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Does anyone have any experience with brush painting with Tamiya Acrylics?
Have you ever tried using Mr Levelling Thinner?
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I use them for brushing from time to time; thin well and use three coats, if you don't you'll never get shot of the brush marks as they dry so fast otherwise. I've not used the thinner you mention, just the Tamiya X-20A. A wide flat brush also makes it easier to apply them without brush lines. If you can apply coats one and three in the direction you want (e.g. in the direction of airflow over a wing) and put coat two on a right angles to help cover thin bits. Even thinned, work quickly!
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hi stuart i think tamiya now do a retarder/flow enhancer/thinner which is supposed to work ,can't remember what it's called or if it's available in the UK
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Like Iggie, I too can successfully brush tamiya. I also thin the paint and make sure the plastic has a base coat of something. In my case the base coat is always Revell aqua in some suitable colour, as they are my preferred paint. (I only use a brush on all my models).

Once brushed on a thin coat, the key thing is do NOT under any circumstances over brush it to cover any bits you miss, as it skins very quickly and will then pull, and that is when it all goes wrong. Wait for the first pass of paint to dry and then patch in on those missed or thin areas, wait for them to dry; and then go for your second coat overall
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I use their acrylics pretty much all the time. Just remember to prime first as the acrylic will stick to the plastic much better.
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Just picked up a can of primer, a bottle of retarder, some tamiya thinners and some paint.

There's a fair few vids on youtube about brush painting Tamiya Acrylics.

I'll let you know how I get on.
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Where did you get the retarded from? I can only seem to find it from overseas sellers.....
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iggie wrote:Where did you get the retarded from? I can only seem to find it from overseas sellers.....
Finding retardeds isn't that hard :lol: :lol: :lol:
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iggie wrote:Where did you get the retarded from? I can only seem to find it from overseas sellers.....
If you're looking for retarded, I'm sure I can spare some from where I work.
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Dazzled wrote:
iggie wrote:Where did you get the retarded from? I can only seem to find it from overseas sellers.....
Finding retardeds isn't that hard :lol: :lol: :lol:
Bl**dy predictive text! :shock:
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iggie wrote:Where did you get the retarded from? I can only seem to find it from overseas sellers.....
If you're looking for retarded, I'm sure I can spare some from where I work.
No thanks, I suspect I can find enough on the sites I inspect! :grin:

Note to self; read post before pressing submit! :roll: :oops: :-D
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Lol! I Ordered it from Amazon iggie - just search for Tamiya RetardER
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Sir T wrote:Lol! I Ordered it from Amazon iggie - just search for Tamiya RetardER
Thanks Stuart; ordered a bottle.....I hope its a bottle anyway..... :shock: :-D :-D
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My bottle of retarder arrived today :-D ; anyone know the dosage rate? :???:
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iggie wrote:My bottle of retarder arrived today :-D ; anyone know the dosage rate? :???:
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