An Observation

[Xingu]

Sitting here waiting for paint to dry and looked around my bench. I have a lot of black paint.

SPRAY CANS

Testors Flat Black

Krylon Flat Black

Tamiya Matte Black

Tamiya Rubber Black

Model Master Semi-Gloss Black

Duplicolor Universal Black

Duplicolor Black Primer

 

TESTORS ENAMEL BOTTLES

Flat Black

Rubber Black

Black Metallic

Graphite Metallic

Gloss Black

Semi-Gloss Black

 

MODEL MASTER ACRYLIC

Semi-Gloss Black

Flat Black

Engine Flat Black

Grimy Flat Black

Aircraft Interior Black

 

MISCELLANEOUS PAINT

Vallejo Black Wash

Model Master Metallizer - Several Black/Dark Grey Shades

MCW Airbrush Ready Black

HOK Airbrush Ready Black Base

 

I bet there are others with even more (at least I hope there is)

 

[Snake45]

Rolling Stones fan?

[Xingu]

I can paint a lot of tiny doors.

 

[unclescott58]

So, what's the problem?

[Xingu]

So, what's the problem?

Storage space. I saw some black paint that I do not have and need a place to keep it.

[Tom Geiger]

and no doubt each of those serves a purpose.   I have a collection like that and a gray collection too.  I find having a lot of tones and degrees of flat to shine help make models look more realistic.  Look at your interior or engine compartment.  You will find a lot of variations of color.

[Nacho Z]

I use a lot of different blacks and silvers, (really more "metals"), when I build.  It just makes your model more realistic.  Without running down to the bench to verify MFR, I have one not on your list.  Floquil Grimy black.

[Lizard Racing]

Don't throw it away, you might need it someday.  When emptying out my deceased parents' house, I found some spray paint from when I was in school, 35 years earlier.  And they took it with them when they moved.

[MrObsessive]

I have a couple others that are very good and not on your list.............

Polly Scale Steam Power Black, and Engine Black. IMO the Engine Black is the BEST "flat" black out there! It's not super dull flat like Tamiya's flat black, yet is not as shiny as their semi gloss black. It's perfect for interiors to represent vinyl on seats and dashboards.

Unfortunately, Polly Scale paints are now defunct, and in fact I bought the last bottle I could find on eBay of their Steam Power Black.

I'd hope someone would take them over or come out with a very reasonable facsimile, but I'm not holding my breath.

[Snake45]

I use a lot of different blacks and silvers, (really more "metals"), when I build.  It just makes your model more realistic.  Without running down to the bench to verify MFR, I have one not on your list.  Floquil Grimy black.

I have at least two more--MM Black Chrome Trim, which I use the way other people use, say, Pepsi, and MM Aircraft Cockpit Black, which is an occasionally useful flat off-black.

I forget, did you have MM Metallic Black?

Edited June 4, 2016 by Snake45

[DrKerry]

Seems to me you need a little color in your life!!!!!!!!! LOL, sorry had to say it.......... I've got a lot of different black tones too but not as many as you have.....

[Mike999]

Lifecolor and several other companies, like Vallejo and Andrea, make whole sets of just black paint.

I like Lifecolor set #CS-27 (available from HobbyLinc in Atlanta). It's a set of 6 black acrylic paints:

UA731 Dirty Black, UA732 Vulcanized Rubber, UA733 Tire Black, UA734 Worn Black, UA735 Deep Cockpit and UA736 Burned Black.

[bbowser]

Isn't it funny how many shades of black there are when you really look closely?  The same can be said for white, although probably not quite as many.

[Xingu]

The funny thing is, we can actually see the difference in the many shades when we use them on our models.

[Tom Geiger]

Isn't it funny how many shades of black there are when you really look closely?  The same can be said for white, although probably not quite as many.

But there are 50 shades of grey!  

Edited June 5, 2016 by Tom Geiger