Hi wansirpunk,

very noob question here...

yesterday went to TM to buy acrylic color but then donno how to differentiate between the acrylic, enamel or Lacquer bottle because the label in jap.

so how to know which one are acylic?

1) Look for the brand name and size of the product.

btw already ask the worker there and he said all this colour are acrylic but then he said this row must use thinner and this row can use water as thinner. (if all this are acrylic why this can and this cant)

2) Let me put this simple:

i) Acrylic paint + Acrylic thinner/Water
ii) Lacquer paint + Lacquer thinner only
iii) Enamel paint + Enamel thinner only

So, did that particular TM staff mention that every row is consist of acrylic paints only? If not, what is "this row" are you referring to?


This post has been edited by blowsperior: May 24 2010, 12:47 PM

Hi wansirpunk,

Updates:

Mr. Color : Solvent Based Acrylic Paint (aka. Lacquer paint)

Mr. Hobby Aqueous : Arcylic Water Based Paint (aka. Acrylic paint)

source: Gunze Sanyo paints chart

Apparently both Mr. Color and Mr. Hobby Color Aqueous are refer as acrylic paint but with different material. If you research further, you will know what to do later. Cheers.

This post has been edited by blowsperior: May 27 2010, 04:00 PM

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This post has been edited by blowsperior: May 27 2010, 04:45 PM

Hi TheAnimal,

What brand and type of paints are you looking at?

Hi shauno & z3r0717,

As far I can gather information from this thread, one of Epoxy Putty's usage is use to fill in large hole. So, may I know what is the different usage between Epoxy Putty and Polyester Putty? Thank you.

Hi z3r0717,

Thank you for your tips.

Shauno,

Regarding about putties, I know there are three kind of them.
1) basic putty - apply on the surface. Lacquer based.
2) polyester putty - apply on the surface and small gap. Easy to be sand.
3) epoxy putty - apply on the huge gap. Difficult to be sand.

I motice many modelers are using resin for recasting. So, may I ask, can we apply resin (Wave brand, etc) on plastic model kit surface instead of putty? Will resin melt plastic model kit completely? Thank you.

Cheers,