Tamiya Italian Red? Which primer?

[Tikiman]

Originally Posted by freakmech

I build alot of Ferrari's and i have always used Model Master Acryl #4631 Italian Red over yellow paint over gray primer. I think its very close.

iiiiiin ter est ing. *rubbing chin*

[DukeMan]

Originally Posted by mikemechanic

White or pink (if you can find it) I read somewhere that Ferrari uses pink primer to make the red more vibrant. Grey will just make it look

Completly unimportant but only a little correction, Ferrari uses orange primer for their red-painted cars. I´m also going with white primer on my Ducati.

Regards, Fredrik

[proosen]

For Humbrol's red #19 I tried orange as a base coat and it gives a very nice red hue. I'm using that for a Fujimi 288 GTO. For the Tamiya italian red I've used their white primer with good results.

Niclas

[RallyRaider]

Yeah, for the brighter, modern Scuderia Rosso a yellow or orange base is a great idea, really gives maximum brightness to the finish. However if you are looking for a more traditional scarlet, Rosso Corsa and older, then the pink primer would be the way to go. Either way the rule is - whatever looks right to your eye must be right.