@yiha
i try to help u answer ur question.(hopefully i'm not wrong)
1. OOB=Out of box
(simple painting, lining)(which no included mod)
2/3.Tamiya paint mostly is enamel or acyclic(water base)
for enamel can be thin with tamiya thinner. and acyclic is water(as i know tamiya thinner also can)
4. depend, some people just "agak agak" some said thinner:color/1:2( i'm the one agak agak

/ need someone more pro to answer ur question)
if u wan to use water base acyclic. as i know need to apply alot layer due to the color is very light. need to apply alot layer.
please bookmark the following link for future reference purpose
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http://www.naritafamily.com/howto/paint.htm
(basic explanation and chart for color)
http://www.dannychoo.com/adp/eng/213/Gunda...g+Tutorial.html(dannychoo basic modeling tutorial)
http://www.ghostofzeon.com/diy/index.html(ghost of zeon blog which teach a lot basic modeling skill)
http://www.gamerabaenre.com/toolsandtechs.htm(bunch of video teach people how to modeling )
z3r0717 put the link in pinned thread as well.
hopefully someone will read the pinned thread.
This post has been edited by KyoLee: Feb 19 2009, 12:49 AM