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                        Does anyone out there know how to convert Mr.Color paints to Tamiya or Testors Acryl that are readily available here in the U.S.?

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                        Wood Elf
                        • Member since
                          December 2013
                        Does anyone out there know how to convert Mr.Color paints to Tamiya or Testors Acryl that are readily available here in the U.S.?
                        Posted by Wood Elf on Sunday, December 29, 2013 12:42 AM

                        Hello Everyone,

                        I'm not new to modeling, but I guess I am. I used to put model kits together when I was a kid. They didn't turnout very well. Now that I am older and have a lot more patience I've been getting back into the hobby.

                        I just bought an AFV Club M1130 Stryker model kit and the instructions paint chart gives you Hobby Color, Mr. Color, Humbrol, Revell and Life Color on the paint list. None of which I have seen ever in any hobby store where I live. I have been googling and gave up trying to find a coversion chart that tells you what Tamiya or Testors paints are comparable. The last model I put together was a Revell, and their website had a conversion chart from Revell paint to Model Master (Testors) which was great.

                        I'm not having any luck with this one. This is my first AFV Club model, I supposed it was good because Fine Scale Modeler did a feature on a AFV Club M1126 Stryker in last months issue.

                        Any help will be greatly appreciated. Trying to become a better modeler.

                        Thanks

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                        BlackSheepTwoOneFour
                        • Member since
                          January 2013
                        Posted by BlackSheepTwoOneFour on Sunday, December 29, 2013 12:41 PM

                        Google paint converter chart using the brand (ie: Humbrol paint converter chart).

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                        panzerpilot
                        • Member since
                          December 2004
                        • From: Houston, Texas
                        Posted by panzerpilot on Sunday, December 29, 2013 12:47 PM

                        Poke around here:

                        http://www.ipmsstockholm.org/colorcharts/colorcharts_2.asp

                        -Tom

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                        Fly-n-hi
                        • Member since
                          December 2006
                        • From: Phoenix, AZ
                        Posted by Fly-n-hi on Sunday, December 29, 2013 2:56 PM

                        You're probably not going to find the info you're looking for.  Generally, to get correct colors using Tamiya acrylics you have to mix them.  So there is not really a chart that shows Mr Color/Tamiya equivalents.

                        For example, Mr Color C308 is Light Ghost Grey.  There is no Light Ghost Grey in the Tamiya acrylic range. You have to mix your own brew up.  Tamiya does have some common colors in their spray cans but I realize that's not what your asking.

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                        DiscoStu
                        • Member since
                          January 2006
                        • From: Earth
                        Posted by DiscoStu on Monday, December 30, 2013 11:40 AM

                        If you have an iPhone there is a free app called iModel Kit which has a very handy paint cross feature that allows you to cross via brand and color.  Even allows you to mix paints and show you the result.

                        "Ahh the Luftwaffe. The Washington Generals of the History Channel" -Homer Simpson

                         

                         

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                        Nathan T
                        • Member since
                          March 2010
                        • From: MN
                        Posted by Nathan T on Monday, December 30, 2013 11:43 AM

                        Flyin High is right. Good luck matching for Tamiya... Another point- I realize some folks don't like ordering online, but I would never limit myself to only whats in the local Hobby shop. What I'm saying is, going online and ordering Lifecolor or Mr. Color would be an excellent choice.

                         

                         

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                        Chili
                        • Member since
                          March 2012
                        Posted by Chili on Tuesday, December 31, 2013 10:25 AM

                        thanks for that iphone app tip-just what I needed

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                        BlackSheepTwoOneFour
                        • Member since
                          January 2013
                        Posted by BlackSheepTwoOneFour on Wednesday, January 1, 2014 10:57 PM

                        If there is a certain color in acrylic I'm looking for, I usually see if my LHS could order it for me. My LHS carries Tamiya acrylics, Humbrol (not a huge variety) Floquil and Model Master Enamels. I have asked him to order me whatever color I need in MM Acrylics with no problems. Better than ordering online and not having to deal with the S&H costs.

                        On occasion, he does get some oddball paint brand in the clearance bin.

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                        GMorrison
                        • Member since
                          September 2012
                        Posted by GMorrison on Wednesday, January 1, 2014 11:32 PM

                        FS 34097. Tamiya Black Green is close. Humbrol 105. Testors Field Green is supposed to be close but looks Olive to me.

                        But plan to weather it too, it'll look better.

                         Modeling is an excuse to buy books.

                         

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                        Eric76
                        • Member since
                          December 2013
                        Posted by Eric76 on Thursday, January 2, 2014 7:01 AM

                        give paintfinder.ehaltom.com/load_colors.php a try!

                        Thank you!

                        Eric

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                        Nuyorikan
                        • Member since
                          August 2017
                        Posted by Nuyorikan on Saturday, August 12, 2017 10:45 AM

                        Thank you!!! This has been the most useful post I have seen since I started researching the paints a few months ago.

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