tamiya acrylics

Tools, Techniques, and Reference Materials Painting and airbrushing
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I like to use tamiya acrylics when i paint a model but i have just got a revell heinkel 111 kit and have come across some paints in the kit instruction’s that i cannot find in the tamiya paint chart they are

antracite

light blue

patina green

http://www.themodelcatalogue.com/acatalog/Revell_Enamel_Paint.html

can anybody suggest suitible matches to these colours

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I’ve been looking all morning. I can’t find Revell numbers based on the ones you’ve listed. I did find a chart http://www.barelyhangingon.co.uk/paints/pages/revell.htm but I don’t trust it as it gives Humbrol H56 for the Light Blue which according to Humbrol is Aluminium! (note clever use of English spelling! [;)] )

I would try XF-63 for the Anthracite, XF-23 for the Light Blue & XF-27 Black Green for the Patina Green. Your eye and monitor may differ than mine! I know I’ve used those the first two colors for the Monogram He-111 I’ve started, and all three for a Stuka.

Good Luck!

3

Craig, you might want to try Gunze acrylics. Very similar to Tamiya, but with colours pre-mixed, ie all the key RLM colours, and thin perfectly with Tamiya thinner.

Best supplier in the UK is just down the road to you in Derby, see link below:

http://www.shopcreator.net/mall/modeldesignconstruction/

I’ve no links toMDC other than as a very satisfied customer.

Karl

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You may also want to experiment some paint mixing yourself. I do this often. Mixing two or three colors to obtain the desired one. Good luck.