F-16 Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 I will be starting on the Tamiya 1/48 A6M2 kit soon.. I need to find the following Tamiya colors in the AMMO/Mig Acrylic paint range. XF-71 Cockpit Green. X-13 Metallic Blue. AS-29 (XF-76) Gray/Green IJN. I tried looking at the AMMO Paint Conversion chart, but could not find these color matches. Thanks for your help. Scott CNJC-IPMS Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Curt B Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 (edited) Hi Scott, I'm not disparaging your selection of AMMO/Mig, but I am interested in why you have chosen that line of paint. There are such a large number of different hobby paint manufacturers, especially today, and so many of them have the exact colors you are interested in, even explicitly identified, better, even, than Tamiya. I'm specifically thinking of the AK Real Color line, and the Mission Model paint line, which are both acrylics, similar to Tamiya, not to mention an even greater selection available if you were open to lacquer paints, which I myself have just recently 're-discovered'. Edited July 17, 2020 by Curt B Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave Williams Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 Aren’t the AK Real Colors lacquers? They may be “acrylic lacquers”, but I think they still have the lacquer smell issue. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ytsejam87 Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 (edited) I am unsure if you have seen these. I would speculate that these links might help a little bit: https://www.migjimenez.com/en/acrylic-colors/2722-wwii-imperial-japanese-army-set-8432074072294.html contains A.MIG-0070 Medium Brown Dark Earth (BS 450) A.MIG-0194 Aluminium A.MIG-0258 IJA Grey Green A.MIG-0259 IJA Light Grey Green A.MIG-0260 IJA Kawasaki Green A.MIG-0261 IJA Nakajima Green https://www.migjimenez.com/en/acrylic-colors/2443-wwii-imperial-japanese-navy-8432074072300.html contains A.MIG-0046 Matt Black A.MIG-0085 NATO Brown A.MIG-0262 IJN Ash Grey A.MIG-0263 IJN Medium Grey A.MIG-0264 IJN Nakajima Dark Green A.MIG-0265 IJN Mitsubishi Green https://www.migjimenez.com/en/new-releases/2875-wwii-japanese-cockpits-set-8432074072331.html contains: A.MIG-0267 Aotake Blue A.MIG-0268 Aotake Green A.MIG-0269 Nakajima Interior Green A.MIG-0270 Mitsubishi Interior Green Edited July 23, 2020 by ytsejam87 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ade H Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 On 7/17/2020 at 7:41 PM, Dave Williams said: Aren’t the AK Real Colors lacquers? They may be “acrylic lacquers”, but I think they still have the lacquer smell issue. Yes and thus they are, I imagine, just as toxic when atomised. "Acrylic" is just a loosely used adjective to describe a paint's behaviour rather than its chemical makeup. @F-16 If I happen to find some equivalents for you, I will let you know; although, like you, I've drawn a blank with a brief look at Ammo's chart PDF. I keep all available paint charts because it seems like I'm forever pondering these problems! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ade H Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 OK, I found XF-71 listed in Ammo (didn't search correctly in Preview) as supposedly matched by 0023 Protective Green (FS 34227). I can't confirm that, as IJN subjects are not within my knowledge. The metallic blue is easy as Ammo makes 0196 Warhead Blue (although I keep it only for brushing details and I prefer to airbrush the Mr. Hobby Aqueous H88). FS34227 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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