Wicked Colors W101-00 2-Ounce Wicked Primary Set Airbrush

At my local hobby store most of these go for 6 to 7 bucks a bottle, so this was a very good price for the 6 bottles. I was kind of surprised when I was shaking a bottle there was a rattle inside after I started to get it shaken a bit, seems they added a ball inside to help mix it when shaking. I do like the Creatix/Wicked Color paints, they are always a good quality, but I would argue about being airbrush paints straight out of the bottle, since I do have to thin them down for them to flow well below about 40psi, which I have tried, but thinning them down a bit makes painting at a lower psi nicer, and less prone to too much paint being applied too quickly.I use other brands as well, but this is one of my favorites.

Awesome airbrush metallic colors. I've enjoyed mixing and getting new colors for plastic car models. It's amazing that a simple Revel, or AMT plastic model depends so much on the color you choose to apply. I had fun mixing up a 1966 Ford Sauterne gold for a mustang model. I don't think I could duplicate it because I did not keep accurate records, but that's the fun all these different colors. I guess they taught this stuff about colors in the 2nd grade, I probably wasn't listening.

Excellent paint, quick delivery. Would buy again

First a disclaimer that I haven't tried other acrylics yet with my airbrush. Compared to using solvent-based paints, these have very different properties, but that's more likely the difference in style of paint rather than Wicked specifically. My goal was to find a good water-based paint for the environmental benefits. That said, my comments are as follows:- Though technically ready to use from the bottle, I found a 1:1 ratio mix (2:1 for blue) with the reducer gave the smoothest results. This means that this set will quickly run out of reducer.- While the drying time was relatively short, especially with a hair dryer between coats, this only gave me a surface dry. Testing for me indicated that the surface was not fully workable until the paint had set overnight. This means that any sanding needed on the surface (to remove a dust speck for example) could only happen a full day later. Sanding any sooner would result in deep scratching that required sanding back down to primer and starting over. Even waiting overnight meant sanding only with a very fine grit and very lightly to sort of polish out the dust specks. I'd be very curious to know other painters experience with this.- I only used the black, red and blue so far. Black and red went on fine (black over dark primer and red over white) with smooth, even coverage. The blue, however, was very different (also over white primer). The pigment was much thinner (which is why I used less reducer than the others) and it was very difficult to get even coverage. Unlike the others that gave opaque coverage after a few coats, the blue never really achieved opacity. I instead just had to go on very lightly with even coats to get a deeper and deeper blue until I was comfortable with it. The blue never did reach its full saturation color even after using about a third of the bottle (compared to maybe 1/10 of the bottle for the other colors). I would prefer to find a different blue in the future. In hindsight, the Wicked website does show you what each color will look like over black and white primer. The red, for example, looks like a full red over either primer, but blue is a night and day difference.- Overall the durability feels good. All of my coats went on lightly (too wet of a coat looked and felt too thick). For many applications, the durability might be fine on its own, but I could dent it with my fingernail if I really tried. I opted to use a clear coat over it (Krylon) that really makes it feel more durable.In summary, I'll use these again, at least to use up what I already have. Aside from the blue, I really didn't need much paint, so they'll last awhile. I'd like to find another water-based option for comparison, at least for the blue pigment, so any recommendations would be appreciated.

Very nice set of paint no mixing easy to use thickness is just right no leak nice colors value for money

Its perfect to thin with isopropyl for the thinnest layer

Been airbrushing 40 years, but lately have started doing illustration work. The Createx line of paints really has been a dream to spray, whether straight or reduced but as much as 70%.

I've used solvent base automotive paint for a long time. Figured I would give them a try. so far, they are working good.