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So I recently purchased a airbrush and im spraying away and the colors are significantly different ! Im using Vallejo game color earth then khaki then bonewhite when i hand brush them on I get the right looking colors when i airbrush however they are much different way more greyish not the light yellowish finish they don't match?!? Im primer out of the same can for both and thin both with Windex.. what am I doing wrong? Please help

It's because you are getting a thinner coat with the airbrush, which is letting more of the primer coat show through.

Just hit it with another coat.

It looked like it was covering good though...

Might be the windex. I've never thinned with windex.

Oh hell no lol.

The amount you have to thin your paints to put it through the airbrush significantly reduces coverage, on top of the fact that the airbrush puts down a much smaller amount of paint on a larger area. Consider your paint layer to be about the thickness of a hair or 2 off the top of your head (not accurate, but a decent example)

More layers sir! Layer each color up to where it needs to be (2-3, more depending on the color), letting each layer dry before applying the next (no drips, no runs!)

No worries, you'll get it.

Crap ok I put a clear coat over it already to... thought it was done

S'ok. Go hit walmart, grab a gallon of simple green, strip 'em and do it over.

No harm no foul

I just went over the top of it you guys were right looks right now thanks is it just me or do you use more paint airbrushing then you do brushing maybe its just me but it seems like I use a fair bit more paint

Depending on your application method, Both. Either. Depends.

Lots of overspray if you're just basecoating. If you're doing specific details, then you'll most likely use a lot less.

Happy to help.