Old Testors color chart

[Kit Basher]

I'm starting on an original issue of the Monogram 1/72 B-52. I found this inside, thought some of you might be interested.

[Snake45]

Very cool! 

I believe a very similar color chart used to run somewhere...back cover of the Auto World catalogs, maybe? 

[Mark]

That Monogram cement tube is neat, I've never seen one before.

[Ironman63]

Very cool.  I didn't know they used to include these.

[BlackSheep214]

Wow... a great find! Thanks for sharing! My guess those were either from the ‘50s or 60s.

[Kit Basher]

32 minutes ago, BlackSheep214 said:

Wow... a great find! Thanks for sharing! My guess those were either from the ‘50s or 60s.

They were in this kit- Copyright 1968.

[Mark]

I would have guessed sometime after '66, the Testors Custom Colors are what used to be the Ed Roth Custom Colors line.  I'm pretty certain the Roth car kits left the Revell lineup after '66, the connection between Roth and Testors probably ended around the same time.

[peteski]

Neat discovery. Never seen either item. 

But the chart still doesn't explain what "pla" means.  Some say that it means "for plastic", but the chart states that those enamels can be used on all sort of surfaces.

[slusher]

That is a cool find.  That is nice to have since Testors has been sold..

[Kit Basher]

I just noticed that the tube of glue says "15 cent size". How times have changed! It looks like it could be used, but I think I'll keep it as is.

Edited October 20, 2020 by Kit Basher

[1972coronet]

14 hours ago, peteski said:

But the chart still doesn't explain what "pla" means.  Some say that it means "for plastic", but the chart states that those enamels can be used on all sort of surfaces.

That was my first thought , too . It's obviously not an acronym ( i.e. , 'Plastic , Leather , Acetate" or some such ) . Maybe it's in the description , but I can't rea that fine print .

[Kit Basher]

OK, because inquiring minds want to know... I read thru the whole brochure. Nowhere does it say what "pla" means.

[SfanGoch]

And, you won't get a straight answer on the net. I doubt calling RPM to get the skinny will get to the bottom of this, either. The blokes what works there know even less about product history than we do.

[BlackSheep214]

Funny... last night I found the same exact kit on oldmodelkits website. 

https://www.oldmodelkits.com/index.php?detail=48006&page=8&cat=Military Aircraft&manu=Monogram&erl=Monogram-1-72-Boeing-B-52D-Stratofortress-with-Jet-Sound-PA215

 

 

[peteski]

3 hours ago, SfanGoch said:

And, you won't get a straight answer on the net. I doubt calling RPM to get the skinny will get to the bottom of this, either. The blokes what works there know even less about product history than we do.

I think the only hope to find some definitive answers would be to find one of the early Testors employees (if they are even still alive). Chances of that happening are not very good.

[Ironman63]

If PLA meant the same then as it does now, it is Polylactide or Polylactic Acid, according to Wikipedia:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polylactic_acid

Polylactide is one of the most popular materials for 3D printing, quoting the article.  This article explains how to paint PLA printed items:

https://3dinsider.com/how-to-paint-pla/

Amazon has a listing for Testors Pla 1156 paint thinner:

https://www.amazon.com/Testors-1156-Pla-thinner-4-oz/dp/B004GJBWVM

I don't know if they are the same but to me it would be logical to presume that they are.  Someone who is adept at 3D printing may be able to help sort this out.

Edited October 21, 2020 by Ironman63

[vamach1]

Today’s chemistry lesson is what is PLA. Sorry for giving the same answer.  There will be a quiz later.  Further research leads me to believe in the 60’s it was just short for PLAstic enamel paint and simply branding.

Edited October 21, 2020 by vamach1

[Kit Basher]

1 hour ago, BlackSheep214 said:

Funny... last night I found the same exact kit on oldmodelkits website. 

https://www.oldmodelkits.com/index.php?detail=48006&page=8&cat=Military Aircraft&manu=Monogram&erl=Monogram-1-72-Boeing-B-52D-Stratofortress-with-Jet-Sound-PA215

 

 

Wow! I'm glad I didn't have to pay that for mine!

[SfanGoch]

16 minutes ago, Ironman63 said:

If PLA meant the same then as it does now, it is Polylactide or Polylactic Acid, according to Wikipedia:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polylactic_acid

Polylactide is one of the most popular materials for 3D printing, quoting the article.  This article explains how to paint PLA printed items:

https://3dinsider.com/how-to-paint-pla/

Amazon has a listing for Testors Pla 1156 paint thinner:

https://www.amazon.com/Testors-1156-Pla-thinner-4-oz/dp/B004GJBWVM

I don't know if they are the same but to me it would be logical to presume that they are.  Someone who is adept at 3D printing may be able to help sort this out.

"Pla", referring to Testor's enamel paints, has nothing to do with polylactic acid. Polylactic acid is a thermoplastic which is not a component of any type of paint.

[ZTony8]

On 10/20/2020 at 8:54 PM, BlackSheep214 said:

Funny... last night I found the same exact kit on oldmodelkits website. 

https://www.oldmodelkits.com/index.php?detail=48006&page=8&cat=Military Aircraft&manu=Monogram&erl=Monogram-1-72-Boeing-B-52D-Stratofortress-with-Jet-Sound-PA215

 

 

The prices on that site are a bit  "ambitious".

[BlackSheep214]

5 hours ago, ZTony8 said:

The prices on that site are a bit  "ambitious".

I agree.