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How many colors do you need?
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05-07-2009, 02:14 PM
silverc
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: VA
Posts: 564
If I had to limit myself to a basic set of 10 colors, it would be these (all flat):
Black (any flat, but I really like Pactra's "Anti Glare Panel Black")
Medium or Dark Grey (I really like Pactra's "Dark Grey")
White
Medium Red (I really like Pactra's "Insignia Red")
Medium Blue (Tamiya's "Flat Blue" is a great match to the cobra blue on the 25th figures)
Medium Green
Tan or Light Sand (I use Model Master's "Sand" as a base for desert camo)
Medium Brown (Model Master's "leather")
Olive Drab
Steel or Silver (Model Masters or Tamiya)
If you have a hobby shop nearby, take a look there and see what you can find. Some places sell a starter pack of basic colors (mostly what is listed above). I sometimes have had trouble finding acrylic paints. There seems to be a lot of enamels, but I had to look harder to find the tamiya, model masters or pactra acrylics.
You can also order them online. I've ordered from Tower Hobbies before.
You should also get some primer as it will help the paint stick a lot better and help cover dark plastic easier, especially if you plan on painting it a lighter color. I started using Model Masters primer, but switched to Tamiya and have not gone back. I love the stuff...it dries fast and covers well. It is also cheaper by the ounce than Model Masters.
Tamiya America Item #87075 | Liquid Surface Primer 40ml
Model Masters also makes a good flat and semi gloss sealer you can brush on after your custom is finished. For my 25th and Star Wars customs I use the flat sealer, but for vintage Joe customs, I use the semi-gloss since the original figures had a bit of a shine to them.
I have recently started using acrylic paint pens with an ultra-fine tip to do fine detail work that I could never do with a brush. Elmer's make some acrylic paint pens called "Elmer's Painters". They have a lot of colors but only a few of them with the ultra-fine tip (White, black, silver, red, blue, green). They work great, but are sometimes hard to find. I actually think the ultra-fine tip ones may have been discontinued, but they can still be found if you look. I have picked all of mine up from Michaels.
Good luck and enjoy the customs.
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