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King Tiger Ardennes Front

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King Tiger Ardennes Front
Posted by Anonymous on Monday, April 21, 2003 9:22 AM
im trying to paint my king tiger, and i want it to look just like the one built at

http://www.tamiyausa.com/product/plastic/135militaryminiatureseries/35252.html

Im told that the colors to use are Tamiya spray TS-1,TS-2, and TS-3.

Can anybody out there help me find the right colors? thanks
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, April 21, 2003 10:28 AM
Yes, those are the correct Tamiya Spray Colors.
It might be easier to spray a base coat of TS-3 dark yellow and brush with XF-61 dark green and XF-64 red brown.
At least it would be for meSmile [:)]
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, April 21, 2003 1:42 PM
do u mean airbrush or just with a regular brush, i havent yet gotten into airbrushing cause it looks rather complicated
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, April 21, 2003 2:05 PM
Hand brush the dark green and red brown. It will be hard to spray a pattern with cans. I suppose you could mask off the area but, I think you will do better by hand.You really should try an airbrush. It makes life so much easier.
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, April 21, 2003 2:50 PM
I was looking at testor airbrushes, the simplest ones. In that case, would you just buy the acrylic brush paints of the Tamiya colors and use them through the airbrush?
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, April 21, 2003 3:25 PM
First, you need to know I`m far from being an expert with an airbrush.
I would suggest you get as good a brush as possible. A double action will do anything you train yourself to do. With proper care and maintance, it will last many years. Fine lines are easier to achieve than with a single action.
Look at this site for more information.

http://cidwebs.com/armorinscale/airbrush.htm

Do a google search 'airbrush basics' for more info.

http://www.google.com/
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, April 21, 2003 4:15 PM
If i use the acrylic paints instead of the spray, I wont get the same even, smooth coat as seen in the Tamiya pictures. However, using the spray looks harder to get those intricate patterns unless it's possible to get a "tuner" for cans so I can adjust the flow of paint. I want it to look like in the pictures, but i dont want to screw it up. Thanks for all your help.
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