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Cool. So let me ask this....I see a lot of people say they don't have that in their armory of paints. What are you all using? Rattle cans? Different brands? Options here in Alabama, as far as LHS, are pretty limited, and the select few still in business only sell Testors and occasionally Tamiya.

This was a test piece of sorts, so no real worries there. I have a closet full of cars that I WANT to do, and picked this up since the decal work was simpler than the other rally cars I have...so I'm not really all that miffed by it. It was designed to be a learning experience. OK, so use rattle cans for rattle cans and X series for X series. Got it. Really odd, I thought I read somewhere that somebody was using TS13 as their top coat after airbrushing standard stuff. No worries at all. I'm actually far happier its a general consensus compatibility issue, rather than a technique or innate talent issue. Thanks crew!

Many thanks! I'm not outstanding by any stretch but I am experienced, just looking to expand horizons. Thanks for the welcome!

Thanks for quick replies... X-7 is indeed bottle paint, not rattle can. So TS13 is NOT compatible with their bottle paints??? I tend to not use rattle can if I can help it, just b/c I don't have enough control. The few times I"ve used it on other kits I've done, the slightest error gives drips and runs, so I spray as much out of my airbrush as I can. I used clear gloss over it b/c the gloss from the red itself doesn't have enough shine, and putting decals over the gloss paint made it look funny. It was to unify the finish.

OK, started my first model car this weekend, the Tamiya Morris Mini Cooper 1275s. This was a "trainer" car, something to start and learn on. I sprayed on plain old Tamiya gloss red, X-7, a few thin coats until it got nice and even. Let it dry overnight, and applied the decals (with a little difficulty, but that's another matter). After the decals had dried, I sprayed with with a super quick mist coat of rattle can gloss from Tamiya. It was definitely a mist coat, not real heavy, no drips or anything. It took almost no time for the paint underneath, especially the paint in crevices, to eat away and show the primer underneath (see attached photo). So what did I do wrong? Need to wait longer for paint to gas out before clear coat? Avoid Tamiya clear and use something else? Need some guidance. Sorry if this is repeat question, thanks in advance for reading and helping!

Hey everyone! I am new to the model car world, but not new to model building in general. I typically do sci fi models, sometimes wargaming minis, but enjoy diversifying. You can check out my work at my blog, defiantworkshop.blogspot.com. But that's not why I'm here...I'm here because this is a brave new world for me, so I have tons of questions, so thanks in advance for your patience! Hope to learn a lot of new things!