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I haven't tried it yet, but I got a sample tube of liquitex red for christmas. Its a heavy body paint that I'm gonna try out. I'll let you know here in the next day or two what i find. I have used the matte medium and glaze medium by liquitex and it's really cool, so if their acryilics are any good for models that might be a way to go. It may not be much cheaper, but if you have a 50% off coupon for an art store, it may be more readily available.

I tried the artists acrylic "naphthol red" by winsor & newton. It's a semi translucent medium. So I added some water to it and went to town. Pics below. IMO it painted alright. I'm not gonna run out and buy the whole line... but next time i buy colours, I'll probably pick up some of these. they cap nicely and it's easy to take what you need and leave the rest. I like em. cost wise i haven't checked but, as i said, they were giving these away so it can't be that expensive, and they come in larger tubes, so take that as you will.

linky https://store.opusframing.com/sagro/storefront/store.php?mode=browsecategory&category=3359 prices are in canadian and format is larger size so it's maybe comparable.

I hope this helps.