Well, the paint was just about dry enough to try a second coat, so I re-mixed it, with more paint to thinner this time, but I'm still not happy! I have the horrible feeling that Hornby (Humbrol as was), will be getting a really snotty letter in a couple of days time!
Not only is it still nowhere near as dry as it should be after 2 hours, the shade is totally different from that on the tin lid!
I've used Humbrol No.150 as a base for the RLM 82, applying it neat, and thin, with a view to buiding it up, with a final coat ever so slightly darker. But the b****y stuff looks more like a very light Olive Drab!
The first shot shows the lightened RLM 76, which was mixed from an old tin of 'real' Humbrol No.65, to which a spot of black was added, in order to achieve the grey/blue hue. This was applied by paint brush, and went on beautifully, without problems, and dried totally, and hard and smooth, within 30 minutes.
The second pic shows the first airbrushed application of the green; as you will see, deliberately thin and patchy. The pic was taken immediately after spraying, with the paint still wet.
The final pic is the second coat, with the paint to thinner ratio thicker, and applied lightly. It still looks very light, but that's not a problem, as I can easily darken it, IF the b****y stuff will dry!
If not, it will have to come off, and I'll dig out some old paints, and re-mix to match. If all else fails, I'll just have to order a kit from Hannant's, so that they'll send the Xtracolor paints as well!
This current 'replacement' Humbrol paint is doing my head in - the 'Huey' was nearly ruined because of this type of paint, and now the 'Dora' could suffer because of it! Don't know who Hornby are using to manufacture the 'Humbrol' brand, but it's nowhere near what it was, and after 46 years of using it without problems, it is more than annoying to see the results now!
B****y Nora!