Hope I'm posting this in the right spot...recently purchased some Fine Molds kits (Tie fighter, X-wing, Y-wing, 1/144 MF) and many ask for a light gray body color. Not ready to go for airbrushing yet so wanted to do with spray cans. Tamiya AS-16 (USAF) light gray seems to be optimal choice but I can't find it ANYWHERE in stock. I even tried ordering it off one site that said it was in stock only to be given a refund when they checked their inventory and it wasn't there.
Is this just a high demand problem or something else? Any good replacement sprays for AS-16 that would still give good color choice for these FM kits?
Tamiya spray AS-16 out of stock
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From what I hear, Tamiya is going through a re-labeling, and a lot of their stuff is unavailable in the US. Not sure if this includes their spray cans or not...
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Thanks...that makes sense now. Sounds like "early July" is now the potential date for starting to send back to US.
Anyone know of some good spray alternatives to AS-16 light gray that would still give similar color scheme to the fine molds kits? Testors seems to have a camouflage gray (1933) that is a bit lighter looking on paint4models.com paint conversion table but not too far off the mark.
Anyone know of some good spray alternatives to AS-16 light gray that would still give similar color scheme to the fine molds kits? Testors seems to have a camouflage gray (1933) that is a bit lighter looking on paint4models.com paint conversion table but not too far off the mark.
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China and Ebay
I've ordered alot of Tamiya Spray on Ebay straight from China. It takes three weeks and its the real stuff. I don't mind waiting due to other projects or just prepping of my replica take up the time before paint. I hope this helps.
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Re: China and Ebay
Just don't be surprised if your your shipment gets impounded by customs.MedixWerkeShoppe wrote:I've ordered alot of Tamiya Spray on Ebay straight from China. It takes three weeks and its the real stuff. I don't mind waiting due to other projects or just prepping of my replica take up the time before paint. I hope this helps.
Mike
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