A science experiment...sort of
A science experiment...sort of
I needed some Chevrolet 1960-1966 light engine blue. Looked for pictures online and it looks to be a rather wide range of colors. Anyway, thought I'd try mixing some of what I have together. It was Hataka A220 True Blue and Tamiya XF-2 Flat White. So faar, no smoke or flames. I mixed it with my electric paint mixer and it blended up quite nicely. Brushed it on and so far, no warts, cracking or bubbles...seems to have worked. PLeasantly surprised. Of course, by tomorrow, the engine block may look like a blob of sprue-goo!
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BlackSheep214
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Re: A science experiment...sort of
If they're both acrylics you should be fine. I've mixed enamels with acrylics (both Testors Model Master) with no issues. I've mixed Tamiya with Testors acrylics as well.
Color looks spot on. Whatcha building?
Color looks spot on. Whatcha building?
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Re: A science experiment...sort of
Yep, both acrylics. Adhesion is somewhat iffy. Seems to want to rub off pretty easily, so a clear coat is in its future (no pun intended).
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Re: A science experiment...sort of
BlackSheep214 wrote: ↑Wed Apr 12, 2023 9:42 am I've mixed enamels with acrylics (both Testors Model Master) with no issues. I've mixed Tamiya with Testors acrylics as well.
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Re: A science experiment...sort of
I've also done some of that mixing the incompatibles before myself. I mixed up some original Testors acrylic formula with some Tamiya acrylics (that was all they had back then) and it worked. Airbrushed just fine and had no problems with. adhesion or durability. But then again, the old Testors acrylics were far superior to the "Acryl" reboot of the formula.
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Re: A science experiment...sort of
Oh, that's a nice one!
“Who controls the skies, controls the fate of this Earth”
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
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Re: A science experiment...sort of
What? It's all about experimenting different paints.cbaltrin wrote: ↑Wed Apr 12, 2023 10:54 amBlackSheep214 wrote: ↑Wed Apr 12, 2023 9:42 am I've mixed enamels with acrylics (both Testors Model Master) with no issues. I've mixed Tamiya with Testors acrylics as well.
You won't know until you try and see how they react....“Who controls the skies, controls the fate of this Earth”
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
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Re: A science experiment...sort of
A '60 Chevrolet pickup was my first ride after getting my license at 14. Dad had a short-bed Chevy 1960 pickup, with a 283 V-8, three on the tree, back then. He usually bought cheap mufflers at a discount store that lasted maybe a month or two before burning through. Then, I had the "loud pipes" on my truck. And with those "Bohemian drag-slicks" (read:mud grip tires), I was all set to go drag racin'! I had a lot of fun in that truck! Good luck with the model. 
Re: A science experiment...sort of
That sounds like great fun! I hope it goes well. I could use an easy one!
To make each build less crappy than the last one. Or, put another way, "Better than the last one, not as good as the next one!"..