Andrew D the Jolly Roger Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 Seeking advice since I'm just an aircraft guy who dabbles in automotive and am often clueless. Saw a show recently with a '68 Charger redone in a shade called "Black Cherry." As the name implies, it looks almost black from some angles and deep dark burgundy from others. Was really taken with it, it was breathtaking. Been doing searches and haven't found anything yet unless I want to fork over a couple hundred for a bit of professional paint. Is this something available in our plastic world, and if so, where? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 (edited) Interesting question. I've been kinda looking for something similar for a build of the Eddie Dye roadster. Closest real-world color I've seen was on a late-model Caddy hippopotamus. Somebody like MCW or Scalefinishes otter be able to mix it if you can find a color code. Edited July 14, 2022 by Ace-Garageguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew D the Jolly Roger Posted July 14, 2022 Author Share Posted July 14, 2022 1 hour ago, Ace-Garageguy said: Interesting question. I've been kinda looking for something similar for a build of the Eddie Dye roadster. Closest real-world color I've seen was on a late-model Caddy hippopotamus. Somebody like MCW or Scalefinishes otter be able to mix it if you can find a color code. Yep, second place I went looking was in Scalefinishes. Might be in there somewhere, but I didn't find it. Actually found what I'm talking about, here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-rrI3qjWQc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Eh? Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 This is from the Createx Paints Youtube channel: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenGuthmiller Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 Don’t know if this will help you or not, but MCW carries a ‘67 GM color called “Royal Plum” that might be close to what you’re after. Not exactly Black Cherry, but more of a very dark eggplant color. Steve 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plowboy Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 IF you could find it, Model Masters made a Dark Cherry Pearl years ago. But, has been discontinued for quite some time. Try doing a search on ebay. I've scored some of the other colors a few times there. This is what it looks like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gman Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 Another approach "on the cheap" using hobby paints and some pearl pigment (available at chains like Michaels and Hobby Lobby) with an airbrush would be to spray a black base coat, and follow it up with several coats of clear red with pearl pigment mixed in. https://www.tamiyausa.com/shop/tamiya-color-lacquer-10ml/lacquer-lp-1-black/ https://www.tamiyausa.com/shop/tamiya-color-lacquer-10ml/lacquer-lp-52-clear-red/ https://www.jacquardproducts.com/pearl-ex Burying the pearl coats under some more clear red and clear top coat over the black should give you that black cherry effect. A more dramatic effect would be to use some House of Kolor paints (available in smaller airbrush quantities through online vendors). Black Cherry Bomb or Candy Brandywine over a black base would get you a few different versions of that colour. https://tcpglobal.com/pages/brand-house-of-kolor?gclid=CjwKCAjw_b6WBhAQEiwAp4HyIOfclWzXkWtVfXrXckxBk2dLMhf4VOXvV_9-n2ByaaqVQIN4dHw9lxoCmFMQAvD_BwE 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JollySipper Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 DupliColor makes a color called Dark Garnet Red Pearl......... Not sure it's exactly what you want, here's how it looks. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jantrix Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 1 hour ago, JollySipper said: DupliColor makes a color called Dark Garnet Red Pearl......... Not sure it's exactly what you want, here's how it looks. I used the same color for a customer build. It's quite nice. Check the Duplicolor line at whichever auto parts store carries the best selection. PepBoys in my experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nacho Z Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 Gravity Colors - Spain - sells a General Motors Dark Cherry, #GC-283. Beautiful color. I have some spoon tests, white primer and silver base. I’ll try to post pics later tonight if you would like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misterNNL Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 I painted one of my radical Custom Merc coupes that color back in the 1960's for the MPC contest series. I sprayed candy red over black with great results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteski Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 1 hour ago, Nacho Z said: Gravity Colors - Spain - sells a General Motors Dark Cherry, #GC-283. Beautiful color. I have some spoon tests, white primer and silver base. I’ll try to post pics later tonight if you would like. I believe that is the color used on the '90s Impals SS (and possibly other vehicles). Friend of mine owned that car. Any of the model paint companies (Gravity is one of them) that can mix paint using 1:1 automotive paint formulas should be able to mix it for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nacho Z Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 28 minutes ago, peteski said: I believe that is the color used on the '90s Impals SS (and possibly other vehicles). Friend of mine owned that car. Any of the model paint companies (Gravity is one of them) that can mix paint using 1:1 automotive paint formulas should be able to mix it for you. Peter, I believe that is correct. When I was looking for actual examples of the paint the Impala SS showed up. I may be weird in the fact that I will buy paint before I have a particular model picked out for it. This is especially true when I am paying shipping from overseas. I do the same thing with Zero Paints. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nacho Z Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 Andrew, this may not be what you are looking for but I thought I would try to help. The color is Dark Cherry, not Black Cherry, but it may appeal to you. The Dark Cherry is the middle spoon. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbill Posted July 15, 2022 Share Posted July 15, 2022 GM black rose metallic, also called edible berries… 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bisc63 Posted July 15, 2022 Share Posted July 15, 2022 Some nice options here! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gman Posted July 15, 2022 Share Posted July 15, 2022 12 hours ago, bisc63 said: Some nice options here! Agreed- love that look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew D the Jolly Roger Posted July 16, 2022 Author Share Posted July 16, 2022 Wow!! I really want to thank you all for such an abundance of ideas and options, I'm glad to be learning from the best! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiohd10 Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 I recently tried doing the exact same thing on a corvette after seeing an Eagle e-type speedster on Top Gear. I used tamiya rattle cans in steps…grey primer, gloss black base, pearl clear, clear red, tamiya smoke, ts-13. It’s basically black until the sun hits it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldcarfan27 Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 I'm thinking a black metallic or charcoal grey metallic followed by a few coats of candy red, just may do the trick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bainford Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 16 hours ago, radiohd10 said: I recently tried doing the exact same thing on a corvette after seeing an Eagle e-type speedster on Top Gear. I used tamiya rattle cans in steps…grey primer, gloss black base, pearl clear, clear red, tamiya smoke, ts-13. It’s basically black until the sun hits it. Brilliant. That paint looks great, and the effect is perfect in the sunlight. One of the nicest examples of black cherry I've seen on a model. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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