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Thinking of doing a plane for the first time in many years.
Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 12:48 pm
by Panzer_M
circa 1940 Luftwaffe..what paint company should I use for the RLM colors.
Airbrush and Brush work.
edit I should have said what colors where common? and Which company makes the best shades of Luftwaffe colors.
Posted: Fri Dec 26, 2008 3:57 pm
by hworth18
Tamiya makes the best paint for airbrushes (for me) but they don't make the full range of RLM (Luftwaffe) colors. Testors makes a decent range of paints and almost any color you need, but I have a hard time spraying them. Polyscale also makes a full range of RLM colors and are also decent.
Posted: Fri Dec 26, 2008 6:18 pm
by Panzer_M
yea i used Tam in the airbrush now for armour, but I looking at their catalog I couldn't find the luftwaffe colors i was looking for..Modelmasters/Testors on the hand does make every color it seems, but I hate enamels and their Acrylic line paints suck compared to other brands in my opinion.
I figure I need
hellblau(Light blue)
dark and light green for the upper surface
misc for the cockpit and other bits
grey for the 500SC bombs and 50kg bombs
basic gunmetal/metallic grey for the guns
flat black/non-gloss for the tires
prob more as I start working on the kit
Posted: Fri Dec 26, 2008 8:09 pm
by hworth18
Panzer_M wrote:yea i used Tam in the airbrush now for armour, but I looking at their catalog I couldn't find the luftwaffe colors i was looking for..Modelmasters/Testors on the hand does make every color it seems, but I hate enamels and their Acrylic line paints suck compared to other brands in my opinion.
I figure I need
hellblau(Light blue)
dark and light green for the upper surface
misc for the cockpit and other bits
grey for the 500SC bombs and 50kg bombs
basic gunmetal/metallic grey for the guns
flat black/non-gloss for the tires
prob more as I start working on the kit
Tamiya makes the Lichtblau , Dark Green, Black Green and German Gray for most of the plane. The only color they don't make is the Light Green and that is easily mixed w/ 50% Green and 50% Yellow.
Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2008 2:37 pm
by Panzer_M
found 2 Life-Color sets that include pretty much the normal run of Luftwaffe colors(like the Panzer Aces sets). So I might go that route which should be cheaper than buying individual paints.