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Alternatives to Tamiya rattle can colors?

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  • Member since
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  • From: New Zealand
Posted by Scorpiomikey on Thursday, August 4, 2011 8:29 PM

The rattle can "equivalent" is usually several shades out. For example i used a grey on my knighthawk the rattle can came out an almost tan shade of grey. The 23ml bottle "equivalent" is a very grey grey.

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    February 2011
  • From: Monterey Bay,CA-Fort Bragg, NC
Posted by randypandy831 on Thursday, August 4, 2011 8:01 PM

i know what you mean. this shall help.

AS-29 is XF-76.

as for the green rout its going to be XF-70. theres also XF-12 but its flat and not gloss compared to XF-70. 

cockpit would be XF-71. 

model master makes IJN colors as well. 

japanese army green witch is flat 2114

japanese navy witch is gloss 2116

 

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  • From: Sonora Desert
Posted by stikpusher on Thursday, August 4, 2011 7:57 PM

I thought their cans did have a bottle paint equivelant.Hmm In any case, their colors are hardly the last word in "accuracy", and are more "generic" so to speak. That's why they have mixing formulas in the instruction rather than call out for the actual colors such as US FS#s, RLM colors or BSC #s. For a pretty much all inclusive line Testors MM Enamel has just about everything under the sun. Or Pollyscale in acrylics.

 

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  • From: Searcy, AR
Alternatives to Tamiya rattle can colors?
Posted by icer22x on Wednesday, August 3, 2011 12:19 PM

WHY on God's green earth does Tamiya sell certain colors in rattle cans without having a bottled equivalent? *SIGH* I just got a Japanese Zero fighter in today and I am going to use this for more practice as I hone my airbrush skills (you'll catch me dead before I practice on an American plane ^_^)

Anyway, my question: What do you guys do when the main body color is an AS-xx Tamiya color? Do you get it anyway and decant? Do you look for that color in another brand? Do you say "fudge it" and go for a similar looking Tamiya color?

I am trying to keep my models as accurate as possible. I use Tamiya paints now - but I want to try Vallejo. I just hate having to switch back and forth for colors. I just wish Tamiya would release all their rattle can colors in their 23ml bottles. It frustrates the eff out of me.

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