Tamiya AS-7?

RadMax8 wrote:

I guess Tamiya doesn't believe in airbrushes...

Then why do they sell them under their name made by the factory that produces Iwata's airbrushes?

RadMax8 wrote:

Mike, what the heck are you doing with rattle cans anyway? Your 200 airbrushes are just begging you to use them The cans differ slightly from what they should match up to. That's why when I follow Tamiya directions, I forget about the color call outs. I just bite the bullet and do the research.

I am not using rattle cans, that is the color the Tamiya instructions say to use for the bottom of the P-47D Razorback I am building. I just used Tamiya XF-53 and added 10% white and called it good and painted the bottom.  

Daywalker wrote:

Bgrigg wrote: They're pretty close, but not exact as you've already observed. I wish Tamiya would publish a conversion between their AS & TS line to their X & XF line! Are you listening Tamiya?

I contacted Tamiya about this issue a few month ago but could not get any other respons than that there is no conversion chart.

Michael

Mike, what the heck are you doing with rattle cans anyway? Your 200 airbrushes are just begging you to use them

The cans differ slightly from what they should match up to. That's why when I follow Tamiya directions, I forget about the color call outs. I just bite the bullet and do the research. 

I really don't know why Tamiya does that with their colors. It is frustrating trying to follow their painting guidelines, when Tamiya's newer kits ONLY list the AS Spray Can #s. Those AS #s DO NOT correspond to any other type of Tamiya paints. All I want to use are Acrylic paints; No Rattle Cans! 

Somebody could do a huge business if they created and sold Tamiya Spray Can to Tamiya Acrylic color conversion charts! 

I guess it would be too logical, to expect Tamiya to create one, for their OWN products!

Bgrigg wrote:

They're pretty close, but not exact as you've already observed. I wish Tamiya would publish a conversion between their AS & TS line to their X & XF line!

Are you listening Tamiya?