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Getting back into modelling after a short break. (Of a couple of decades.) I thought I'd try my hand with my old Aerograph Super 63, which I bought as an art student in 1992. It only got used with watercolours when I was a student, then packed away as it was pretty much redundant by the end of my technical illustration course! Well, I love using it. But I am really struggling with it now I'm using modelling paints, and I don't know if it's the right tool for the job? Or, more likely, I'm not using it properly with these paints. The first bowl of paint goes through the airbrush beautifully, but each successive bowl of paint gets worse, until nothing comes through at all by only the fourth bowl. So I spend much more time stripping it down and cleaning it, than actually spaying paint. Tonight I was using Ultimate primer and thinner, about 50/50, which gave a nice coverage. Should I be using some sort of 'flow improver'? Apologies if I'm using the wrong terminology, but this is all new to me! Airfix Humber Staff Car by Mike, on Flickr Airfix Humber Staff Car by Mike, on Flickr (I don't have a good spray booth set up yet, but I am wearing a particle mask while spraying)
