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Acrylic vs Lacquer vs Enamel: Paint Types for Scale Modelling Explained
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Paint Types for Scale Modelling: Acrylic, Lacquer & Enamel Compared
From a Toronto hobby retailer since 1986 · What the labels actually mean · Updated May 2026
There is a conversation we have at our counter several times a week, and it goes something like this: a customer tells us they use acrylic paints, picks up a bottle of Tamiya, and is surprised when we explain that you can thin it with lacquer thinner. "But it's an a
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May 07, 2026