Ed DeVivo Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 Why is it so difficult obtaining enamel based paint? MM is no longer... You can't find Tamiya Enamel Paint in the US.... What gives? I guess the only thing I have is Testors? Can this be?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
A-10 LOADER Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 Here's a few you can try, www.truenorthpaints.com www.mcwfinishes.com www.lvppaints.com Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ed DeVivo Posted March 2, 2023 Author Share Posted March 2, 2023 14 minutes ago, A-10 LOADER said: Here's a few you can try, www.truenorthpaints.com www.mcwfinishes.com www.lvppaints.com Steve My friend, thank you.. The True North Paints seem to be what I will need. Quality good?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
A-10 LOADER Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 I have plenty of MM to last me for most of my builds but, wanted to try theirs just in case. I used a bottle of Dark Gull Gray for my ES-3A cockpit and it seemed to be ok. My advice would be order a bottle and try it, see what you think. Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kurt H. Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 In the US you can also get Humbrol and Revel Email enamels. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vonjhn68 Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 8 hours ago, A-10 LOADER said: I have plenty of MM to last me for most of my builds but, wanted to try theirs just in case. I used a bottle of Dark Gull Gray for my ES-3A cockpit and it seemed to be ok. My advice would be order a bottle and try it, see what you think. Steve How long would you expect the Testor MM paints to last in their bottles? I went through a 20-year building hiatus and stored many dozen of the bottles in a box in a closet. When I got back into the hobby a few years ago, I rediscovered that box of paint. I was surprised to see that most still look pretty good. I was going to toss them but thought better of it. I was really disappointed to find that Testors discontinued that line of paint. On the plus side, I discovered AK's Real Color line and have been impressed so far on how well it sprays. Regards, John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
A-10 LOADER Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 10 hours ago, vonjhn68 said: How long would you expect the Testor MM paints to last in their bottles? I went through a 20-year building hiatus and stored many dozen of the bottles in a box in a closet. When I got back into the hobby a few years ago, I rediscovered that box of paint. I was surprised to see that most still look pretty good. I was going to toss them but thought better of it. I was really disappointed to find that Testors discontinued that line of paint. On the plus side, I discovered AK's Real Color line and have been impressed so far on how well it sprays. Regards, John I can't remember the last bottle that I had to throw out because it had dried up or gone bad ?? I have bottles dated 1998 that I still used to this day. Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kurt H. Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 Now that I think about it, MM would generally be ok as long as the threads on the cap and jar are clean. Before I started using droppers to get paint from the jar, I used to just pout it out, and that would get paint on the threads, and then it would never quite close properly.. and get stuck. I seem to remember at some point the formula changed, and it could turn into jelly if it was more than half empty, regardless of how well it was sealed. I have many bottles which are 20 years or more old. I keep them around because they are still good, and brush well, I just do not airbrush them any more. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tosouthern66 Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 There is also ScaleFinishes that produce enamels. I suggest if you order get a jar of the hardner to help out the drying. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ikar Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 Sometimes paint will last longer than you think they would. I still have some Pactra paint I bought back in the 70s and a couple bottles of Testors paint that I had intended to use for a B-24 desert camouflage that I bought at the same time. They still look like the did when I bought the in the last century. I will not be building the B-24 so I will most likely be selling them at the next Modelpalooza in October. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ed DeVivo Posted March 7, 2023 Author Share Posted March 7, 2023 1 hour ago, ikar said: Sometimes paint will last longer than you think they would. I still have some Pactra paint I bought back in the 70s and a couple bottles of Testors paint that I had intended to use for a B-24 desert camouflage that I bought at the same time. They still look like the did when I bought the in the last century. I will not be building the B-24 so I will most likely be selling them at the next Modelpalooza in October. I envy those who have a dedicated room inside their house, basement etc. I work out of my garage, and although I have a nice setup, in my opinion, I live in South Florida and its already hot for this time of year. So, what I decided to do is around mid-April, I'll move my paints, thinners and adhesives inside the house and store in a closet. I have heard of paints lasting for quite some time, as I have some 20-year-old Tamiya acrylics that are pristine. Others dried completely and were never opened! After a 20-year hiatus, it took probably 3 months to build up my supplies again, and don't want to have to do this again!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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