"Tamiya blue"?

[JimBear]

At first I wasn't thinking much of the colour of the "tamiya blue" of the tools, hop-ups etc, but it's grown on me.

Is there a correspoding PS or TS colour? In case I get all mad hatter and want to totally hop-up things.

[toyolien]

1 hour ago, JimBear said:

At first I wasn't thinking much of the colour of the "tamiya blue" of the tools, hop-ups etc, but it's grown on me.

Is there a correspoding PS or TS colour? In case I get all mad hatter and want to totally hop-up things.

Nice question. I also wouldn't mind know this answer.

[Nicadraus]

I don't think there's a readily "TRF" blue available in Tamiya paints. Although you can achieve this by tinting the color yourself by mixing clear paint with very minimal droplets of blue (X4) or clear blue (X23). I use the X4 as it's easier and quicker to tint and apply. For base color, use silver (X11). The shade of "anodized" blue effect will vary on the number of coats you make and how dark or light your tinted color is.

As seen in the pictures below, I did the mixing, tinting and painting myself on these customized turntables. Although the paint I use is urethane which is a lot better than acrylic. 

In the anodized effect blued parts, this particular shade is very close to TRF blue.

While this one (on a different turntable), has a darker shade of "anodized" blue.

I have also done the same in red.

[JimBear]

@Nicadraus - that's some sweet turntables! Wow for those colour accents ...

[Pylon80]

3 hours ago, Nicadraus said:

I don't think there's a readily "TRF" blue available in Tamiya paints. Although you can achieve this by tinting the color yourself by mixing clear paint with very minimal droplets of blue (X4) or clear blue (X23). I use the X4 as it's easier and quicker to tint and apply. For base color, use silver (X11). The shade of "anodized" blue effect will vary on the number of coats you make and how dark or light your tinted color is.

As seen in the pictures below, I did the mixing, tinting and painting myself on these customized turntables. Although the paint I use is urethane which is a lot better than acrylic. 

In the anodized effect blued parts, this particular shade is very close to TRF blue.

While this one (on a different turntable), has a darker shade of "anodized" blue.

I have also done the same in red.

Gorgeous. I can hardly believe it's paint! A man of many talents.

[Willy iine]

Anodized blue looks good as long as it does not clash with the color one uses on the body..  99% of the time, it clashes for me.   

The one time it did not was on my F104 Pro2.   

 

@Nicadraus nice work on the painting!  Now that looks superb as the colors are intentional accents and focal point.  

 

[alvinlwh]

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