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Why I miss Tamiya Acrylics so much

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  • Member since
    August 2003
  • From: Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan
Posted by bilbirk on Thursday, October 27, 2011 3:43 AM

Hans von Hammer

I can't think in metric fluids...  1/4 oz and 1/2 oz., bottles,  I can...  IIRC, I could, back in the day, brush-easly paint the top-side of the Monogram 1/48 B-17G with about half-to 2/3rds of a 1/4oz. bottle of Testor's Olive Drab, after shooting it overall with a coat of grey primer (which also made up the underside Neutral Grey fifnish)..

Since I couldn't then (or now) brush-paint Tamiya in one coat, I never tried to figure out it's coverage...  Guess that's why I just never really cared if Tamiya acrylic paints were around or not, since Testor's and (later) Model Master enamels (and if you're old enough to remeber them at .19 cents a 1/4 oz. bottle, Practa 'Namel Military Flats) did SO much better for so much less per bottle...

I'm the same way about the metric sizes. I'm glad I'm not the only one who remembers the Pactra flats.

  • Member since
    June 2008
  • From: Iowa
Posted by Hans von Hammer on Tuesday, October 25, 2011 10:14 PM

I can't think in metric fluids...  1/4 oz and 1/2 oz., bottles,  I can...  IIRC, I could, back in the day, brush-easly paint the top-side of the Monogram 1/48 B-17G with about half-to 2/3rds of a 1/4oz. bottle of Testor's Olive Drab, after shooting it overall with a coat of grey primer (which also made up the underside Neutral Grey fifnish)..

Since I couldn't then (or now) brush-paint Tamiya in one coat, I never tried to figure out it's coverage...  Guess that's why I just never really cared if Tamiya acrylic paints were around or not, since Testor's and (later) Model Master enamels (and if you're old enough to remeber them at .19 cents a 1/4 oz. bottle, Practa 'Namel Military Flats) did SO much better for so much less per bottle...

  • Member since
    June 2009
Posted by Falcon10275 on Tuesday, October 25, 2011 11:55 AM

whoa thats a lot cheaper than the online store I was looking at.  Thanks for the info!  

  • Member since
    June 2010
  • From: Austin, TX
Posted by DoogsATX on Tuesday, October 25, 2011 11:53 AM

Model Master 1/2 oz. bottles are $2.40 on Scale Hobbyist = $0.14/ml

Vallejo is $2.69 for 17ml = $0.15/ml

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  • Member since
    June 2009
Why I miss Tamiya Acrylics so much
Posted by Falcon10275 on Tuesday, October 25, 2011 11:24 AM

This Tamiya shortage has helped me realize how expensive the other brands are...

I didn't even bother putting the Citadel Warhammer paints on here, they are just highway robbery!

 

Brand Size  Price Price per ML          250 ml
Tamiya 23.00 $3.10 $0.13 $33.70
Tamiya 9.86 $2.19 $0.22 $55.54
Floquil Poly 29.57 $5.99 $0.20 $50.64
Floquil Poly 14.79 $4.49 $0.30 $75.91
Testors 14.79 $3.69 $0.25 $62.39
Liquitex Soft Body 59.15 $3.88 $0.07 $16.38

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