Hataka paints - acrylic

[Adam Poultney]

I'm looking at getting some Hataka Red Line paints for RAF colours. Specifically I'm looking at their bomber command set and Falklands Vol.2 set. This should give me everything I need for any upcoming RAF ww2 projects and should also give me everything I need for camouflaged Vulcans. 

 

How do these paints compare to Vallejo and Tamiya, which I currently use? What airbrush cleaners, thinners, etc work best with these?

[Stoz]

I’m currently spaying Hataka redline paint as part of their Ukrainian paint set for a flanker I’m building. I usually use Tamiya paints as I find them easy to get on with. The redline series is designed for airbrushing and I think are pre-thinned but I’m finding them definitely thicker than Tamiya paint but if I go near them with thinners they seem to be too runny. Difficult to get the mix just right so would be interested to see what the advice is as well. 

[adam2628]

I use the Hataka Red Line Paints for airbrushing. The descriptions are a bit mis-leading - they are optimised for airbrush (I'm assuming this is down to the smaller size of the pigments? Someone correct me if I'm wrong), however, they do still require thinning. I use Hataka's own acrylic thinner which works well. Personally I find they perform as well as the Vallejo model air, with the added bonus that they need thinning, so a bottle of paint lasts longer.