*First Airbrush*

[Dave G.]

1 hour ago, Zippi said:

Thanks for t he tip Dave.

I don't know if it matters to you but FolkArt has a true midnight blue, very dark. Apple Barrel has a couple of quite dark blues too that usually can be found at Walmart or Micheal's.

Edited March 16, 2021 by Dave G.

[Zippi]

Thanks for the heads up.  This pic shows the color I was really wanting.  Very good looking color.  

[Dave G.]

9 hours ago, Zippi said:

Thanks for the heads up.  This pic shows the color I was really wanting.  Very good looking color.  

Ah, so that's not midnight blue and has some grey in it and is more purple than blue.. It almost looks like a pearlized clear coat on there. Comparing the truck color to the blue on that floor gives the comparison/difference. I'm glad you posted this.

[Zippi]

Just to clarify fellows.  I am not really wanting Midnight Blue, It's just what I picked up at Hobby Lobby since they didn't really have the color I wanted.  Just thought I would mix the black with the Midnight Blue to see how it turned out.  I'm just playing around with some colors and my new airbrush.  If anyone knows what craft paint would be closer to what I'm looking for please give me your thoughts.

On a side note....while looking for colors I came across this pic.  Nice looking color and REALLY nice looking truck. Still not really sure if this is a model or full size???  

Edited March 17, 2021 by Zippi

[Dave G.]

I'd be willing to bet that second truck has an almost chrome silver base coat with translucent blue over it. Or so called transparent blue.

You don't exactly pick easy colors to attain or emulate ( that's fine but just sayin)!

Edited March 17, 2021 by Dave G.
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[Zippi]

16 minutes ago, Dave G. said:

I'd be willing to bet that second truck has an almost chrome silver base coat with translucent blue over it. Or so called transparent blue.

You don't exactly pick easy colors to attain or emulate ( that's fine but just sayin)!

Well Dave....I'm not trying to pick hard colors believe me ☺  The second pic was really for the truck as it just looks pretty kewl.  I think I'm going to stick with the midnight blue and a little black when it comes time to paint.  I bought some Tamiya X-22 clear gloss I'm going to shoot over it.  This will be my first time spraying a body with my new Paasche H airbrush.  Kinda got me a little nerves.     

[Dave G.]

1 hour ago, Zippi said:

Well Dave....I'm not trying to pick hard colors believe me ☺  The second pic was really for the truck as it just looks pretty kewl.  I think I'm going to stick with the midnight blue and a little black when it comes time to paint.  I bought some Tamiya X-22 clear gloss I'm going to shoot over it.  This will be my first time spraying a body with my new Paasche H airbrush.  Kinda got me a little nerves.     

You'll do fine. I do suggest a test shoot on something besides porous materials first though. If that goes fine then go for it. You can only learn by doing !

[charlie8575]

On 3/16/2021 at 5:22 PM, Dave G. said:

Adding black alone will give you a grey blue. You need some red in the blue more than black. Then shoot that over a black base or black primer and you should be pretty close to midnight with that blue. Don't be afraid to go 3-4 coats of the new blue over the darker base coat.. 

 

That was interesting. I think I'm going to watch the entire series and make some notes.

Charlie Larkin