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Post by Deleted on Dec 13, 2009 19:21:19 GMT -5
All I can say about Tamiya paint is, Kay Coupe la Fromage..( French for "Who cut the cheese!"
Tamyia Paint is pure....
EXCREMENT!!!!
That's how I feel
Russ
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Post by professor on Dec 13, 2009 20:00:15 GMT -5
Sorry to disagree, I think it is the BEST paint for models. It is very thin so it must be put on thin but it works!!
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Post by Calvin on Dec 13, 2009 20:04:20 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Dec 13, 2009 21:34:15 GMT -5
Care to elaborate?
Acrylic? Lacquer?
Brushed? Airbrushed? Spray can?
G
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Post by lance on Dec 13, 2009 21:38:00 GMT -5
The only thing good about tamiya paint is that it dries quick. My major complaint is that it often "fisheyes" on me, my term for when the paint pools away from a certain spot. Once this starts , no amount of extra coats will cover in this place, time to cover it with a decal or strip the part and start over. I have also found that tamiya clear tends to eat tamiya decals and cause underlying tamiya colors to occasionally run! I will add that on the plus side , their white tends to stay white and not yellow over time like others. I have gone back to using enamels shot through an airbrush, this allows me to custom mix colors , apply very thin coats and because the paint dries much slower, not clog my airbrush as easily. For a clear coat , nothing beats Future floor finish applied with the airbrush. It is fast drying, runs are easily fixed, finger prints wipe off easily and it will not react with paints or decals. I can not put into words how much I hate using an air brush but have been very pleased with the end results. All this said, I have seen many great models painted with many different paints and methods, these have just been some of my experiences. Lance
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Post by professor on Dec 13, 2009 21:44:03 GMT -5
I agree that fisheye is a problem. I have found that the part has to be very clean and I do not shake the can, rather I swirl it round and round. I also heat it up a bit.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 13, 2009 22:12:16 GMT -5
This is not the first time I have had problems with Tamyia's lousy paint. The paint talking about is TS-45 Pearl White and it is pure EXCREMENT! Now, I have fought battles with spray can paints all of my model building life. From bad Pactera to poor and tacky Testors and have been a real fan of lacquers for the past ten years. I was told, by the salesman at Pegasus Hobbies this was good spray can paint....Tamyia is lousy. It doesn't cover like advertised, it "fisheyed" on me again and is pure crap. I may have to sand down the Old Calhoun body again. This last time I heated up the can under hot tap-water.....All I can say is I'll never use it again!
EXCREMENT!!!!!! PURE EXCREMENT!!!
Best to you!
Russ
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Post by lazierfan on Dec 13, 2009 22:23:03 GMT -5
Rust,
I have found the Tamyia paint to work very well for me. I have used TS-45 on all of my Lazier 1/18th cars and have had no problems what so ever. I have then shot model masters Plum Crazy over that for the purple on my lazier cars. I have had some problems tho doing the opposite. That is using a different brand of primer or paint first and using the Tamyia. it gives me all kinds of issues. If I used the Tamyia primers and paint then use a different brand for a different color over them I have had no problems. Good Luck with old Calhoun !!
Eric
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Post by Calvin on Dec 13, 2009 22:23:40 GMT -5
I know for me the following things have to be done to get a great tamiya paint job....
This what I do with all my builds after using Tamiya white Primer
-very clean body...wash with Dawn soap...then dry...perferably for 24hrs....
-80 degrees of hotter
-coat #1 very light more like dust
-let sit for 5mins in the heater
-coat #2 light coat to cover the transparency
-let sit for 7mins
-Coat #3 light but semi heavy
-let sit for at lest 3 hrs before handling
But I get rid of those fish eyes with the primer
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Post by indycals on Dec 13, 2009 23:12:24 GMT -5
The only time I've had problems with Tamiya paint is when I failed to use it properly (ie, I didn't use it over Tamiya primer). If you want to keep the color integrity then it MUST go over white primer, unless you are working with metallics or black. The only thing I agree with is that the clear is a bit hot.
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Post by Calvin on Dec 13, 2009 23:45:42 GMT -5
When Tamiya clear coating your body with decals on, like I do..... make sure to give it dust coats on the first two dont go trying to make the first 2 out of 3 coats glossy looking because if you do it heavy...say good bye to any decals that you have on there.  The keys to Tamiya paint warm temp + dust coats + following your own consistent paint guideline = good results |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 14, 2009 2:05:32 GMT -5
I got a can of both TS-8 and TS-49. Both gave a very nice finish, but they are tiny little cans and it takes about a can to cover a model (more money for paint=less money for models and decals!). A quart of Duplicolor Paint Shop lacquer costs around $20.00, that's only a few cans of Tamiya, and I will probably never run out of a quart painting model cars. The Tamiya is very thin which is good for not hiding details, but I cannot see using it in place of real automotive lacquers. I can thin them as much as I want and apply them in many thin coats if need be. 50+ years of painting models with ALL types of paints. I still will stick to my automotive paints. As of yet, I have never had a complaint from anyone on my paint jobs........ to each his own!
Mongo
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