"Regular into Metallic?" Topic
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Bunkermeister  | 27 Jun 2022 4:19 p.m. PST |
I have a jar of Tamiya Purple X-16 that is the perfect color for a project I am doing. Except it needs to be metallic. How to I make this regular paint into a metallic paint? Mike Bunkermeister Creek
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| FusilierDan | 27 Jun 2022 4:50 p.m. PST |
I haven't used these but….
link you could try this link I used it on a figure to try a shimmer effect but it didn't look as I imagined. |
| nnascati | 27 Jun 2022 4:56 p.m. PST |
Mix it with silver? I've done that before. |
| dragon6 | 27 Jun 2022 6:14 p.m. PST |
Put a layer of chrome,or silver, let it dry over paint with a thinned coat of Tamiya Purple X-16 (doesn't that sound like a science fiction movie)? Or perhaps add some very fine glitter to Tamiya Purple X-16? |
| Grelber | 27 Jun 2022 9:06 p.m. PST |
Vallejo makes a Metal Medium (70.521). On the side it says:
"A water based acrylic formula. Can be used alone, giving a transparent silvery effect, or mixed with color 50% resulting in a paler metallic shade. Also used for highlights."
Yes, I have a bottle, but no, I haven't tried it out. Grelber |
| Bunkermeister | 27 Jun 2022 9:46 p.m. PST |
Commander, Godzilla is coming this way, we must activate the Tamiya Purple X-16! Grelber that sounds like an interesting product. Thanks for all the answers, I will let you know what happens. Bunkermeister |
| Royal Air Force | 28 Jun 2022 5:06 a.m. PST |
I don't think I'd use the Vallejo medium with Tamiya paints, they are not really water based acrylics |
| dragon6 | 28 Jun 2022 10:34 a.m. PST |
Royal Air Force, do you mean Vallejo medium is not an acrylic? Or is Tamiya not an acrylic? Inquiring minds want to know |
| Royal Air Force | 28 Jun 2022 11:02 a.m. PST |
Tamiya is a solvent-based acrylic rather than water-based. It may not play well with water-based mediums like Vallejo |
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