I've been testing some AK real colours recently.
I airbrushed them after thinning to milk consistence and here are the results (model was just a test-bed)
The colours were sprayed over a thin layer of red primer (Titans Hobby, an Italian brand associated to Ammo of Mig). No final coat (no clear or satin gloss or other protective layers).
No problem with my
airbrush (a Badger 150, thus siphon fed). The painted surfaces have slightly but naturally satin finish. The use of masking tape (
Tamiya and commercial) and white tac during the painting session didn't cause any harm to the underlying layers (no peeling, no graining and no marks) even several days after they were applied.
No problems with decal softening fluids (Humbrol and
Tamiya); just some slight halo (see picture nr. 3).
Decals were the original ones, very old and a bit on the yellow side in spite of a couple of hours under a UV lamp and an afternoon in the sun. The blue roundels on the upper side of the wings were sprayed with water based artist's acrylics with no problem at all while the red ones are
decals from another and more recent kit.
When I tried to use a homemade wash (a mix of enamels from different sources) the AK Real "Sky" reacted as you can see in the second picture.
Then I tested the AK Real "Zinc Chromate Yellow" paint with other paints and thinners I have and here are the results:
The experiment was not conducted under a scientifically approvable protocol, thus take it as it is: a homemade nonprofessional test.
If my explanations are not clear (not a native speaker...
) ask without fear: I'll be happy to be clearer.
Hoping to have contributed, splash your models with paints as you like and have fun!
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Andrea