Tamiya Acrylic Mini X-27 Clear Red

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Candy paint" is basically just any transparent paint over a base of another color, usually silver or gold. But you can use any paint as a base. Since it's your first experiment with this and your using Tamiya spray cans I'd recommend their transparent red over the metallic red ,, the one that looks like metallic pink, That will be easier to get a consistent color with less light and dark areas then using strait silver or gold as a base. Use light mist coats to build up the depth of candy you want then clearcoat it after it's dried a few days. Switched to Gunze Mr.COLOR LEVELING THINNER > contains retarder > extended "open" time to ensure a smoother and more homogenous finish. I said I wanted to do this on the traditionally gold bits of the GK armor - the wording, found on the shoulder pads, and in 4 or so places on the body of the armor, I don't think an airbrush will save time there!!! Gosh, think of how many hours it would take to tape off 90% of the model that I wanted to stay silver. Joe Mama wrote:This stuff is supposed to be awesome, but it isn't water based paint and I don't know how to deal with it it. Tamiya now recommend that for missing colours you use the PS spray paints and simply spray into the cap for brushing."

Tamiya Clear - FineScale Modeler - Essential Applying Tamiya Clear - FineScale Modeler - Essential

alvinlwh very true the Vallejo acrylics scratch quite easily. I normally use them to paint wargame minis and 1/24-25 figures to accompany model cars. I have to seal them with Tamiya TS-80 Flat clear to prevent the paint from chipping. Tamiya's clear red works wonderfully for blood effects!Aquaterry wrote:I may have been using it wrong, but I use it a lot for blood, as it has a very nice, glossy look to it. I'll paint the model normally, including the part which will be bloody, and then add the red over that. It doesn't have 100% coverage, so the paint bellow shows through a bit, but that is why I prefer it to other methods. If you still want to brush them because you have no airbrush perhaps, try using Vallejo (or Mig or similar) instead, their clear seem to be brushed on better. When airbrushing make sure to use any of the following Tamiya thinners: 81020, 81030, 81040, 81520, 87077. The paint can be also thinned for airbrushing using Tamiya Lacquer Thinner. Using Tamiya Lacquer Thinner will yield faster drying results and a harder finish. Don't get me wrong, I like Tamiya acrylics, I nearly have their entire range and use them all the time for hand painting to great results.

Testing Tamiya Clear Color Paints - Very Nice Candy Colors Testing Tamiya Clear Color Paints - Very Nice Candy Colors

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alvinlwh I haven't tried Vallejo transparent red (just their regular model and game color range). Does it achieve the same nice glossy finish as Tamiya? What I like about the Tamiya clears is that the finish looks very similar to candy apple Might grab a bottle to experiment. A community for painting miniatures and models. Everything from tabletop wargames to board games, display pieces or just for fun! For better paint brushing results use Tamiya Paint Retarder (87114) for a smoother brushstroke free finish. Have been using this for a while and I have also tried to add some Johnsons Klear to it. This mix dries really hard and highly glossy in a matter of a couple of hours. Hope this helps I use the FW Clear Red without an airbrush, it's akin to the old GW inks, so water based and can be thinned with Lahmian Medium or specific airbrush thinner if required.