To anyone who has tried or uses MRP paints (Aqua, lacquer either or both), could you advise where you purchased?
I’m in USA.
TIA.
Hi Greg. I purchase them from Hobby-World USA. It’s the only place that I know of that carries them in the USA. I’ll warn you in advance that you’ll find a lot of the poplular colors backordered often (for the aformentioned reason). However, Matt has great customer service. Any time I have a question he emails back same day usually.
I punched it into my browser and it looked like maybe 3 outlets in the US but I’ve never used them nor the paint, just sayin.
Military Hobbies in Orange CA carries the brand in store.
Thanks Andy. Makes me feel good to put a name (Matt) with a store, appreciate it. Hobbyworld-USA was the top search term hit, it means more meaning you’ve worked with them before.
OMG, thanks for chiming in.
Stik, MRP paints in stock and less than 2 miles from Disneyland. How can it get better? (PS, if you answered this same question from me recently, my sincere apologies. I think I have isolation brain or something.
Greg, I have ordered mine through Hobbyworld-USA. Although, Sprue Bros now carries their aqua line. I haven’t tried the aqua line but, their lacquers are sure nice for airbrushing.
Greg, SB has the MRP lacquer line too. Have you used Mr. Paint or AK Real Color lacquers? They are really good and not as expensive though the bottles are smaller but they cover reaaly well. I use Mr. Color Leveling Thinner with them and even Tamiya for an exceptional finish.
Ernie, you must be reading my mind.
I have not tried any of the lacquers you mentioned but have read nothing but praise about them. I recieved one MRP lacquer with my initial MRP Aqua order to play with, haven’t yet.
It does sound like Mr Levelling thinner works across the board and I appreciate your confirmation as a real-life person I know. I watched a review of MRP Aqua acryls by Phil Flory the other day and he reports that it also responds well to Mr Levelling thinner.
Everybody seems to be out of stock (Mr Levelling Thinner), I was estatic when I checked my thinner drawer and have a decent sized bottle of the stuff.
Based on all the great info here, I plan to place an order with SB and HW-USA simultaneously, see which arrives when. I might throw in a bottle or two of Mr Paint and/or AK.
Thanks for you input. [Y]
Sprue Bros lacquer colors seem to be about 50% or more out of stock though.
Greg please let us know about your experie with the paints once you use them. I think you will like them.
By the by, if you want a real smooth clear gloss finish, shoot Tamiya clear gloss and immediately shoot Mr. Leveling Thinner by itself as a wet coat over the clear gloss. The thinner does something to smooth out the gloss and makes it look fantastic.
Yes, looking at the colors, it seems you are right.
Sounds like this could be the tip of the month. I’m printing a copy of this thead and taping it somewhere conspicuoius in my painting area so I don’t forget. Thanks, Ernie. [Y]
I haven’t placed my order(s) yet, so haven’t tried AK or Real Colors Lacquers yet. But being barely able to curb my enthusiam I want to report back that I did a test spray of the one color of MRP Lacquer I did buy.
Other than lacquer clear coats and Alclad metallics, this was my first experience with a lacquer color paint. I laid down a few test coats on an unprepared and unprimed brand new ‘mule’ fuselage half. In the time it took me to strip, clean, and reassamble my a/b (5 mins maybe) I had the most beautiful gloss finish ever. To my amazement it was already rock hard and seemingly impervious to very aggresive scratch testing.
I am beyond impressed and I think I might finally get why so many of you swear by lacquers and perhaps even acrylic lacquers.
I knew you were gonna be impressed. [;)].
I gathered that by the way you asked the question, Ernie. Which was part of the reason I got off my duff and did the test.
I had to run downstairs this morning and see if the finish was really that good.
It is.
[Y]
Your life is now forever altered. For the good![;)]
Right now I’m thinking thoughts about Floquil paints, easy, friendly, basically fool proof. Hah and long gone lol !!! Some of these “acrylic” lacquers might stand in the gap. Even Tamiya acrylics fit this category, too bad the color pallette isn’t more and more accurate. But using lacquer thinner for thinning them they are pretty easy handling.
I was lucky to grab the last remaining Floquil bottles of Old Silver, Bright Silver, Platinum, Engine Black and RR Tie Brown at a Shop a while back. I eventually ran out of the black but have several of the Silver shades in my stash.
I suspect so, Joe.
BTW, with a couple of MRP items out of stock at both Sprue Bros and Hobbyworld-USA, I just tried to place a small order from MRP directly in Slovakia. That didn’t work. [:(]
I’d love to try Military Hobbies, Stik. I know it’s one of your old go-to stores but they seem to require phone call to order, sort of not my thing.
I’m sure I’ve missed something but I don’t know who MRP paints is. I looked at the Hobbyworld-USA site (where I buy Zero paint) and don’t see anything by that name. Who are you referring to?
I saw something someplace online that looked like a notification they were moving, Greg.