What tamiya paints to use on my star destroyer kits!?

muir318 · Post by **muir318** » Sat Feb 25, 2012 5:13 am

Hello guys,
As i have said in other posts I am new to the hobby. I have various star wars kits i intend to build and thought i would ask which tamiya colours would you guys use for a finish on a star destroyer and also on a republic star destroyer?
I have a spray can of tamiya grey surface primer which i was thinking of using and then just adding the washes and weathering after applying that but not sure if that would work out!?
At the moment i dont have an airbrush and i dont want to use brushes so i was thinking of the tamiya spray cans for now!

The other kits i have are if you feel like adding the paints you would use to those also!?

Tie interceptor
Commemorative edition darth vader tie
Virago ship
AT_ST
Stap with battle droid

Thanks in advance for all answers

Halcyon083 · Post by **Halcyon083** » Sat Feb 25, 2012 2:15 pm

Tamiya Insignia white comes in a spray can, and to me it is a perfect just off white for most Star Wars ships. I don't have an airbrush either, and Tamiya spray cans give a good thin coat of paint that covers well with out covering details or filling in panel lines.
X-Wing in insignia white:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/44819469@N ... otostream/

RSD that I'm working on also with insignia white:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/44819469@N ... otostream/

Glorfindel · Post by **Glorfindel** » Sat Mar 17, 2012 10:39 pm

Halcyon those look sweet.....nice work. You know as I recall years ago there was a thread on what color white was on an X-wing. Someone actually researched it and found out that the guys at ILM used Polyscales' Reefer White as the base coat. Jesus it was the mid-seventies, you think they could have found a color without the mention of pot?