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97396
Just got to this ... I'm looking at acquiring an airbrush. Does the iwata work with "regular" mini paints - eg vallejo etc? ... [Non-text portions of this...
Mark Watson
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Aug 6, 2008
8:10 pm
97397
Yes, properly thinned, regular mini paints will work just fine in an airbrush. I use Reaper's Master Series Paints in mine (HP-C Plus).  I know people who use...
Ron Vutpakdi
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Aug 6, 2008
8:20 pm
97398
I don't use a huge amount of Vallejos in it, but the ones I've used have not been a problem. Keep in mind that I don't usually run a straight color through -...
Beatha Sellman
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Aug 6, 2008
8:42 pm
97399
... Vallejo Model Air works directly in an air brush. You need to thin Model Colour and Game Colour to get them to work. They don't thin with an alcohol...
singersr
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Aug 7, 2008
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97400
Out of interest, when spraying with GW and Vallejo; are you thinning with just water or alcohol (like Tamiya and Gunzes thinners)? Gaz _____ From:...
Gareth Palmer
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Aug 7, 2008
2:31 am
97401
NEVER mix alcohol and acrylics. Grunge of a nasty sort results, the kind that's a PITA to clean out of your airbrush. The only Vallejo paint you'd thin with an...
Judith Northwood
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Aug 7, 2008
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97402
According to Judith Northwood, on 7-8-08 04:53 the word on the street was... ... Depends on the kind of alcohol and the brand of paint, in my experience. ...
Gurth
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Aug 7, 2008
7:51 am
97403
I always thin my paints with rubbing alcohol. The browns and yellows of vallejo paints seem to come out stringy, but the rest of the paints are fine. I also...
jennifer tallman
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Aug 7, 2008
9:50 am
97404
I've never used GW so I can't address that, but I only thin with airbrush extender, NOT thinner, as well as matte medium (increases transparency, does not...
Beatha Sellman
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Aug 7, 2008
6:48 pm
97405
HOT LEAD MINI PAINTING 3 DVD SET TO BE UNVEILED AT GENCON INDY! Hot Lead: How to Paint a Better Miniature, the brain child of Laszlo Jakusovszky and...
chronomaster2000
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Aug 12, 2008
12:22 am
97406
... Right freaking on! I won't be at GenCon, but I will be buying these DVDs. Thanks Laszlo. -- "It reminds me of one time where I saw some children talking...
Varl
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Aug 12, 2008
4:59 am
97407
I can't get the DVD link to work. Is anyone else having this porblem. Paul....
terrible_tim_the_great
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Aug 12, 2008
1:29 pm
97408
Worked fine for me. Bill ... -- Bill - "There's something inherently challenging about fighting with a bunch of underpowered goats."...
Bill Tricomi
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Aug 12, 2008
1:44 pm
97409
I had the same problem. :) Until i saw it say release is anticipated at Sept 1. On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 12:26 AM, terrible_tim_the_great < ... -- Paolo ...
Paolo Lluch
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Aug 12, 2008
6:51 pm
97410
Sorry to start out by mooching info on my first post! I've scratch built an oil rig I plan to use as destroyable terrain and I am doing several versions of...
Doug
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Aug 18, 2008
10:37 pm
97411
... and ... Hey Sil,Try expanding foam in a can,u can get it at most hardware stores! -Brian...
abaddon_732000
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Aug 18, 2008
11:52 pm
97412
Armorcast have just produced a range of smoke and lazer blasts for use in models. Some of them look great. Here are the muzzle blasts:...
Gareth Palmer
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Aug 18, 2008
11:52 pm
97413
Those are pretty awesome!! Thanks! Silvester ... use in models. Some of them look great. ... http://armorcast.com/store/index.php?cPath=72 ... ...
Doug
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Aug 19, 2008
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97414
oh.... I hadn't thought about THAT!! That should work nicely, thanks! I might have to do it as 2 halves and glue them together so there isn't a flat on one...
Doug
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Aug 19, 2008
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97415
I have one of those cheap Testor airbrushes that I power with canned propellant and I have had very bad results using it with water thinned GW paints. My past...
Doug
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Aug 19, 2008
4:00 pm
97416
If your paint is running, it's generally because it's too thin or because of moisture in the air (with a compressor you use a moisture filter). It should dry...
Beatha Sellman
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Aug 19, 2008
6:34 pm
97417
Thats not exactly true... Some paints take longer to dry (I mean totally devoid of tack) than others. ... From: Beatha Sellman <bhsellman@...> To:...
Russell Higgins
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Aug 19, 2008
8:48 pm
97418
Still shouldn't run. If it runs, the pressure is too high, or far more likely, the paint is too wet. I heat dry some of my paint (hair dryer) because one of...
Beatha Sellman
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Aug 19, 2008
10:43 pm
97419
Are you guys airbrushing as you would with a regular brush? Details and everything? I've tried and I cannot fathom using my airbrush for anything other than...
Chris Moran
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Aug 25, 2008
10:19 am
97420
I work with larger pieces than most do here. The smallest I do is right around 54 mm. My airbrush supposedly can do .2mm, but that takes more skill than I can...
Beatha Sellman
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Aug 25, 2008
8:16 pm
97421
Liquitex makes an airbrush thinner for acrylics. Essentially, slo-dry, flow enhancer, distilled water and acrylic medium. Very fluid, but adds gloss. I use it...
Tyler P
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Aug 26, 2008
4:40 pm
97422
If you put a dollop of Matte Medium in there, it's not bad at all. My stuff all looks very chalky and matte as long as I put in the Matte Medium. Matte Medium...
Beatha Sellman
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Aug 26, 2008
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97423
i just found that i forgot how to do most simplist of things just as puttting the figure together is there any web-site that can help me ? ps the figures i am...
fafhrd472000
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Aug 30, 2008
5:20 pm
97424
check out all the articles at coolminiornot.com ... From: fafhrd472000 <fafhrd472000@...> To: mini-painter@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, August 30,...
jennifer tallman
stilllife89
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Aug 30, 2008
5:43 pm
97425
I've started experimenting with P3 paints lately, and mainly what I notice is that they have a tendency to contract - especially when thinned - on the model as...
jubilant_creations
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