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So I recently purchased Lava Orange and Pure Red from Army Painter for my BA army. The paints were very thin and runny, almost like a shade or ink. How can I make these colors thicker in consistency such that I can apply them by brush? I will not be using them through an airbrush but I'll need something to thicken the solution. Any suggestions?

Leave the bottle open for a little bit. Should thicken right up.

I haven't used army painter before, but maybe you just need to mix them more? Shake the hell out of them, if that doesn't work crack them open and use a stick to stir it up. Some paints the pigment gets stuck on the bottom and nothing short of stirring will release it.

If they still suck after that I'd just buy new paints. Not worth the effort trying to thicken them and they'll probably still suck after you've done it.

Mostly what AllSeeingSkink said, but if you really feel you must, possibly try buying some liquitex matte medium? It will thin the color coverage down even more, but may bring it up to somewhere closer to usable, as its basically pigmentless paint.