Tamyia paint and clear coat

[Madd Trucker]

will  Tamiya  paint  hold up under  Duplicolor  clear this is  the  first time  I have used  Tamiya paint

[espo]

I have no idea about the use of Duplicolor Clear over the Tamiya paints. I just haven't been a user of Duplicolor, but I have used the Tamiya paint products with great satisfaction for many years. In that time I have used mostly the Tamiya TS-13 Clear and have always been pleased with the results. I have also used Model Master #28139 Ultra Gloss Clearcoat at times. My experience has been with either of these clear coats the finish has mainly to do with the polishing done with the clear coat. If you already have the Duplicolor Clear Coat you could experiment on some scraps or picnic spoons to see what it would look like and if there is any negative reaction between the different paint products. When you start mixing different paints from different suppliers you can sometimes open a real can of worms with the outcome. I would suggest which ever group of products you use test it on something you don't care about before you try it on a model you just put a lot of hard work into.  

[vintagerpm]

My guess is "probably", especially if you mist on the first coat of clear. But to be sure, you should test them on a scrap piece of plastic.

Mike

[Plowboy]

Buy a can of Tamiya clear. It's way better than Dupli Color. 

[DiscoRover007]

Tamiya paints are superior in my opinion. Duplocolor has a wider array of colors though, but you need to make sure if you use metallic that the flake is fine enough to look in scale. I have experienced chipping recently with Tamiya TS sprays but it might be user error and bad luck on my end.