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Just curious if anyone has heard any updates yet?

I wish LP would expand their lineup to include more of the TS colours.

So, I've decided to order the Green Stuff chrome paint. I was looking at reviews as well on Youtube (Barbatosrex), and the Green Stuff seems to be better than AK super chrome for brush applications. Thank you for your suggestion (and everyone else's as well)

No, I'm referring to the old testors square bottles and this one was simply called chrome. it looked just like liquid chrome, no metallic, etc. I decanted the molotow pens into an empty jar, and after a few months, it's all settled. When I shake it and stir it, it doesn't look like liquid chrome, but rather simply a metallic silver with visible metallic.

thanks for all the responses guys! I think I'm going to try AK super chrome, that looks to be what I need.

Hi Everyone, when cutting parts off of the chrome plated trees, I need to touch up the part that I've removed. Years ago, Testors Chrome enamel paint was perfect. unfortunately, it was discontinued years ago. I have tried the molotow pens, either straight from the pen or empty into a jar and brushed on, and it never seems to work. It always ends up as a silver metallic, not shiny chrome. I have shaken, stirred, etc, and it never seems to work. Any suggestions? (I only need it for part touchups, I use Baremetal foil for window trim, and I'm very happy with that) Thanks!

I would do the same thing and switch to airbrushing their LP paints, but their LP paints are still missing a lot of their rattle can colours. It's too bad they don't have the same colour catalogue in both rattle can and LP bottle paints.

this is looking more positive, looks like this will be resolved eventually. I'm surprised too that Tamiya is reformulating. (According to the video). The thing is, you could say that canada is a small market, which it is, but this also affects their PS paint line. That is used specifically for their RC cars, and if you can't buy the paint for RC car kits, then perhaps that would affect sales of their RC cars? Same with their model kits. Not having their spray cans could possibly affect people buying Tamiya model kits too. The thing with Tamiya, is they offer a complete package for the hobbyist. You buy a kit, their instructions call out all the Tamiya paints, and you have all of the Tamiya tools and accessories to help build the model. You take out their spray paint from that equation, and it could affect overall sales. I'm the minority I'm sure, but I use Tamiya products exclusively. Paints, tools, etc.

Good point. I used to buy Tamiya enamels (yes, enamels, not acrylic) paints from Japan on Ebay, and always received them. (I may have just gotten lucky) Canada then started allowing the sale of Tamiya enamels starting a few years ago, so I now get them from my local hobby shop. Strangely though, Tamiya enamels are not allowed to be sold in the US. Tamiya sprays are fine in the US, now not fine in Canada, while their enamels are allowed in Canada, but not in US? I think I'll just let this play out for the next while and see what happens!

as well, I imagine we canadians can buy from Ebay still. More expensive, sure, but for the time being that should work.

just heard about this news, pretty disapointing to hear this. I exclusively use tamiya spray paints. I much prefer them vs airbrushing. It does sound like it may be a temporary issue while they sort out labelling/forumulation. I'm hopeful anyway.

I don't typically prime except for the body. I'm wondering now if I should give all the parts on the sprue a coat of tamiya rattle can primer before painting....

Tamiya TS-58 Pearl Light Blue is a nice blue/silver metallic colour.

I think Tamiya TS-54 Light Metallic Blue may be a close match as well. Could play with the base undercoat to slightly change the colour

this is a good idea. Perhaps their dark green over a black base, and then clear with Tamiya's pearl clear, which will give it the metallic effect. (I've used their pearl clear and it's in scale to me, or at least close enough)