Tamiya Mica Red Base?

[jjsipes]

What base color have you all used for Mica Red if any? I have tried a Bright Red base with good results. Black has worked good as well to darken the Mica Red some. But, was wondering if anybody has tried an Orange as a base color? I'm looking for something a little brighter for a project without going into the House of Colour paints. I know some colors are affected by the base color that you use.

[gman]

I have shot that over white primer, grey primer, gold. It is a fairly translucent color, and takes several coats to keep the base color from showing through. 

The easiest way would be to do a spoon test over your chosen base colors- multiple spoons will show you how many coats will be needed to get the desired hue and coverage.

 

[gman]

On my next project using Tamiya Mica Red, I was thinking of trying it over their new red primer. I have had very good luck with Tamiya's fine surface primers,  and their new red seems pretty well suited for use with Mica Red.

[DiscoRover007]

I used Tamiya mica red over gloss black and then clear coated with tamiya clear red. Then cleared with TS-13

[espo]

I have used Tamiya White Primer for a base coat on any light color. This also worked well under a bright Yellow color as it is also very translucent. Best thing to do is the old tried and true spoon test. Save yourself from having to strip paint off of your project if it doesn't turn out like you want. 

[Karl LaFong]

Old trick from the 60's - if I want a "warm" look, shoot it over Tamiya Gold, for a "cool" look, shoot it over silver.  I don't have any pictures, but I've been pleased with both undercoats.

[High octane]

I've used Tamiya Mica Red as a base coat for their Translucent Red and got a nice color for my Monogram Red Baron kit.