Hi, all…
I just finished a Tamiya Spitfire Mk V in the Dark Green/Ocean Gray scheme, and the upper surfaces came out way too dark.
Because of my housing situation, I’m restricted to using rattlecans…I used Tamiya AS-9 and AS-10 on this and while the green is maybe a bit too dark, the gray is way too dark. I did some test strips using different Tamiya rattlecans, and their Light Ghost Gray looks more correct than anything else.
Am I doing something wrong? Can anyone help?
Many thanks,
Brent
I have a Tamiya Mosquito kit in the stash and those or the colors they call out 
I watched a youtube build of the kit and he airbrushed XF-82 & XF-81. If you like the results perhaps you can try to match with rattle cans.
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Wow, that Mossie looks great.
Here’s my Spitfire…
Since the flash of the camera is so bright, the colors look pretty good. But in person, it’s really dark…
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Looks great to me! Good job - and I really like that scheme.
I use Tamiya’s Aircraft color rattlecans, too. But I treat the colors as starting points, knowing that I will weather them and so, out of the can, it doesn’t matter that it’s not a finished color.
Welcome to the forum Brent! Your Spitfire looks terrific. I use rattle cans too. Sometimes the color of the primer can affect the final appearance of the finished paint. I usually use Tamiya light gray, but use white primer for lighter colors.
Build looks good,I would think the cans would be a lot more noxious then an airbrush,unless it’s about the noise