foamboardflyer
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What’s Best for painting aircraft with wingspans from 1-5ft. top fed, side fed or bottle fed. Also I want to paint some of my models with acrylic and others with oils.
Would this setup work https://www.hobbylobby.com/Crafts-Hobbies/Model-Kits/Airbrushes/Iwata-Eclipse-All-Star-Versatility-HP-CS-Airbrush-Kit/p/848?msclkid=63e81b5b97381862d5477ade65db45e5&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Shopping-Catch All&utm_term=4579672091708579&utm_content=Crafts Hobbies-Model Kits https://www.aircompressorsdirect.co...3192&msclkid=5d4a148d2a671e86c2e3750b93761ff1
So if I do any airbrushing on medium to large aircraft it should be mostly painted with rattle canes and then weathering and detailing should be done with a airbrush?If I was painting 1 to 5 ft wingspan planes I wouldn't use an airbrush, I would be using a regular paint gun or a spray paint can. (((Use the Rostellum 2X spray paint to paint foam board))) The 2x is a Low VOC paint... Meaning it has much lower solvents then the normal and to much solvents will attack the foamboard and delaminate the paper.
As far as paint to use in an airbrush. This is my personal preference. I do not use acrylic water based paint. Creatix / Wicked colors, claims that their airbrush paint is KING. Complete BS!!!! Most serious Airbrush artist use Solvent based paints. The way it flows through the airbrush is 10 times smoother and more consistent then Water Based paint. Solvent Based paint hardly ever clogs the airbrush and you can get super repetitive results over and over. With that said. You can use Spray paint out of the Spray paint can in an airbrush with amazing results.
Oils are also a great option for the airbrush, as they are solvent based. The down side!!!!! They take forever to dry.
Hope this answers some of your questions
I’m sorry, I didn’t know what “bitte” meant, but I looked it up and now I know, (that it is German for please)The link to "airbrush asylums".......
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Very good question.So everyone has a air brush, but what is the best or decent paint to use. can u use the paint they sell at the dollar store or the one from wallmart or do i need a special airbrush paint. I looked at some you tube vids and some one suggested to use windex to thin out the paint is this correct and what type of paint are u guys using?
I found this for connecting your airbrush to a construction compressor.Have not posted anything as of yet. I been lazy and have not taken the pictures from my phone yet.
EDIT: here is what it sits at today. I decided to use up the paint I had mixed. I thought.. hrmm trainer craft.. (AKA kiddie plane) Should look like a kid made it so I brushed the remaining paint on intentionally leaving dark and light splotches to look more like a child finger painted it rather then airbrushed it.
But the nose is all airbrush in the actual mixed color. It did darken when I applied more with the brushes but I had not mixed a lot of it. I didnt feel like trying to color match on something I will probably kill first toss in the air
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So everyone has a air brush, but what is the best or decent paint to use. can u use the paint they sell at the dollar store or the one from wallmart or do i need a special airbrush paint. I looked at some you tube vids and some one suggested to use windex to thin out the paint is this correct and what type of paint are u guys using?
I've got an "airless" paint gun, that I'm planning on using to paint my planes.
It was used for painting our walls and is basically a giant airbrush
I have used the cheap craft-store/dollar store acrylic paints. They work. That's about all I can say for them.
Actual airbrush paints are usually pre-thinned so you can just dump them in the cup and spray them. Airbrush paints also usually have much better pigment density, so they cover better in fewer coats.
You can thin acrylic paints with water and/or denatured alcohol (isopropyl alcohol works too) If you thin with water the paint takes longer to dry than using alcohol. If you use a thinner like alcohol the paint can dry too fast, sometimes even before it reaches the surface of the model, so you need to tailor your thinner to the paint and application. You're trying to thin to the consistency of milk and use whatever thinners will let you spray a coat that sprays nicely, flows out evenly but doesn't run.