Hi.
Has anyone ever had bad experiences with older acrylic paint? I bought by chance the last bottle at a store in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Andreas
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I know that the Model Master Acrylic paints don’t age well. Some of my older ones will no longer mix between pigment and carrier, and are best left to dry out then throw away.
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Thanks for your answer. I’ll see what I can do with it.
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@Stikpusher is correct. As they age, the Model Master Acryl pigments separate from the thinner and it’s really hard to remix them again. You can’t shake the jar to mix; you have to stir the paint.
Testors’ paints have a tendency to harden while in the jar, meaning self-drying in the jar and they clump up into these little gooey paint blobs that take a few toothpicks to stir to break down and remix, and they don’t break down and remix that well. This affects airbrushing as you definitely don’t want clumps of paint when you airbrush.
The eyedropper paint bottles, such as AK Interactive, MIG, and Vallejo have totally taken over for best acrylic paints, meaning that the best military model color paints are not “Made in the USA.” Some modelers use artists acrylic bottle paints from the art stores, but they often don’t come in military colors.
If you want USA, I recommend Monument Hobbies Pro Acryl paints..they also don’t really come in military colors (they’re more for wargaming miniatures), but they are “Made in the USA.”
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@Trisaw Thanks for your explanation.
I know the European manufacturers very well and use them. I was on a short trip to Minneapolis and happened upon a hobby shop that had Model Master paints, including US Army Helo Drap. In the past, this paint was highly recommended for US Army helicopters, so I’ll give it a try.
Since I am from Germany, I personally do not need paints made in the USA.
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