Ian
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Is there some secret to hand brushing with Tamiya paints?
Working on the 1/48 figure for my Bulldozer build and I'm having a hell of a time. Glued and primed the guy with Vallejo Grey Primer, then started to use a well stirred (with my new little Badger gadget) XF-57 (Buff) and for every brush stroke on, there seems to be an equal that takes the paint off! Does it need to be thinned? Is it drying too quickly? It's a real pain in the ass!
I also attempted to do the XF-15 (Flat Flesh) this way but ended up spraying due to the same issue as mentioned above.
Look at that gloopy mess in photo #3!
![8084972722_0a9abfd776_c.jpg 8084972722_0a9abfd776_c.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/33/33066-ca9185fe61d3ba61760fcac19cea411b.jpg)
![8084973020_4e2b1b49db_c.jpg 8084973020_4e2b1b49db_c.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/33/33067-4c26a104b098ac72b2772d909e4a3ecf.jpg)
![8084973212_55058ec506_c.jpg 8084973212_55058ec506_c.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/33/33068-9f09c3fc77a59d6ce3cd68cc51313c81.jpg)
Working on the 1/48 figure for my Bulldozer build and I'm having a hell of a time. Glued and primed the guy with Vallejo Grey Primer, then started to use a well stirred (with my new little Badger gadget) XF-57 (Buff) and for every brush stroke on, there seems to be an equal that takes the paint off! Does it need to be thinned? Is it drying too quickly? It's a real pain in the ass!
I also attempted to do the XF-15 (Flat Flesh) this way but ended up spraying due to the same issue as mentioned above.
Look at that gloopy mess in photo #3!
![8084972722_0a9abfd776_c.jpg 8084972722_0a9abfd776_c.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/33/33066-ca9185fe61d3ba61760fcac19cea411b.jpg)
![8084973020_4e2b1b49db_c.jpg 8084973020_4e2b1b49db_c.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/33/33067-4c26a104b098ac72b2772d909e4a3ecf.jpg)
![8084973212_55058ec506_c.jpg 8084973212_55058ec506_c.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/33/33068-9f09c3fc77a59d6ce3cd68cc51313c81.jpg)