aurfalien Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 Hi all,While I'm enjoying Tamiya and Vallejo, what do you like for colors like yellow, white and any other hard to brush paint colors that I haven't touched on?I'm finding that having an array of tools at my disposal lends to a smoother building experience.Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 Hi all,While I'm enjoying Tamiya and Vallejo, what do you like for colors like yellow, white and any other hard to brush paint colors that I haven't touched on?I'm finding that having an array of tools at my disposal lends to a smoother building experience.Thanks in advance. In my experience, neither of these colors is suitable for brushing on a large area (such as a whole interior, engine, etc), only for details. That said, a FRESH bottle of good old Testor Flat White isn't too bad for detailing. An opened or partially used bottle, not so much. For yellow, I use whatever bottle of Model Master "chrome" or "insignia" yellow I have on hand for my airplane modeling. But I don't use much of it on car details, truth be told. If I have to brush it, it's best over a primer of flat white. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aurfalien Posted February 11, 2016 Author Share Posted February 11, 2016 Thanks Snake45, much appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenGuthmiller Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 In my experience, neither of these colors is suitable for brushing on a large area (such as a whole interior, engine, etc), only for details. That said, a FRESH bottle of good old Testor Flat White isn't too bad for detailing. An opened or partially used bottle, not so much. For yellow, I use whatever bottle of Model Master "chrome" or "insignia" yellow I have on hand for my airplane modeling. But I don't use much of it on car details, truth be told. If I have to brush it, it's best over a primer of flat white. I agree.Just good old fashioned Testors "flat" paints are a good place to start.Flat paints will give you a more uniform finish with less brush marks than gloss paints.You can always gloss over them if you want a shiney finish. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
talon63 Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 I've found that fingernail polish has excellent coverage, and in an excellent range of colors. Can often pick them up pretty cheap as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aurfalien Posted February 11, 2016 Author Share Posted February 11, 2016 I've found that fingernail polish has excellent coverage, and in an excellent range of colors. Can often pick them up pretty cheap as well.NICE!!!I'll try that, thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aurfalien Posted February 11, 2016 Author Share Posted February 11, 2016 I agree.Just good old fashioned Testors "flat" paints are a good place to start.Flat paints will give you a more uniform finish with less brush marks than gloss paints.You can always gloss over them if you want a shiney finish. SteveI'm finding Vallejo white lays down a bit bitter then Tamiya flat white. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenGuthmiller Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 I'm finding Vallejo white lays down a bit bitter then Tamiya flat white. I use brush paints very sparingly on my projects. Almost everything is either shot with a spray can or an air brush. I rarely brush paint anything larger than an oil filter or radiator cap. Athough, with annual chassis you really have no choice but to brush paint things like exhaust & fuel tanks, unless you want to spend a whole lot of time masking. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aurfalien Posted February 11, 2016 Author Share Posted February 11, 2016 I use brush paints very sparingly on my projects. Almost everything is either shot with a spray can or an air brush. I rarely brush paint anything larger than an oil filter or radiator cap. Athough, with annual chassis you really have no choice but to brush paint things like exhaust & fuel tanks, unless you want to spend a whole lot of time masking. Steve I like brush painting interiors, under carriages, wheels, engines etc... If I was good enough, I'd brush paint bodies! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenGuthmiller Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 I like brush painting interiors, under carriages, wheels, engines etc... If I was good enough, I'd brush paint bodies! Well, then you probably already know more about brush painting than I do! Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Joy Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 If you can find them, Pollyscale reefer colors. Testor's yanked Pollyscale from the marketplace recently, and everyone around here sold out, but you could get lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aurfalien Posted February 12, 2016 Author Share Posted February 12, 2016 (edited) If you can find them, Pollyscale reefer colors. Testor's yanked Pollyscale from the marketplace recently, and everyone around here sold out, but you could get lucky.Very cool. Thanks for the tip!Is Floquil the same thing? Edited February 12, 2016 by aurfalien Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deathgoblin Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 I'm really starting to get into using the Citadel paints for miniatures. They have about any color you'd ever want, and then some:http://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Painting-Modelling?N=102355+4294966611&Nu=product.repositoryId&qty=12&sorting=rec&view=table&categoryId=cat440136a-flat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fseva Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 (edited) While I'm enjoying Tamiya and Vallejo, what do you like for colors like yellow, white and any other hard to brush paint colors that I haven't touched on?I can only speak about White, but I've gone through a few choices and have found that Lifecolor is the best - they make a flat and a gloss, and they're the only ones I'll use for brush painting. Same goes for 3 blacks (matt, satin, gloss). BTW, I really love Lifecolor's paint packaging... they have a small round "plug" molded into the cap, that keeps most of the paint away from the rim when you shake the jar. I usually work right out of this little "dimple" - it's like a little palette. Sure wish Testors would upgrade their stuff. Edited February 12, 2016 by fseva Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aurfalien Posted February 12, 2016 Author Share Posted February 12, 2016 I can only speak about White, but I've gone through a few choices and have found that Lifecolor is the best - they make a flat and a gloss, and they're the only ones I'll use for brush painting. Same goes for 3 blacks (matt, satin, gloss). BTW, I really love Lifecolor's paint packaging... they have a small round "plug" molded into the cap, that keeps most of the paint away from the rim when you shake the jar. I usually work right out of this little "dimple" - it's like a little palette. Sure wish Testors would upgrade their stuff.Great tip.I'm on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fseva Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 Very cool. Thanks for the tip!Is Floquil the same thing?Floquil was the main line of paints for The Floquil Corp. before they were sold to Testors. It was their solvent-based paint... guess you could have referred to them as "enamels" - they were all flat. Several companies have been in the process of releasing replacements: Tru-Color Paint, Micro-Mark, and even Testors has brought some of the generic colors back under either the Testors or Model Master brands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
花火 Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 GAIA superwhite and some Japanese brand like finisher's . I never used them for I don't use airbrush. but I've heard they pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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