Hmmm. Thinking back on it, I guess not. I have used it on details and structures, applied by brush. It has worked very well that way.
I have used Model Master paints for years, the enamel. I like them a lot. Just make sure you thin them for airbrushing. I just use inexpensive plain mineral spirits. They lay down very thin. Like any paint, just take you time and don't try to cover it all in one coat. Trey
I use Model Master with a Badger 150 airbrush, just yesterday in fact. I spray it unthinned at 20 PSI. It can be sprayed as a fine mist which is good for highlighting, or as a heavier mist for general coverage. Yesterday I highlighted a previously painted truck with a light rust mist to make it look like it had been abandoned years ago. I was able to vary the location and density of the rust highlights to match photos I had pulled up from the Internet. The biggest pain is cleaning the airbrush afterwards, but that has nothing to do with Model Master or any other paint, applies to airbrushing in general...LOL
Tom, I use Testors Universal Acrylic Cleaner. It cleans quickly and thoroughly, even dissolves dried paint film and left for days on the airbrush needle. I forgot to say that I use Model Master Acryl paint, not enamel.
Hytec, I'll look the product up. You are right I should have been clear that I was talking about the Acryl paint Thank you Tom
Tom, the Testors cleaner is expensive. I believe someone said that 91% Isopropyl Alcohol will also work, but I haven't tried it.
Hytec I was going to look it up to see what the ingredient is but have not yet found that out. I was thinking that if it was something like Isopropyl Alcohol then I would try the less expensive route. Checked at the local store, they sell Testors paints, but they did not have a bottle. I have a Testors Aztec airbrush, brand new not used yet, it has plastic nozzles so I do not want to use something that might harm the nozzles.
I've used the MM acryl for about forever on military models. As a matter of consistency, I suppose, I've always used the Testors thinner and cleaner with these. The results, by and large, have been quite good, but I would caution that my experience has been that there is a greatly increasing chance for problems the longer that a bottle has been opened. This has convinced me, for my use, to buy fresh paint for each model I intend to airbrush.
Like I said, I have only used the Model Master enamel, and I use plain mineral spirits to clean as well as for thinning. An eyedropper will let you squirt it through the airbrush after the needle is removed. Get your thinner at the hardware store where you can get a huge can. The little bottles that Testors has won't go very far. I have not used the acrylic myself just because all my other paint is enamel. Either way, they make a good product from my experience. Trey
