question on paint mixing

[astonut]

Hi guys I am pretty new around here and I need some help with mixing a colour that i want... I am wanting the blue-silvery colour from the picture, I was thinking about silver as base and then medium/intermidiate blue or royal blue from tamiya on top... but don't want to waste any paint...

could anyone help me and tell me what colour and mixing ratio i need?? thank you in advance





Thanks again!!!

[kenyap83]

Hi! I am not sure if I can help but I had built a Ferrari 512BB. It looks almost the same colour you are trying to fix. Basically I used Gunze super silver as a base and added clear blue till I get the right depth of blue. Well it is a lot of work as you need to test and record your mix. Take a look at the ferrari.






Good luck!

[astonut]

RE: kenyap83

Thanks for your advice, yes hard work buy that's the fun part of building a model~ no pain no gain haha~!!

Nice Ferrari btw, spot on detailing and clean stuff! you really crafted that petrol lid perfectly! I messed mine up on the F430

[hawkone]

well i would get a sheet of styrene and first do some sample painting or even paint plastic spoons.
i would start with say x-2 titanium silver as a base
then looking at the tamiya colours i would mix some drops of
x4 blue in with x 22 not to a solid look but more of a tinted x22
spray over the silver misting it on the get the shade you want.
or just use x23 clear blue over the silver.

hope this helps

Danny

[astonut]

RE: Danny,

Thanks for the tip~ i was thinking about testing it first and that plastic spoon thing sounds like a perfect idea~ will definitely do that~ thanks!

[MPWR]

Don't mess with layering colors. Simply mix the color you want, and spray that. Tamiya acrylics mix beautifully, and it's easy with just a bit of effort to match (or come extremely close to) an original color. Layering or 'candy-color' may sound exotic and spectacular, but it really doesn't look different than a single mixed batch of paint. And it's much more difficult (and unpredictable) to apply.

With layering, if you get the color you're trying for right, it's really a matter of luck. There's only one 'moment' when the look is right, and too much or too little of any layer can ruin it. Also, it's very unforgiving- if you get a piece of cat hair in the top layer of paint, there's nothing you can do about it- the only way to fix it is to strip everything and start again.

With mixing, you can start by mixing a color that you think will be close, and then test it. Paint a spoon, and take it to look at the 1:1 and see how close it is. Need more blue, more silver? Add it, and try again. With a little effort, you will likely get something very close to the color you want- and when you spray it on the model, it won't require you to get just the right thickness of this color or that.

This is Tamiya acrylic metallic blue mixed with chrome silver.



I have no idea what the proportions are- I just mixed until it looked right (I was matching it to a color chip in a BMW brochure). This would probably be a good set of colors for your needs. Chrome Silver mixed with Royal Blue would also likely work very well for you.

Give it a try.

[astonut]

RE: MPWR

Primered my spoons (well forks) and ready to test them out~ thanks for your tip as well, i got some old silver and mid blue might give them a try first~ and see how things goes~ your porsche is going really nice btw~!

[kenyap83]

I agree with MPWR. My explanation was a little misleading. What I actually did was pre mix the amount of clear blue together and test it. Add a little clear blue into the mixed and test it. Repeat untill you have acheive the colour you want. DO not do it layer. A very bad move as you will experience different tone on different body parts. Good luck.