Roland C.II 1/32

[GazzaS]

Do you  know how many years I thought the early Japanese Zeroes were grey?  I only learned 9 month ago they were a light pistachio color.

UBL with wood fuselage would look pretty cool.

[RLWP]

UBL with wood fuselage would look pretty cool.

You have an Albatros obsession! Wood is right out

Richard

[RLWP]

I could do with some ideas. I'd like to paint this in a very light blue-grey, preferably something grey with just a hint of blue

How can I achieve that?

Richard

[GazzaS]

I mix my own colors from artist acrylics in a tube.  Then, I thin them into a spray-able thinness with Future.  Easy peasy.

What kind of paints you got?

Gaz

[RLWP]

I mix my own colors from artist acrylics in a tube.  Then, I thin them into a spray-able thinness with Future.  Easy peasy.

What kind of paints you got?

Gaz

The thing about forums is, you post a question and an answer comes back you had never even thought of 

Usually, I spray using rattle cans and brush paint acrylics. I like the flexibility of acrylics, the ability to easily mix them and thin them out with water. If there is absolutely no other option available I break out the dual action airbrush - and I'd use my cheap'n'cheerful glass bottle single action Badger if I could get away with it

Artists acrylics in tubes are easy to buy where I am - guess I could have a play with that

Thanks Gaz, I could try that

Richard

[GazzaS]

Richard,
   You can use anything you have in bottles.  Try this mix:  1 part medium to dark blue, 3 parts black, and 10 parts white.  Once mixed you can play with it as you see fit.

Blue is the most potent of the primary colors regarding what it can do to white.

As always test on something before you commit to spraying your model.  I find that colors often appear darker once sprayed than while they're in the pot.

Gaz

[RLWP]

Richard,
   You can use anything you have in bottles.  Try this mix:  1 part medium to dark blue, 3 parts black, and 10 parts white.  Once mixed you can play with it as you see fit.

Blue is the most potent of the primary colors regarding what it can do to white.

That's a combination I would never have considered.

I think I'll pop out and get a few tubes of artists acrylics and have a play. This is something new for me

Richard

[GazzaS]

I switched to artist acrylics after I first returned to modeling for a lot of reasons:

A.  I didn't want to have to buy every color and have a huge stock of paint sitting around.
B.  When mixing colors in the past, I tended to waste a lot of paint trying to get the right shade.
C.  Artist acrylics are a lot cheaper than any brand named paints, so wastage even if it seems huge is only a few cents in reality.

If you have any questions about any of it, feel free to shoot me a PM.

[RLWP]

I switched to artist acrylics after I first returned to modeling for a lot of reasons:

A.  I didn't want to have to buy every color and have a huge stock of paint sitting around.
B.  When mixing colors in the past, I tended to waste a lot of paint trying to get the right shade.
C.  Artist acrylics are a lot cheaper than any brand named paints, so wastage even if it seems huge is only a few cents in reality.

If you have any questions about any of it, feel free to shoot me a PM.

A website about mixing colours would be helpful

[GazzaS]

I've never actually searched for such a thing.  I actually bought a color recipe book from an artist supply store.  Much handier for a old-tech person like myself.   I tried searching a few minutes ago, but most sites I find tell you how to make your own color wheel/guide.

Here's the one I use:



Gaz

[RLWP]

Not expensive either, I've ordered a copy

I also now have five 75ml tubes of acrylic and a 12 pack starter set of 12ml tubes for £13 - bargain

I guess some day I had to start getting my head around colour theory

Richard

[RLWP]

Oh, my goodness! I've just put a blob of white, a smaller blob of black and a tiny bob of blue on a tile, mixed them experimentally with a brush - and a whole new world just opened up

Wow

Richard

[Borsos]

It actually sounds interesting what you are doing, guys.
Andreas

[RLWP]

It actually sounds interesting what you are doing, guys.
Andreas

With your fondness for paint techniques, you'd find it very interesting indeed. In the UK I bought five different tubes like this: https://www.hobbycraft.co.uk/mars-black-art-acrylic-paint-tube-75-ml/605784-1001

and a box like this: https://www.hobbycraft.co.uk/acrylic-paint-set-12-ml-12-pack/573823-1000

These are very basic acrylic artists paints. You can dilute them with water and mix them together. I have played with brushing them, I haven't tried diluting and spraying them yet

Richard

[gbrivio]

The interiors look great, and the tips on the colors out of the thread are really interesting.
Giuseppe