intwenothor
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Nice. Did you go with POG in the end?
Yet another ToEleven scratch build
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ToEleven
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No, oddly enough what you see there is the tamiya mixdown (cockpit green/medium blue/light sea gray/white). The red layer really changes the look of the whole thing.
intwenothor
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Gotcha.
Tamiya do a 'Field Gray 2' called TS 78 which is itself very close to Humbrol Green 78 (from the TF list) that so many people use.
https://www.tamiyausa.com/items/pai...-ts-(plastics)-61500/ts-78-field-gray-2-85078
toofastrobot
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I really want one of your helmets. And to piggy back on what Andy said about TS82, I was planning on giving that a shot for my next personal helmet paint up
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toofastrobot
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Here's an indoor/outdoor of the green mix I gave you, mind you I didn't lighten it up with the white
But if you're in a dimly lit room and throw the flash on, like the gallery reference pictures, you get that similar lighter green blue color.
But if you're in a dimly lit room and throw the flash on, like the gallery reference pictures, you get that similar lighter green blue color.
ToEleven
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@Raizo That looks reeeeeally nice. I think you're green looks better than mine. I got on a little kick there and went a little too light. I have a feeling this bucket is going to a family member so I'll improve on another one.
I plan to cast some kits once I get done with this paint-up. I'm just holding off so I don't get ahead of myself.
I plan to cast some kits once I get done with this paint-up. I'm just holding off so I don't get ahead of myself.
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toofastrobot
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Thanks, it was a LOT of trial and error to get that color! Hah
Put me first in line for that helmet cast list though, for sure!
Also do you have any specific ratio for your mandible trim? I think I like the main red you use more than the TS-33 from Tamiya.
Put me first in line for that helmet cast list though, for sure!
Also do you have any specific ratio for your mandible trim? I think I like the main red you use more than the TS-33 from Tamiya.
ToEleven
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Will do. I'm using 3ml pipettes to add my paint...here's my process:
1. Drop in 2ml of model master insignia red and add 3 or 4 drops of tamiya hull red.
2. Basically repeat that until it looks like I have enough.
3. I tested with straight insignia red next to a sample of the ts-33. What I got was a little less brown than the ts-33.
4. After spraying my mix on the helmet it just seemed a little too dark.
5. I go back over it with a quick pass of straight insignia red.
I would probably get the same results if I just add 1 or 2 drops of hull red per 2ml.
intwenothor
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I used the pipette method too.
Nice paintup there @Raizo. It was TS 78 I was looking at though and not TS 82. I do have a picture of it if you'd like but it's not a very good representation of the result.
Nice paintup there @Raizo. It was TS 78 I was looking at though and not TS 82. I do have a picture of it if you'd like but it's not a very good representation of the result.
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toofastrobot
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Right, 78, that's what I meant. I was working with a lot of numbers when I made that post lol... But yeah, I even suggested it to another member a couple of weeks ago when we were trying to find a closer green that wasn't custom mixed.
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intwenothor
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Sorry to hijack your thread @ToEleven.
I was quite impressed with the colour although I still like the POG a great deal (and I certainly wasn't unhappy with with Humbrol 78 from the TF list). I'm still trying to track down Floquil German Field Gray. If I can find it and it looks good I'll certainly post it up.
ToEleven
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No worries.
I'd love to see that if you ever get some. If I could get my hands on some I would probably spray up a swatch and try to match current paints to that. That original esb dome green really has a unique look to it. Humbrol 78 just looks too green to me.
intwenothor
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That will definitely happen although recent information I've received indicates that the bottles I'm chasing down are likely a later iteration of the colour rather than a 1970s/80s bottle, which is a shame but I certainly still want to see it.
ToEleven
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Thanks so much! Soon brother!
toofastrobot
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Ooooh I like that a lot!
toofastrobot
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Is it hand brushed or airbrushed?
ToEleven
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The silver and light gray are hand brushed...no light gray on the dome yet though.
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