Thank you for providing English subtitles! You are correct, I'm a bit confused and worried about the dilution ratio when it comes to enamel, this video helped me a lot. I will try this method to do the 'reverse wash' technique, once again, thank you!
@ImaginaryDock2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your comment! I would be very happy if I could convey what I wanted to do. My video is also great for "reverse wash". Here are some tips for implementing that technique. The trick is when to wipe it off. It is best to dry the paint so that it does not adhere to your hands even if you touch it after spraying the enamel paint with an airbrush. It is very easy to wipe it off by soaking a hard cotton swab with a solvent and wiping it off. Diluting the paint is okay as in my video. If you wipe the cotton swab while turning the shaft, you can complete the "reverse wash" very beautifully without leaving any residue. Please use it to build your model! And I hope you enjoy other videos as well. Thank you!
@annedrop2 жыл бұрын
@@ImaginaryDock Ah okay 👌 I will try again using your tips, very much appreciated!
@annedrop2 жыл бұрын
@@ImaginaryDock Imaginary Dock-san, I just wanted to inform you about my follow-up story in trying the reverse wash technique. I was able to do it successfully! Thank you, keep helping and inspiring fellow modellers! 🥂
@ImaginaryDock2 жыл бұрын
Oh great! My explanation was just a few lines, but you put it into action and succeeded, which is great. congratulations!!!!!!!!
This is interesting because I do not have a lot of experience with enamel paint. Thank you!
@ImaginaryDock3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your comment!!! This is a technique that can be used to paint small sculptures separately. And enamel paint is also great for drawing camouflage patterns.
Hello, I have a question: I have a jar of Tamiya enamel X-12 (Gold Leaf). After I diluted this paint 1:1 with enamel thinner the paint precipitated inside thinner. Is this paint spoiled?
@ImaginaryDock3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the question! The reason the paint precipitates is that the diluted liquid is so low in viscosity that the metal particles used in the gold leaf cannot stay in the liquid and sink. Therefore, if you stir well until just before painting and paint before the metal particles are completely settled, you will be able to paint evenly.
I thought enamels took forever to dry but that dull paint just dried even faster than my alcohol based acrylics. Do all enamels dry this fast or is it only Tamiya? Here in Norway I can only get Humrol or Email by Revell. But if they all dry so fast I would actually want to start with enamels instead since they can be removed easily over laqcuers by white spirit.
@ImaginaryDock3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your comment! Perhaps Tamiya's enamel dries quickly. I don't know exactly because I haven't used Humbrol or level enamel paints, but enamel paints are paints that need to combine with oxygen in the air to dry. So, if it dries slowly, I think it will be easier to dry deep into the paint film if you apply it with a thin thickness, dry it a little, and then spray it again.
@statoilbensin21903 жыл бұрын
@@ImaginaryDock cool, but I like mr color, mr aqueous and tamiy xf and lp a lot and I think I will stick to these.
@bugface85653 жыл бұрын
You should taste the chocolate paint 😋
@ImaginaryDock3 жыл бұрын
I forgot to prepare a cookie to dip it.😉
@somechinesedude54663 жыл бұрын
Enamel tamiya gold leaf can only be thinned with mr hobby levelling thinner
@ImaginaryDock3 жыл бұрын
As you say, all Tamiya enamel paints can be diluted with lacquer thinner. It will be very smooth.