Paul Mullins Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Does anyone know where I might find a bottle or two of the color Zinc Chromate Yellow? I'm painting the Dragon 1/72 Saturn V and I need that color but I cannot find it anywhere. I've found plenty of Zinc Chromate Green, but not yellow. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IrishGreek Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 I got some from my LHS in Michigan. Might want to give them a shout. Modelcave in Ypsilanti, MI. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Triarius Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 (edited) MisterKit makes, or used to make, a pretty decent match, though I think it's a little washed out. I remember making zinc chromate paint back in high school (yes, that long ago), and it was a very intense, saturated yellow in pure form. The zinc chromate colors you see in use resulted from mixing the pure zinc chromate paint with varying amounts of white (less intense yellow) or black (which resulted in green.) That's one of the reason's there are so many zinc chromate greens of different color. The original "spec" was a 1:1 mixture, but that varied considerably with the supply of zinc chromate (which was expensive both in terms of raw materials and manufacture). Chromium ores are not plentiful in the Western Hemisphere, and difficult to extract when they are found. Chrome for alloy use had a much higher priority than chrome for pigment. Your best bet might be to find a good color reference and match it, rather than looking for exactly the right color from a manufacturer. Edited December 22, 2014 by Triarius Quote Link to post Share on other sites
oortiz10 Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 Hey Paul, Testors makes YZC in enamel. I've read that they make it in acrylic, but I use enamels so I couldn't speak to an acrylic's availability. I have found it at Michael's craft stores. It's sold in the old Testors' little square bottles. Hopefully that helps a little. Good luck! -O Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MoFo Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 Testors. Square bottle. Sold everywhere. Also in MM Acryl. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dnl42 Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 WEM's Colourcoat also has a ZCY; snap it up from their distributors while you can... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
greycap Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 WEM's Colourcoat also has a ZCY; snap it up from their distributors while you can... wem has now got new producers ,they are selling old stock now and hope to be up and running in the new year. regards greycap Quote Link to post Share on other sites
billw Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 Testors. Square bottle. Sold everywhere. Also in MM Acryl. Just an FYI- the Testors enamel ZCY that's being produced now is slightly more green than it used to be, but still usable I think. I noticed the change around 2 years ago when I bought some fresh bottles at my LHS. I still have a bottle of the old ZCY, and it is definitely a bit different (more yellow) than the newer one. BW Quote Link to post Share on other sites
habu2 Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 Does anyone know where I might find a bottle or two of the color Zinc Chromate Yellow? I'm painting the Dragon 1/72 Saturn V ... You're gonna need more than a couple of bottles - that's a huge kit! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
happy1 Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 Tamiyas yellow green XF-4 = ZCY Paul Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jfmajor60 Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Mixing flat black and flat yellow you can come up with the desired color, throw in a touch of the green if you need to. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scotthldr Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Xtracolor also do it as X408(Matt finish) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jinmmydel Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 I particularly like the Testors square bottle version. Xf-4 is also very reasonable to my eye as well. Once you start weathering and modulating...like you should...you really just need a close approximation. Of course if your hobby is more obsessing over inane minutiae than building models this may not be the case. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Triarius Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 I particularly like the Testors square bottle version. Xf-4 is also very reasonable to my eye as well. Once you start weathering and modulating...like you should...you really just need a close approximation. Of course if your hobby is more obsessing over inane minutiae than building models this may not be the case. :thumbsup:/>:rofl:/> Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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