New to airbrushing? Beginners guide to painting scale models!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 1 มิ.ย. 2024
- Hi TH-cam!
My next kit build video wont be long, but in the meantime I thought I would do a short and basic beginners airbrushing tutorial. Many customers come in the shop asking me to go through the basics of painting scale models with an airbrush, so although this video is not definitive by any means, I hope it helps!
In the video I cover Tamiya, Mr Hobby, AK Interactive and Mig Ammo ATOM paints, how thin them and some basic airbrushing techniques.
Let me know in the comments if there is another topic you would like me to cover in another 'how to' video.
Thanks for watching. Happy Modelling and see you soon!
Andy - แนวปฏิบัติและการใช้ชีวิต
Mr. Color leveling 400 is the key to spraying the Tamiya acrylic . 75% thinner 25% paint works well.
I can't believe how well that thinner works. Tamiya acrylics shoot beautifully with it. And yes, thin! Tonal variations are a breeze at 70-30 for me.
@@robk5865 I had all kinds of issues until I found that tip on TH-cam. It lays out nice now with no orange peeling or other issues. Also dries very fast.
Great tip about removing the needle from the front of the airbrush when cleaning.👍
This short but much effective advise "on air-on paint-off paint-off air" helped me a lot to get rid of the splattering. Also to remove the needle out front was a good tip. Thanks mate!
That was a great 'how to video', with my Tamiya paint, I always have two jars of the same colour, one thinned and the other jar, non thinned, I always pre thin with their own thinner and fill the jar up to judt below the top, this is idea eas from Andy's Hobby Headquarters and it works a treat, best regards from a Kiwi living in Australia
Great video Andy. It’s great to see some simple but interesting info without pointless waffle.
That was brilliant Andy, thank you. I look forward to more ‘how to videos’👍.
Great video Andy, my seam line work needs improving so can that be a future video please ?
Nice one Andy I must learn not to remove needle out the back on my eclipse really bad practice
Thanks for this tutorial. Very helpful. Perhaps you could also do one on fillers and putties. It is a difficult area for the beginner. I look forward to your next build.
Спасибо, отличное видео для новичков. Мне как среднему моделисту было интересно смотреть. Удачи и новых видео👍✊️
FINALLY heard explanation of why folks will call Tamiya, AK Real Colors "acrylics"- it's not due to the carrier / solvent but rather the pigment. THX
Thanks Andy, great video, you made airbrushing look so easy.
Thanks Andy! Great video as usual! Thanks for the advice on weathering when I visited yesterday!
Although I've been airbrushing for years, I still found this really helpful. Distances, PSI and thinning ratio information is extremely helpful. Thanks
Great video and some very helpful stuff. After a number of years I have now stuck with the Tamiya acrylic paint for spraying and Vallejo paint for brushing. I also always prime my models with Tamiya rattle can Surface Primer as this seems to stick well to the plastic and also the acrylic sticks really well to the Surface Primer. Without priming I have had the paint wear off the model through touching. It seems to make the paint much more robust. Finally for cleaning the airbrush after the Tamiya acrylics I find Wynns carburetor cleaner superb. It destroys the paint and a large aerosol of it is not very expensive. Its available in most automotive outlets. It does not affect airbrush seals.
Great knowledge. Very informative. Thank you for sharing.
Brilliant video Andy! Hope to see more tutorials from you👍
Nice change of video - thanks for the tips!
Great tips.😊
Thanks mate, very helpful
I appreciate this video - I have been airbrushing for about 6 years (I self taught myself) and I see that what you just showed confirms that I am doing my painting correctly.
Which airbrush and which needle did you use in this video?
New subscriber - Henry Clayton, Nothern Calif, USA
Great content
the iwhata is very cool O_o the nosel is very spezial.
... the nozzle* is very special*.
Very good video and explanation regarding paints and thinners to.
I have a question: ist true that new atom paints from mig can be deluded with IPA (isopropyl alcohol) just like tamiya paints??
Thanks - very useful. Interested in the Iwata Eclipse but all the ones I can see for sale online are marked 'Japan WM' whereas yours is 'Japan z8' - do you know if there is any difference please?
No matter what airbrush I use, Iwata Revolution HP-CR3, Iwata Revolution HP-CR, Iwata HP-BH, Harder and Steenbeck Infinity CR Plus or the Evolution or what thinner I use I still have trouble with the AK Gen 3 paints, it splatters , blocks up, turns to some horrible gluggy mess in the air brush even using AK 3rd gen thinner. The days I was trying to spray it, it was 35C+so I'm wondering if there's a temperature limit on the paint.
Awesome! A quick question: do you use a mask for respiration protection?
I wish someone had gone over the basics about airbrushing when I was starting out a few years ago. You did a good job, Andy. My favorite airbrush is also the Iwata HP-CS. I didn’t know that tip about removing the needle forward vs back. A side note: this is the first time I’ve seen you in person & you’re not what I imagined. In my mind I had you as a thin, nerdy dude for some reason. Ha ha.
Hi great video!
When i airbrush my models, no matter how hard i try to to get paint mixture and air pressure right, the paint still kind of specles. Smal dots gets scattered. The airbrush is cleaned with care altough has a couple of years of use now. I know it is hart to guess without seeing the results but am I still doing something wrong or could it be that the needle or nozzle is not smooth anymore?
7:03 you might need to clean that air valve. There's probably gunk like old grease or paint stuck on top of the valve rod It shouldn't stick on for that long. Air should be immediate on or off. It unscrews out from the bottom in my HP-CS. Great video.
What about air compressor recommendations and settings? As someone who hasn't airbrushed before I have no idea what size and psi is appropriate for model work, or what effect the changing of psi has on the paint
hello, i'm thinking about switching to air brushing since i got some time with the brush, and i'd like to start using my own colours instead of those furnished with the model. Would you have any tips, brands or ways to see and acquire those. For example lets say i need green and white and you dont have any. Do you simply go on the desired brands website and order? Maybe it's better to go directly to a modelling store? I think the question is rudimentary but hey here i am and i've got a m2000 waiting to be painted. Thank you very much!
Thank you for the lesson really very helpful. Would you recommend tightening the screw behind the needle to help with more control over the amount of paint your spraying
I would welcome a “painting 1/48 pilots” tutorial. They always let me down.
A little critique if I may...
You're getting more "skinning" inside the cup than necessary by backwash mixing the paint/thinner in there. I'm sure you're not having issues and that's why you use this method, but why propagate more potential globs of paint skin schmoo? It can ruin anyone's spray pattern real quick.
You don’t have to love the needle forward to remove it. In fact, in some airbrushes you can’t.
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