How do you know what paint to use on my model

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My caregiver and I went to Walmart today and I bought these brushes.

EDIT:: they cost me $9.88 total with tax.

 

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DOH! I thought the brush kit had brushes in it that it doesn't have. I thought it had a fan brush but it does not. I can't see wanting more brushes... I can see getting some higher quality brushes. (Some were damaged in shipping.)

 

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Chinook Display

 

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It looks like I need to thin the paint somehow according to a video I just watched. How do I know how much to thin it? I'm using Acrylic and Lacquer paints.

 

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It looks like I need to thin the paint somehow according to a video I just watched. How do I know how much to thin it? I'm using Acrylic and Lacquer paints.

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These colors are for my CHinook. I think I like the orange better than the original, but I don't like the Olive Drab Faded color. I just now realized that I didn't shake up the bottle of Olive... I bought a bottle of Medium Olive Green and we will have to see how that one fares.

It is supposed to look like this:

 

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I bought a more 'green' color Acrylic from Scalehobbbyist Medium Olive Green.

 

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What difference whether it's faded Olive Drab or not. Faded Olive Drab gives it a nice workhorse look. The look on paper is waaay different than the real thing and the actual paint color. Don't judge by looking at the guide comparing it to the paint. Just follow the Federal Satndard color or what the manufacturer recommends for the color.

If it was me, I'd stick with Faded Olive Drab.

 

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I bought a more 'green' color Acrylic from Scalehobbbyist Medium Olive Green.

It looks like I need to thin the paint somehow according to a video I just watched. How do I know how much to thin it? I'm using Acrylic and Lacquer paints.

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Thin it until you get the consistency of skim milk.

 

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I bought a more 'green' color Acrylic from Scalehobbbyist Medium Olive Green.

That's the wrong color. Too bright. This is the color you want…

https://www.scalehobbyist.com/catag...pp=48&sb=stocknumber_a&so=d&ct=1&co=4&man=AKI