panzerrob Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 Hi all, Recently I bought MRP paints 278 (FS360170) and 280 (Have Gloss) for my F35. Since MRP is a new brand for me I (I use Vallejo Air) would like to know what to use to thin it when necessary! The website says to use Mr Thinner but I didn't order it, and the LHS only has Tamiya and Vallejo. Second question is: I would like to build a Greek F16D block 50/52 (using the AFV F16B kit) Can I use the Have Gloss on top of the Greek camouflage to create that Have Glass look? Thanks for any help or input, Rob Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 MRP paints are incredibly thin straight from the bottle Rob, no need to thin further. Low air pressure and build up the layers gradually, quite a learning curve from Vallejo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelingbob Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 Personally, if you're going to be using MRP a lot in the future, I'd invest in a bottle of Mr Color Levelling Thinner for thinning purposes. Tamiya Lacquer Thinner can also be used. In a pinch, hardware store denatured alcohol or isopropol alcohol (90%) can also be used. But, Mr Color Levelling Thinner is the best. Be careful that the Tamiya and Vallejo thinners stocked at your LHS are for "regular" acrylics and not good for acrylic lacquers like MRP. And MRP's Have Glass (#278) is a clear flat with metallic particles included and if the Greek F16 had it applied atop their Greek colors would work out just fine. MRP 280 is the Camo Gray color, and does not have the metallic particles. Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 Just now, panzerrob said: Hi all, Recently I bought MRP paints 278 (FS360170) and 280 (Have Gloss) for my F35. Since MRP is a new brand for me I (I use Vallejo Air) would like to know what to use to thin it when necessary! The website says to use Mr Thinner but I didn't order it, and the LHS only has Tamiya and Vallejo. Cant help much on the Greek Viper question, but can help with the MRP inquiry. MRP is an acrylic paint particulate suspended in a lacquer carrier. It come fully pre-thinned and the ratio of thinner to paint is always spot on IMHO. Its really nice not to have to have any guess work about thinning it, because you really don't have to put much thought into how to get it to spray great straight from the bottle. If you need to, as Bob mentioned you can use Mr Color Leveling Thinner, or regular old Mr Color thinner which is what I use simply based on the fact that its harder to get Mr Color Leveling Thinner where I am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantomdriver Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 Look on the label.." no need to thin..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panzerrob Posted December 14, 2019 Author Share Posted December 14, 2019 Thanks guys, The paints just arrived so I'm getting busy! If the resulst aren't that bad I'll put some photo's in the forum. Greets, Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 Don't forget Rob, low pressure, light finger! All will be well!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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