Roadrunner Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 I'm pleased silly to see that both the small bottles and spray bombs of the Testors metalflake enamels are being sold again. I painted quite a few cars with these colors when I was a kid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodent Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 Didn't see this. Burgundy Purple Metalflake? If so, gotta get some! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 https://www.testors.com/~/media/DigitalEncyclopedia/Documents/Testors/ColorCharts/RM280035_0914_TestorsPremiumPaints.ashx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Bartrop Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 Looks like the candy paints are back as well, only under different names? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadrunner Posted March 26, 2020 Author Share Posted March 26, 2020 3 hours ago, Rodent said: Didn't see this. Burgundy Purple Metalflake? If so, gotta get some! Yep, one of several metalflakes that have now returned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodent Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 1 minute ago, Roadrunner said: Yep, one of several metalflakes that have now returned. If it is available, I must do an AMT 40 Ford coupe like I did in c.1970. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadrunner Posted March 26, 2020 Author Share Posted March 26, 2020 13 minutes ago, Rodent said: If it is available, I must do an AMT 40 Ford coupe like I did in c.1970. That's my thought too, to do some tribute cars to ones I built as a kid, where I can actually remember what was what. I already bought some metalflake blue for a '32 Ford Phaeton, as that was one of my all-time favorites from those long ago days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Bartrop Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 I also remember letting all the metal particles settle, and pouring off the clear coloured paint for airbrushable candy colours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 7 hours ago, Richard Bartrop said: I also remember letting all the metal particles settle, and pouring off the clear coloured paint for airbrushable candy colours. I did that with the blue to get some clear blue to airbrush the "blue back room" glass on A-1E Skyraiders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Metallic Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 Really wish they had formulated them into their lacquer line. Seems like ages since they've added any new colors to that line. But it is nice to have these colors back either way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plowboy Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 1 hour ago, Mr. Metallic said: Really wish they had formulated them into their lacquer line. Seems like ages since they've added any new colors to that line. But it is nice to have these colors back either way. X2. I quit using enamels years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadrunner Posted March 27, 2020 Author Share Posted March 27, 2020 On 3/25/2020 at 11:25 PM, Richard Bartrop said: I also remember letting all the metal particles settle, and pouring off the clear coloured paint for airbrushable candy colours. Pretty good idea. I may give that a try. Now if the AMT and Pactra spray lacquers would just come back, I'd be in hog heaven. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 28 minutes ago, Roadrunner said: Now if the AMT and Pactra spray lacquers would just come back, I'd be in hog heaven. Quite a few of the Testor lacquers fill some of the long-lost AMT and Pactra lacquer slots pretty nicely. Some of them even SMELL like some of the old AMT paints. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadrunner Posted March 27, 2020 Author Share Posted March 27, 2020 30 minutes ago, Snake45 said: Quite a few of the Testor lacquers fill some of the long-lost AMT and Pactra lacquer slots pretty nicely. Some of them even SMELL like some of the old AMT paints. I agree. The Testors Mystic Emerald is a pretty decent stand-in for the green metalflake I used an an AWB Mustang many, many years ago, though I don't recall if that was AMT or Pactra paint back then. I intend to paint my replacement kit the same, using the Mystic Emerald. Actually I already did paint it, but messed it up pretty bad, so bought yet another kit. But if I can save the first body, I'll probably just trade off the second kit, or at least that's the current plan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rbray47 Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 Are they really the same? Or did they just bring back the names? I ask because after seeing this thread, I googled 'Testor's Jade Green Metal Flake' and on each image the caps looked like a medium green instead of dark like it used to be. When I was a kid, that was my favorite color by them. I painted dozens of cars with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadrunner Posted March 28, 2020 Author Share Posted March 28, 2020 9 hours ago, Rbray47 said: Are they really the same? Or did they just bring back the names? I ask because after seeing this thread, I googled 'Testor's Jade Green Metal Flake' and on each image the caps looked like a medium green instead of dark like it used to be. When I was a kid, that was my favorite color by them. I painted dozens of cars with it. I really don't know for sure, but assuming they have the original formulas, I don't see why they'd have need to change them. The green looks the same to me, but we're talking 50 year old memories here, so who knows? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CabDriver Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 2 hours ago, Roadrunner said: The green looks the same to me, but we're talking 50 year old memories here, so who knows? Weren’t colors in black and white back then anyway? ? I haven’t had the pleasure of using any of these, but I love a nice coarse flake - has anyone got any pics of anything they’ve painted with these? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monza77 Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 (edited) If anyone in Canada needs some cans of Testors Extreme Lacquer to finish a project, Canadian Tire is clearing them out at $6.43 cdn, a saving of 3.16 cdn a can. Good selection of colours although you may have to go multiple stores. I have seen them at multiple CanTires. They are in the house paint section. I bought several but plan to use them quickly as I lost about 20 cans to bottom edge leakage. Edited March 29, 2020 by monza77 forgot a comma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Handley Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 (edited) On 3/27/2020 at 2:23 PM, Snake45 said: Quite a few of the Testor lacquers fill some of the long-lost AMT and Pactra lacquer slots pretty nicely. Some of them even SMELL like some of the old AMT paints. Pactra paints are around, just as R/C lacquers instead. Edited March 31, 2020 by Joe Handley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadrunner Posted March 31, 2020 Author Share Posted March 31, 2020 7 hours ago, Joe Handley said: Pactra paints are around, just as R/C lacquers instead. True enough, but they're horribly stinky paints. I'm not sure either if they'd work out OK on polystyrene kits, though that might be something to try some spoon tests on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Handley Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 23 hours ago, Roadrunner said: True enough, but they're horribly stinky paints. I'm not sure either if they'd work out OK on polystyrene kits, though that might be something to try some spoon tests on. You'll probably want a really good primer then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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