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Thinning Tamiya AS -12 from spray can


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26 minutes ago, beetcleaner said:

About to try decanting and airbrushing Tamiya AS-12 for my first attempt at NMF. What thinners should I use as I have never used Tamiya paints before?

 

Thankyou for any advice

I swear by Gunze's Mr. Levelling Thinner. It's not cheap, however it's a lot cheaper than binning a model because you don't like the NMF you've achieved!. 

It's honestly my go-to product for all my AB painting and works wonders with AS-12. Be prepared to lay it on thin and lightly. You may need to apply it 3-4 times before you get the solid paint look you're after.

You can also use AS-12 straight out of the Rattle Can as it behaves pretty well this way too.

One you've used it, I'd be surprised if you use any other thinner. 

 

Cheers.. Dave.  

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Dave

 

Thankyou for your advice, i will go with that. It's for a silver finish on an Airfix 1/48 Meteor. i know that Tamiya AS-12 is for a NMF finish but I'm finding it difficult to get a good "silver" finish paint. Currently finishing another Meteor and I used Humbrol 11, thinned 50/50 onto a black base and it looked like liquid sugar. Horrible finish, so I want to get better results next time around.

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