Jonathan S Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Hello fellow Canadian's. Any Canadian hobbiest out there using MR Paint or Mr Color? If so how do you get them? Very difficult to get in Canada and many suppliers refuse to send them to Canada. I really enjoy using acrylic paints, but find they just don't hold up as well. I've cleaned the surfaces of the plastic with denatured alcohol and primed, but still not as good as lacquer and enamel paints. The paint has to be handled way too carefully even after letting the paint cure for a week. Tamiya tape sometimes pulls off acrylic paint and even repeated holding the model to do things like weathering etc causes paint to wear off. I've been using Mission Model paints and they are a dream to paint with. Very hard to mess up. They have held very strong, but not as well as enamel or lacquer. Thoughts? Thank you, Jon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
modelingbob Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 I have the exact same issue! Both Mr Color and MRP are fantastic paints but tough to get. I get Mr Color (my preferred choice of paint because it's much cheaper than MRP) shipped direct to me from Hong Kong/Taiwan/China vendors and have not had any issues getting them shipped directly to me. Ebay is a great source for Mr Color. I've used this vendor also for Mr Color: http://www.sealmodel.com/products.php?category_id=84 Hobbyworld-USA will also ship internationally for both Mr Color and MRP. But he's a little more expensive than direct from Asia. http://www.hobbyworld-usa.com/Store/index.php?id_category=1003&controller=category Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dylan Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 2 of my local hobby shops carry Mr.color, so there is a distributor somewhere. if you want to get some sent to you, I am sure they would be happy to assist. Magic box hobbies Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dnl42 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 (edited) I'm not in Canada, but I have had good results buying Mr Color from animetropolis on ebay. Decent delivery considering it's coming from Taiwan. There's a lot of stuff in the store, so I search for "mr color colorname" Edited January 30, 2019 by dnl42 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crackerjazz Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 Hi Jon, where are you located? I get my Mr Color from Panda Hobby in Markham and Meeple Mart on Spadina Ave in downtown Toronto. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Winnie Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 So not MRP or Mr. Color BUT!!! My new hobbyshop (I Frequent, don't own!!) have started carrying the new Tamiya Laquer Paints (LP) Range. I believe they have all, but unsure. the store is Hobbysense, in Winnipeg. He does ship and mail order www.hobbysense.ca Cheers Harald Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jonathan S Posted January 31, 2019 Author Share Posted January 31, 2019 3 hours ago, Winnie said: So not MRP or Mr. Color BUT!!! My new hobbyshop (I Frequent, don't own!!) have started carrying the new Tamiya Laquer Paints (LP) Range. I believe they have all, but unsure. the store is Hobbysense, in Winnipeg. He does ship and mail order www.hobbysense.ca Cheers Harald Thank you for all your responses everyone. The Tamiya Laquer's, I want to try those too. I'm thinking I'll try for Mr. Color paints as many have suggested. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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