Hi
Quite a lot of the paints in schemes recommended by Revell include mixing.
If it is a paint colour I am likely to use again I'll mix a fair amount of
it in a sealable jar so it is good for a later project. You can use a
syringe or a pipette for measuring out the correct amounts. If I only need a
small amount I'll either mix by eye or by droplets onto a pallette. If the
blend requires a disproportionate ratio, I'll dip the end of a brush or a
fat 3 inch nail into the tinlet pull it out and then count out the required
droplets onto the mixing surface. The rest of the paint clinging to the end
of the brush or nail can be scraped back into the tinlet using a cocktail
stick or such like (a brush would soak up the paint instead). It can be
tedious but it is a pretty good way of only using the paint you need to. As
for make the mix itself, you could make it go a little further by using a
thinners but not too much (1 part thinners to 4 paint). Revell's own (Color
Mix) is pretty good although I find matt colours, when brushed on, leaves
the surface a little dusty in appearance and absorbs skin oils very
obviously: so careful handling is needed until a coat of clear varnish is
applied. Having said that Revell enamels mixed with colour mix and then
sprayed on with an airbrush work great, almost as good as their dedicated
airbrush paints.
Hope this helps,
Take care,
Tom.


-----Original Message-----
From: themodelcatalogue@...
[mailto:themodelcatalogue@...]On Behalf Of jromano6
Sent: 06 October 2005 01:50
To: themodelcatalogue@...
Subject: [themodelcatalogue] paint mixing


i'm not used to the tins of paint on revell. how do i mix paints for
colors with out waisting a lot of paint





Yahoo! Groups Links