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Suggestion for Painting Aircraft and Armor Tires

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  • Member since
    November 2009
  • From: Twin Cities of Minnesota
Posted by Don Stauffer on Friday, June 17, 2016 9:29 AM

I use any of several dark grays.  Most commonly I use Schwartzgrau.  Since I generally brush paint tires, I often do a mix to get some variation.  I sometimes like to get the tread area a slightly different color than the sidewalls.

 

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Posted by BlackSheepTwoOneFour on Thursday, June 16, 2016 2:38 PM

I use Akan Old Tire Black Grey for tires

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    May 2012
  • From: Pennsylvania
Posted by pilotjohn on Thursday, June 16, 2016 11:20 AM

Vallejo Panzer Aces has a color labeled Dark Rubber.  I use it for my armor and aircraft tires. 

John

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Posted by Caddyshack on Thursday, June 16, 2016 10:08 AM

The Humbrol 32 that Gary posted is what I had in mind.  Definitely will give that a try.  

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cml
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  • From: Brisbane, Australia
Posted by cml on Wednesday, June 15, 2016 6:23 PM

I tend to do a custom mix of black and white (Humbrol) until i find what i think looks good, but, generally, i about 7:3 parts black to white.

I prefer a more 'grey' rubber than dark black.

Having now seen the example of Humbrol 32 though, i may have to go buy a tin and give up this custom mix malarky.

 

Chris

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  • From: Poland
Posted by Pawel on Wednesday, June 15, 2016 4:50 PM

Hello!

I'm for Humbrol 32 - been using it for a long time now. When showing old, really worn tires, even a lighter shade of gray could be used - it's actually all about looking at your references really carefully. Good luck with your builds and have a nice day

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  • From: Western North Carolina
Posted by Tojo72 on Wednesday, June 15, 2016 3:46 PM

I basecoat with the Tamiya Nato Black also.

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Posted by modelcrazy on Wednesday, June 15, 2016 3:38 PM
I use an old bottle of Polyscale Grimy Black. They turn out like Texgunner's tires. When I run out I'll have to go with Gary's idea.

Steve

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  • From: Cameron, Texas
Posted by Texgunner on Wednesday, June 15, 2016 3:19 PM

After experimenting with lot's of different enamel shades, I've kind of settled on Humbrol 32 dark grey flat enamel for tires.  It actually compares well with the color of actual tires in use.   These Revell A6-E tires are painted with the Humbrol 32.

Gary


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    December 2002
  • From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Posted by Bish on Wednesday, June 15, 2016 1:14 PM

I generally use tamiya NATO black and then dry brush with oil's.

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Suggestion for Painting Aircraft and Armor Tires
Posted by Caddyshack on Wednesday, June 15, 2016 1:08 PM

I'm looking for suggestions as to what type and shade of paint people often use for painting tires.  I was going to use Vallejo black-gray and weather them by using a dust colored pigment mixed with enamel thinner.

Thanks, 

Mike

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