Patrick - on Vallejo, I have sprayed Model Colour successfully thinned 50% with a 0.4 needle. That said I have now moved fully to Model Air and have the full range (except metallics, I much prefer Gunze buffables for that). I keep Model Colour only in a few colours for specific jobs with a hairy stick, (black and white for detail for instance).
You are right though, it does depend on some specific factors and a 0.3 or smaller needle would be a problem with MC. The Model Air range now is so large there is no real need to mix and spray Model Colour (or any other brand).
It is indeed all to their own but as I said earlier, Model Air are easier to use for beginners but they do need to treat them right.
One further associated point....
On another forum, months ago, there was a similar thead and people got very 'antsi' with each other over it to such a degree mods had to intervene. I really have no idea why anyone would get so worked up to get nasty over this but what a testiment to this forum that we have all been able to exchange views and opinion here in such a constructive and sensible way. This is indeed the best forum on the net.
You are right though, it does depend on some specific factors and a 0.3 or smaller needle would be a problem with MC. The Model Air range now is so large there is no real need to mix and spray Model Colour (or any other brand).
It is indeed all to their own but as I said earlier, Model Air are easier to use for beginners but they do need to treat them right.
One further associated point....
On another forum, months ago, there was a similar thead and people got very 'antsi' with each other over it to such a degree mods had to intervene. I really have no idea why anyone would get so worked up to get nasty over this but what a testiment to this forum that we have all been able to exchange views and opinion here in such a constructive and sensible way. This is indeed the best forum on the net.