Galaxy_Stranger Posted January 22, 2016 Posted January 22, 2016 Has anybody used Tamiya X-19 smoke? Got any examples of how dark you can get it? Do you have a choice of how dark it looks? Quote
MechTech Posted January 23, 2016 Posted January 23, 2016 No photos, but it depends upon application tool and how thin you use it. I used it on canopies thinned and applied with a brush; it looked great (sorry, no surviving examples). I've also seen people airbrush it on too. The same goes for the other clear colors. I've also seen people add it to Finish and dip their canopies in it. Just do a search here for it, it's somewhere. Multiple coats (after curing) with an airbrush and you can get it DARK! Hope that helps! - MT Quote
Galaxy_Stranger Posted January 23, 2016 Author Posted January 23, 2016 Yeah - that's exactly what I needed to know. From images online, it LOOKED like the effect was varied but I wasn't sure. Thanks! Quote
electric indigo Posted January 23, 2016 Posted January 23, 2016 One advice, though - I sprayed pure smoke on the inside of a canopy and ended up with a frosted look, got it clear again after applying some goss clear on top. So it would be better to use a mix of smoke and gloss coat from the beginning. Quote
NZEOD Posted January 23, 2016 Posted January 23, 2016 you can also tint clear parts with clothes dyes Quote
derex3592 Posted January 23, 2016 Posted January 23, 2016 I've used it thinned down a lot to give an overall dirty look to all my Millinium Falcon models, be careful, you can over do it without realizing you're over doing it! Quote
Galaxy_Stranger Posted January 24, 2016 Author Posted January 24, 2016 Is it glossy on its own, or does it require a gloss finish for that? Quote
MechTech Posted January 25, 2016 Posted January 25, 2016 Straight brushed on its glossy. Thinned will make it semi-gloss or flat depending on the ratio. - MT Quote
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