Thanks for all the responses. Some great advice in here.

I dont mind spending money on Tamiya paints, but the problem I have with airbrushing them is that they are not as easy to thin as say MM paints. I always seem to get a buildup of paint on my tips, and have to clean them more often (during the spraying session) than other paints. I have sprayed other acrylics without as many problems as the Tamiya paints seem to give me. I will give Tamiya paints a shot again and see how I do. The reasoning behind this is that I went out to Tomzag's website and looked at the finish on his Leopard...I like the overall sheen of it.

What I was mainly concerned about with this model was the priming, and all the different materials there are to work with in this kit. Are there any options for a primer that can be airbrushed? I have much better luck with airbrushes and would hate to lose any of the fine detail on top of the tank. In other words, I dont trust myself with a spray can.

There is one piece on this tank (the end of the gun muzzle) that the instructions state that I should not prime with metal primer. Anyone know why, and are there more parts like this in the kit?