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Does anyone have any solution to make the Yellow Tint that is used on US Marine and US Navy aircraft Windscreens? Any tricks?
PS: Yes, I am new to the Board but real FSM like there no tomorrow.
Thanks
Uswin
There are multiple options to add a tint to a clear part.
Personally I prefer using clear colours(Tamiya and/or Gunze) and airbrushing a thin layer onto the part.
Other people will have different methods, for me the clear colours work well and I haven’t explored any alternative methods.
Now Tamiya and Gunze are… Acrylics Based paints right?
They also offer enamel paints. [;)]
I have used Testors for a good quarter of my Armor and militray scale time. I mean. 15 maybe 18 years. How is Tamiya and Gunze Vs. Testor in comparasin ?
Never used Testors, they are not available where I am.
Having switched from Humbrol and Revell I must say that Tamiya and Gunze, IMO, way outperform those.
You will have to wait for others to get an answer to that question unfortunately.
I’ve heard that if you make a mixture of Future and one of the Tamiya clear paints (yellow in your case) and just dip the part in, it works wonders. I have never tried this myself yet.
I have had good luck using Future and food coloring. Put a couple of drops of Future on a plastic lid and then dip your paint brush into the food coloring and transfer it to the Future. Then mix. You can check your mixture on a piece of clear plastic and adjust accordingly.
Mike M
Okay? How does Future work? What is it? I know it used like on. Wood and stuff. But is it? Does it dry like paint? I know a lot of aviation builders worship that stuff like it was some clear coated god or goddess.
How does it work?
Future is often called “the modeler’s best friend” and for no small reason. Since it appears that you are unfamiliar with the product, I am going to suggest going to the “Techniques” page on this forum and avail yourself of the wealth of info that is available. In particular, you will want to visit Mr. Future’s aka Matt Swan’s excellent web site where you can learn just about everything you need to know about Future. Try it. You will like it.[:D]
Mike M
Well do! Just a note. I build Armor not aircraft. 
So aircraft is very new to me.
Hi broadshore,
You should visit Swanny’s website ( really good work Swanny ! )
There you’ll find everything
Greetz
When I made my F-16 CJ, I made a bunch of different batches of canopy tint. The one I liked the best, was a mixture of Tamiya paints - Clear yellow, smoke (a clear grey), a drop or two of Gold Leaf, and then a little Future to thin it out a bit. I airbrushed about 3-4 light coats on the canopy and it looks great. I don’t have the exact ratios, I just fiddled around a bit until I got a look I liked after testing on spare clear parts.