what's your paint

so tell us what kind of paint you use on your models.
:cool: :tongue:

Anything compatible with Tamiya or Plastikote Primer!:tongue:

Tamiya Acrylics
Humbrol & Revell Enamels
Winsor&Newton, Rembrandt (oil paints)
Valejo Acrylics
Motip, Dupont (rattle cans)
Alclad (chrome & prismatic colors)

In order of frequency of use and choice:

1. Tamiya (Acrylics, Enamel and Lacquer Sprays)
2. Gunze Sangyo (Mr Surfacer, Aqueous Hobby Color and Mr Color)
3. Model Master (Chrome)
4. Humbrol

Tamiya Lacquer and Testors Colors by Boyd for the bodies

Tamiya Acrylics, Polly Scale acrylics, and Model Master enamels for chassis, detail, interior, etc.

Alclad Chrome for wheels and headlights

Tamiya Lacquers for the body and Testor's enamels for detailing :bigthumb:

Enamels: Tamiya, Testors, Revell, Humbrol
Acrylics: only X19 Smoke Tamiya
Alclad II: Chrome

Sikken for body paint Sikken for clear and the primer who dry fast
Tamiya for the rest

I use Testors a lot. I don't use very many others.

I use a lot of Testors, but if I had easy access to Tamiya colors I woud have those. Moving to Krylon and DuPont now though.
Testors for brush stuff.
Chris

Tamiya, Gunze, DupliColor spray cans, when I can find the right color for the body. Airbrush Gunze Mr. Color, Finishers or automotive urethane paint for the color not available in spray can.

Tamiya TS13 clear, or Gunze Super Clear spray cans for clear coat

Tamiya enamel, Tamiya acrylic, Testor enamel, Mr. Color lacquer and Mr. Aqueous Hobby Color for detail painting.

Duplicolor, straight from the can and through the airbrush
HOK on order
Model Master metallizers for details
Some Model Master and Testors for interior detailing
I have a whole drawer full of testors and model master spray I never use.

The Dupont Paint System. :smile:

http://www.performancecoatings.dupont.com/

Duplicolor (rattle cans)
Humbrol enamels

-Pille-

-Testors Acrylic
-Testors Enamel (Orange and Silver only)
-Tamiya Acrylic (clear red and clear orange only)
-Kryon spray primer
-Dupli-Color spray for bodies
-Black (dont know who makes it) spray for interior or chassis

Currently trying: Plasti-kote for bodies

I use Tamiya Acryllics 90% of the time. almost always airbrushed. i use Humbrol 85 enamel instead of X-18 always. and i use Alclad II for all metallics. some times i use Model Master Acryl for bodies. that is pretty much it.

testors every thing

Got all day to read a reply that is gonna take me a while to type?

Lacquers:

PlastiKote - colors and primer. Rattle cans and bottles for airbrushing. Metalflakes, Pearls, Metallics and touch up paints. Not their clear though, it eats my paint!

Duplicolor - primers and primer sealer. Sometimes I grab their rattle cans for some of their more interesting colors. The bottles are just too small!

Tamiya - Best rattle cans in the business!

Sherwin-Williams - custom mixed rattle cans. I've got a couple of interior colors in custom mixed rattlers. Expensive though.

Testors Model Master Metallizers

"The Model Metallizer"

SNJ Spray metal

Zynolite primer

Ditzler automotive paint for airbrushing - haven't had any of this for a while. Helped to have a friend in the business, but he retired.

Probably a couple of others I've forgotten.

Enamels: (for brushing and/or airbrushing, or rattle cans)

Humbrol tins

Testors bottles - their spray cans just don't do it for me.

Floquil - yep, the model railroad stuff

Pactra - still got some of their old bottles left.

Krylon Short Cuts - Bottles, bought a couple of spray cans

PlastiKote Odds -n- Ends - Bottles

Model Master - bottles

Duplicolor Engine Enamel - rattle cans.

PlastiKote Engine Enamel - rattle cans

Zynolite Engine Enamel - rattle cans

Krylon - colors and clears. Their satin stuff is great for interiors. The clear goes over nearly anything, never had problems with it.

Color Place - Wal Mart has these for cheap. The satin colors are great for interiors.

Acrylics: (again, brushed or airbrushed)

Tamiya rocks!

Gunze Sangyo

Model Master Acryl (not my favorite)

Delta Ceramcoat - for figures and interiors

Plaid's Apple Barrel line - for figures and interiors

Polly S - railroad colors again. Some neat stuff here too.

A couple of others I forget too.

Other:

Nail polish! Seriously, colors you won't find anywhere else!! Thin it with lacquer thinner and airbrush it. Some are called "Nail Enamels", but they sure don't act (or smell) like enamel. Revlon, Nail Slicks, Oil of Olay, Bon-Bons, Sally Hanson, etc.


Well, that about covers it! I'm sure I forgot a few, no doubt there.

Tim D.

[QUOTE]Originally posted by tdoty
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Lacquers:

PlastiKote - colors and primer. Rattle cans and bottles for airbrushing. Metalflakes, Pearls, Metallics and touch up paints. Not their clear though, it eats my paint!


Man you too! I had the 68 GTO by Revell almost done and had some problems with the hood and repainted it, about 9 months later I went to clear it and all I had was the plasticote and it ate the paint up bad.
Oh well, its off to the purple pond and then I will use it for a CF how to.

i want to use tamiya paint..but teh local hobby shop doesnt sell it, i asked why and they said cuz its flamable and not good for house, sounds like bs ot me, so i jsut use model masters spray cans

i also use tamiya most of the time for bodys and detailing acrylics and enamels very uesful:dogpile: :biggrin: :cool: