Bortig the Viking
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If you ask me specifically, then I say no, they don’t. If you were to ask anyone else who might come near any of my Tamiya paints, then they would say the paints do smellCan someone tell me why do tamiya paints have a strong odour.
Don't try to get a good build as you would with automotive paint Andy. Very thin coats are needed, allowed to dry before the next coat goes on. That's one of the things I struggle with, after using cellulose on 1:1 cars.I'm really not keen on how they've dried though, they have that slightly soft rubbery texture that we got with first generation automotive waterborne paints.
To be fair to Vallejo if you let it fully cure it does cure to a good hard finish but it takes time to get there and in my experience it is affected by humidity (a good airing cupboard helps!). But you will definately get better results easier with Tamiya or MRP - MRP win on a wider range of colours so you can avoid mixing (something that cannot be avoided with Tamiya). MRP is also airbrush ready, it is very thin so you dont have to thin it. MRP looks expensive but they are 30ml bottles which needs to be taken into account. You cannot use these with a brush hence my using Vallejo Model Colour for detail brushing over MRP. Works well that way.I'm learning so much so quickly here.
Seems like I backed the wrong horse by starting out with Vallejo. I read elsewhere that they were easy to spray so figured they'd be good for a novice modeller like me. I'm really not keen on how they've dried though, they have that slightly soft rubbery texture that we got with first generation automotive waterborne paints.
I may have a dabble with Tamiya or MRP if they are superior. I'm working in a garden shed so venting outside would be a doddle.
I doubt a Spitfire would look good in pearl blue.....
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