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Old 03-27-2008 | 08:44 AM
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Default RE: How much paint do I need?

I like the color selection most of all. The Tamiya and Model Master acrylics smell and need to be used in a well ventilated area. I can use the others at my kitchen table. They also thin great with just water(I use distilled).

Someone came up with the brilliant idea of using red oxide enamel as your base coat then acrylics for the top. This way you can use windex during the weathering process or let nature take its course as you drive the tank. Over time the acrylic will scratch away revealing the base enamel coat. Pretty cool idea I think! Haven't done it yet though but the same theory has worked with all acrylics. As the top coats have worn or been scratched away it reveals the red oxide then bare metal or plastic.