Southern Pacific's Jefferson Branch

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Wayne, sorry about that but for some reason I can’t post pictures when start an entry but I can fully edit after….. you must have caught it in that sweet spot.

Yes, I thin the Tamiya paints with TAMIYA lacquer thinner with the yellow cap.  I use regular 91% to clean or do a color change.   I assume that the regular Tamyia thinner with the white cap
is just alcohol based. I haven’t put enough paint through the new airbrush yet, but when I do, or when I do a long paint, I may clean with lacquer thinner as needed, especially around the tip.



I watch a lot of the military/ AC guys because they do way more than we MRR’s will ever do.   They have some great tricks/tips and put out some extraordinary models.  Several of the guys I
follow are Tamyia fans too and couple of them do this.  I know Tamiya paints are alcohol based, and I don’t need to go down that rabbit hole to find out the reason they do this, but they do. Seems to
work for me too so I do. I also think it helps the paint dry faster so it makes it easier to build up layers of color.

Also I am of the old school train of thought that brand paints get that brand thinner for mixing. The only exemption is acrylic mediums and use whatever I have on hand.



I have a good enough air brush scheme that works for and hasn’t let me down yet so that’s what I do.   I do look at trends but am in no hurry to chase the current flavor of the week.  I hope this helps