Mr Motts Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Hello Everyone, I am wondering people's opinions of paints for motor parts that will be brush painted. I am starting my first model car kits in many years. Over the last few years i have done miniature models and figure models. For these kits I used acrylic paints. Mostly GW miniature paints and some craft paints as well. I have also tried a little airbrushing with Tamiya paints and had good luck with them on figure models. My first model attempt is a Revell 1970 Chevelle. The color call out is for Chevy Engine Red. I could use some acrylic paints I have, or I could try Model Masters. I see they have that color in both enamel and acrylic. I plan on brush painting the motor, tranny, etc. When using Acrylics in the past the finish is usually flat. I do not like brush painting with the Tamiya paints, as they seem to thin for me. Will the enamel paint give me a more realistic finish for the motor parts? Any advice would be a great help to the new guy Mr. Motts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Model master for Chevy engine red is an acrylic and its orange and is a gloss. The other engine colors for Fords and such are enamel. I use the chevy engine red all the time. hope this helps... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Motts Posted March 4, 2014 Author Share Posted March 4, 2014 Thanks Carl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MsDano85gt Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 i prefer the acrylic paints mostly due to the fact that its simply water washout for the brushes after use, i seem to be able to extend the use and life of my brushes.... i do use enamel paints usually on darker plastics that have not been primerd as the enamel seems to cover darker plastics better, acrylics i tend to notice require priming or many coats to cover dark molded plastics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pharoah Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Same here. I'm going more and more towards the acrylic paints,with the occasional metalizer used here and there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie8575 Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 I use whatever I can get the color I need/want in. The MM Acryls are decent paints, as are the enamels, they just tend to dry rather slowly. That can be sped up a little with a blow-dryer or a food dehydrator. As a note, the engine in that Chevelle should be orange, I think. Chevy only used red engines for a couple of years and in a couple of applications. All 1956 V8s should be red, and I think there were a few years the 6s were red instead of orange or blue. Charlie Larkin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W-409 Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Yes, the engine color is Chevy Engine Red, which actually is more like orange. I painted this Chevy SBC of our Stock Eliminator Chevelle with the color, and here is a picture of the shade of the paint. I paint almost everything with Revell and Humbrol Enamels. They are great stuff, but I haven't found a perfect color for Chevy Engine Orange yet. I just bought Model Master's Chevy Engine Orange, though, and it looks really close. I haven't tried it yet, but I think that is the best one so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Motts Posted March 4, 2014 Author Share Posted March 4, 2014 Hello Niko, Thanks for the great reference photo and advice. I think I am going to try the Model Masters Chevy Engine Red enamel and see if I like it better than the Acrylics I have been using. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent G Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 I went to Auto Zone and bought a spray can of Chevy Engine Red enamel. Looks fine to me. G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Motts Posted March 5, 2014 Author Share Posted March 5, 2014 Great thinking G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnwildpunk Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 Like someone said the chevy red is really more orange in the real world. But m.m. And other paint are to much of a true red for the chevy colour IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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