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Tom Spence - 04 Jan 2006 21:08 GMT

Anyone know of a cross index for Tamiya spray/bottled paints, in particular
the bottled acrylic equivalents of AS-13 USAF green, AS-14 USAF olive green,
AS-15 USAF tan, and AS-16 USAF light grey? I am working on a Vietnam era
Phantom II and prefer to use an air brush rather than spray cans. Thanks,

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Al Superczynski - 04 Jan 2006 22:10 GMT

>Anyone know of a cross index for Tamiya spray/bottled paints, in particular
>the bottled acrylic equivalents of AS-13 USAF green, AS-14 USAF olive green,
>AS-15 USAF tan, and AS-16 USAF light grey?

AFAIK Tamiya's bottled acrylics don't have exact equivalents of
their sprays. There may be equivalents in Tamiya's enamel range but I
don't think that's available outside of Japan.

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Gray Ghost - 05 Jan 2006 04:47 GMT

>>Anyone know of a cross index for Tamiya spray/bottled paints, in
>>particular the bottled acrylic equivalents of AS-13 USAF green, AS-14
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> their sprays. There may be equivalents in Tamiya's enamel range but I
> don't think that's available outside of Japan.

http://tamiya.com/english/products/list/enamel_1.htm

Looks to me like a newish range not as many colors as the acryls. Maybe
they'll flesh it out. The AS colors came to the US maybe these will to.

Not really on topic so,

Try the Model Master Acryl range. They have a lot of color in both the acryl
and enamel lines. Or Gunze if you can find it near you. MM probably easier
to finf, though.

Frank
(Yeah, the Grumpy One)

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Maciek - 05 Jan 2006 08:54 GMT

> Try the Model Master Acryl range. They have a lot of color in both the
> acryl
> and enamel lines. Or Gunze if you can find it near you. MM probably easier
> to finf, though.

Watch for the paint flatness difference between Model Master and Tamiya.
Tamiya is much more flat than MM, Pactra, Humbrol
(at least Flat Black and Panzer Schwarzgrau)

Maciek

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Peter W. - 06 Jan 2006 23:26 GMT

We should really start calling Maciek "Mr. Flat Man".

He really likes his paints flat!
(Maciek lubi farby matowe!)

:-)

Peteski

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Maciek - 09 Jan 2006 09:03 GMT

> He really likes his paints flat!
> (Maciek lubi farby matowe!)
> :-)

That's true. I love my pains flat :)
Imagine my horror when I once ordered 'gloss black' instead of flat black.
(X-1 instead of XF-1)
Brrr ... Thanks god i tested this paint first before painting my model.

Mr Flat Man

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