AMMO by MiG Paints?

[Juggernut]

I've heard these paints are decent so I opted to give them a try.  Does anybody here use them and if so, do you have any recommendations/observations on their use (i.e., is it imperative to use the AMMO primer and/or the AMMO thinner)?  I've purchased a bottle of their grey primer and a few colors to try out.  Since my go-to paints (enamels) are fastly disappearing, I thought I'd give these a shot (pun intended).  PLEASE NOTE:  This isn't a thread asking about recommendations on/for any other paints...I'm specifically asking ONLY about the acrylic AMMO by MiG paints and their use.

[Dave Williams]

I use them a lot and don’t have any problems.  My recommendation is to always use them over a primer.  I normally use Badger Stynylrez primer.  Some have said that their Ammo One Shot Primer is the same thing repackaged, but I never tried it.  I typically use their brand thinner when using their paints to avoid any problems.  You don’t need that much and a bottle lasts a while since I only use it for thinning, not for cleaning the airbrush afterwards.  Only negative is they recommend letting it dry for 24 hours, so if you want to lay a base coat and then immediately mask and lay down a second color, it may not work out right.  HTH.

Edited November 5, 2020 by Dave Williams

[LSP_K2]

I've never used any of their stuff at all. Sorry. I've heard them mentioned here numerous times though, so I'd imagine you'll get some good feedback.

[Out2gtcha]

I have a few of their colors and some of the Mig metal colors. I found they did really look awesome. I had some adhesion issues, but seemed to overcome them for the most part by ensuring primer was used. 

[GusM]

I'd second the above. They work best over primer, either their own or Mr Surfacer 1500, but can be a little fragile if you don't let them dry thoroughly. You can increase the robustness by thinning with Mr Levelling rather than their own thinner but l get decent results with both.

 

The transparent primer can also be used as a very nice matte varnish as well.

[CANicoll]

Thanks for asking about the AMMO paints, I was thinking of the same question!

Chris