Vallejo thinner medium not like other thinners?

[William1707821657]

So to add another discussion to my long dynasty and of queries I have a question in Vallejo thinner medium , after doing a test run by simply doing a ratio of 1:1 I noticed that the paint wasn't really "thinned" to as I remember for example when you thin with humbrol acrylic thinners it's like water and makes the paint more fluid , but I'm noticing that isnt happening with Vallejo thinner and I was hoping somebody could shed some light.

many thanks 

the person who puts a lot of stuff on the discussion

[Ratch]

Why are you thinning Vallejo? Has someone told you to? I use Vallejo and vary rarely have needed to thin it. It works straight from the bottle.

[Padefc]

I've not thinned any of my vallejo as yet but only just switching over so 2 models in an not one issue with it at all I put 1 drop of flow imrover only and that's only on my .2 airbrush more for paranioa than need I think 

[peebeep]

I use Vallejo and vary rarely have needed to thin it. It works straight from the bottle.

 

It depends whether or not Will has Model Air or Model Colour. Vallejo recommend that Model Colour is thinned 50/50 for airbrushing. I would think a bit of thinning would be beneficial for paint brushing. If Will has Model Air it might account for why there's no apparent difference, because the paint is already thin.

[William1707821657]

my apologees i should have mentioned im using model colour , it seems like the thinner isnt like normal thinners where you put a couple drops in and it is more liquidy like water , but vallejo thinner seems to keep a similiar thickness , its weird , i do 3 drops of thinner its too runny and tends to pool on raised details , 1 drop doesnt seem enough as it doesnt change the way it flows like for say when you thin something with water.

I am new to vallejo so go easy haha 

[William1707821657]

Ok so carrying on from the last one , im using vallejos model colour range of paints which are naturally quite thick after having experience with thinning with either humbrol thinners or water you instantly notice a physical change of the properties in the paint off example it becomes more runny and easier to paint with , but since I have moved to Vallejo after trying their thinner it just does t seem to change any of those properties like water or humbrol acrylic thinner would and its odd as there is some sort of difference from when the paint has applied like for example it will go on you will see strokes but once it dries it self levels , only thing I'm noticing is that the overall wateryness of the paint doesn't change much