the paint ie you do not loose the stickability of the paint. Dry a drop of thinners and the results show the ingredients.

Mixing paints. I with Vallejo give a good shake. They say no roll the bottle but shaking has always worked with out problems. Storing. You can purchase the dropper bottles which are perfect for dispensing paint.

Laurie