Suggestions for "Classic" Marlboro Red?

[desmo16]

Good day all,
I have taken advantage of some vacation time this week, and am working on a 1/12 Yamaha YZR500 (S27 + Tamiya Ducati 888 donor kit) that Wayne Rainey won the championship with in 1991. I would like to ask you, however, what your suggestions are for the correct fluorescent red. I have three options in mind and I have these paints in-stock, but I am very interested in hearing from others:

i)Tamiya TS-36.
ii)Finisher's 'MP4' red which comprises the white groundcoat over which a supplied red. Finally, if I understand correctly, a second, translucent, red is applied over the first red to give it the proper depth and colour.
iii)Modeler's Fluo Red.

If I was smarter, I would have included some of the necessary paint in the shipment I just received from Hiroboy...

So there you have it. Please share your opinions and suggestions.

Thanks,
Michael

[stevenoble]

Originally Posted by desmo16

If I was smarter, I would have included some of the necessary paint in the shipment I just received from Hiroboy...

That Zero Fluorescent red from Hiroboy would have been my choice,so easy to apply with it being basecoat without getting a large step at the edge of the tape when masking.As for the others,Tamiya TS-36 I always find is a devil to get even colour,pools up at the edges and doesn't cover well.Its hard to get all the parts the same shade of red and if you're not careful it bleeds under the masking.The Finishers stuff is good but a hassle to apply what with it having 2 layers for the red.Is the Modelers stuff a bit like the Tamiya?? I'm not sure because I've never used it.
Easy option send an order for the Zero red to Hiroboy and save yourself a hassle.

[freakray]

Some info and ideas here:

http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbul...t=marlboro+red

[desmo16]

Thanks for your replies, gents. Much appreciated.
Once again, Zero Paints would have been the best choice, and definately will be in my next (ever increasing) order.
Is there anything they can't do?...

This time around, I went with my instinct, and tried the decanted Modeler's paint, and was very pleased with the results. No paint creep, and my worst fear did not materialize: the colour did not get progressively 'more red' with each coat. I decided not to use the Finisher's as, IMO, it is too red (I had used it to paint the red section on the Fortuna 2001 Suzuki RGV), and Tamiya, besides the paint creep issue mentioned, also gets deeper with each coat applied. The Modeler's stuff remained fluorescent, and on the 'orangish' side, much as the kit decals are, and much as I remember the colour from the old Mclaren F1 cars from the 80-90's.
But again, Zero Paints will be the way to go next time...
I'm not much of a photographer, but I will try and post some pics.
Cheers, and again, thanks for your help. Have a great weekend everyone.
Michael

[935k3]

Tamiya's is nice because it is Glossy but I wouldn't ever use it in the Spray Can, it should be decanted and airbrushed. Airbrushing gives it much better color saturation and even color distribution without any pooling problems.By the way that's probabbly better for allot of Tamiya's lighter and Candy(transparent)colors and you also get less paint pulling away from edges.