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I've been using the Tamiya sprays, trying to find close matches to the GW paints I'm using in case I need to touch it up, but these leaves a bit of an odd look for some sections. What do others use?

An airbrush...

Airbrush

I use spray paint. If I can't get that colour or shade I paint it that colour.

Black Spray Paint.

Aerethan wrote:An airbrush...

Thirded

i use the GW "Large Drybrush" and very quickly cover the vehicle, painting as fast as possible to ensure a smoother coat. This combined with working in layers leaves most of my vehicles looking pretty good.

Coloured primer from Halfords (auto-shop)

My advice is either get an airbrush if you think you are a good enough standard and can be bothered to keep one. Also they cost quite a bit.

Or my way is that i use a GW large drybrush with watered down paint.

Although if you use Tamiya spray you can find a mass of paint range comparers on the net.

I use brushes, but I'd say go with an airbrush much, much easier to get a smooth coat.

Sorry if this isn't helpful, but for vehicles there is no substitute for an airbrush. If you are JUST basecoating even a crappy one will work, though with airbrushes you really do get what you pay for, and I doubt you will only want to use it for basecoating.

If that really isn't a possibility water down the paints and apply them with a large 'tank brush' in many layers.

Brunius wrote:I've been using the Tamiya sprays, trying to find close matches to the GW paints I'm using in case I need to touch it up, but these leaves a bit of an odd look for some sections. What do others use?

You could always decant some of the paint in the can if you need to touch things up a bit.

Ashton

Prime with spray primer, basecoat using GW's Large Drybrush.

Spray primer.

Spray base coat.

Krylon Sandable Grey Primer in the spray can, fills in small defects but won't clog the detail molded in the plastic or resin. I personally use Humbrol paints when I can get them or lacking those Floquil railroad colors. Thinned out they have a finer "grain" than the FW paints and you have a wider color choice.

Army painter coloured primer

If painting for an army I use whatever color spray I used for my army. For my IG that meant that the figs and the vehicles were sprayed with Krylon Ruddy Brown (reddish brown) primer. Then I go in with a matching brush paint and touch up whatever I missed.

If I didn't spray the army, then I'll prime black and drybrush color over it.

Black primer, airbrush, airbrush, airbrush.

Get an airbrush if you have a lot to do...

Airbrush here

Prime with Krylon, base with Airbrush.

Guess what...? Airbrush!

Spray primer.

Airbrush and masks.

Standard GW Black spraypaint. Always.

I simply use a paintbrush.
Probably not as fast as an airbrush, but it works pretty well. ^^

If you have a lot of tanks to do an airbrush is worth every penny.

Army painter sprays would probably be a good choice if your only doing a few tanks tho.