V8tiger Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 I'm working on the altered that Atlantis makes. I thought yellow was yellow.... how wrong I was.... I had some Testors spray yellow enamal, Did the Tamiya white primer thing and did the decanting... and did a first coat... Yuck! Drab yellow....now i wanna go to the other spectrum. I'd love to have a few suggestions... I'm thinking metalflake yellow....What's the brightest yellow out there for models???? I'd love to find something that's stunning. Thanks in advance everyone..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stitchdup Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 house of kolor paints are pretty bright, just use them over the brightest silver mettalic you can find, or you could try tamiya clear yellow over some of their silvers and golds. House of kolor paints can be loads of different shade depending on the base colours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 Not sure they will have the exact color you are looking for but I rely mostly on TAMIYA paints. They do have a few yellows you could choose from. Burbank House of Hobbies seems to always have the colors I am looking for and they have pretty quick shipping. Good luck with your project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V8tiger Posted October 1, 2022 Author Share Posted October 1, 2022 I wanna thank you guys for your suggestions i ended up buying TS-97 Tamiya Pearl Yellow. Seems like Tamiya always come through. Thanks again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick L Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 I hope I’m not too late to tell you this but if you’re using gray primer the yellow will come out a little greenish. Use a white primer to get the full extent of the color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V8tiger Posted October 4, 2022 Author Share Posted October 4, 2022 No you're not too late. I ended up not painting it pearl yellow. I had a can Testors White Lightning which is a pretty awesome pearl paint that just felt better for the little Atlantis Altered.... The contrast of the white pearl body against the black frame and tires just said all business for a competition altered. Thanks for writing... I really appreciate it. Oh and i did use white Tamiya primer....:-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rbray47 Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 I recently tried Mr Surfacer 1000 light gray primer from Hobby Lobby. I sprayed Rustoleum Sun Yellow over it. Very bright and went on smooth, it just took a few coats to cover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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