This. So very much this.
Like most of us here I've been using, and helping others use, the entire Vallejo line for about a decade now... and out of that experience I would say that better than 9 in 10 complaints related to airbrushing issues are not the thinning, not the pressure, not the...
Looks sharp, but to be honest I would pass on this one. The pose is a little too.....how should I say...."fashion shoot" for my taste? And hair would be nice...
Every once and a while a build-log comes along which really causes me to stop and take note. This is one such build.
You obviously have an unusually deep knowledge of the copter. Please keep posting (and watch you white balance on the camera).
Yea even though they are quite a bit thinner than the rest of the line, they are still rather heavily pigmented. More "translucent" than "transparent". Strait out of the bottle they work well for coloring gems on fantasy miniatures or for creating the nav lights on aircraft, but when it comes...
Careful with the laser printer. Even though many decal paper suppliers say you can use a laser printer, there is usually a fine print disclaimer about having to print only "right after" you turn the printer on, or manipulating settings to (try to) reduce the fuser temp....because it will...
You put on too much too quick.
To tint glass with the Vallejo transparents, start by thinning it generously, making sure you have a homogeneous mix. You want to barely "dust" the thing. First pass you should almost wonder if you got anything on at all. Then dry it (at a distance blow only...