The body and the plastic details - getting the paint right

[JimBear]

When painting with PS paints, how do you get for example the front of the Golf Kamei to blend into the rest of the shell? Spray an extra layer of PS-55 flat clear all over when everything is in place? Just leave it, since you're anyways going to drive it into the curb on the first outing?

Are there colour charts in any of the Tamiya catalogues? Trying to figure out how light blue or light green would look like ...

[alvinlwh]

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[JimBear]

3 hours ago, alvinlwh said:

That's what I do.

You mean this?

https://www.wonderlandmodels.com/downloads/tamiya/

Yes, thanks for the chart. I'll report back when I've gotten that far (hopefully not into the curb, though).

[bjr250]

There are some on the Japanese Tamiya website.

Paint brochure

LP/X-XF (acrylic and enamel)/TS comparison

Acrylic paint/enamel paint (X/XF) - lacquer paint (LP) colour matching 

LP/TS matching

LP/AS matching

Unfortunately there is no comparison table for the PS paints (that I have found) on the Tamiya site.

 

In the past, for lexan bodied cars with hard plastic parts, I have used the PS spray on the hard plastic (after primer) followed by a clear coat of appropriate gloss with some success.

[JimBear]

Thanks, @bjr250 - there ss a lot of good information in there.

I guess I have to experiment a bit trying to balance out the various materials.

[JimBear]

Just a thought - would it be possible to do the plastic pieces with a primer and then fudge with PS paint on top?

[alvinlwh]

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[JimBear]

Great stuff, @alvinlwh - then I am ready to experiment (when I get around to that on the project list).