tinting clear parts

Paul Stephens · Post by **Paul Stephens** » Fri Feb 13, 2009 10:06 pm

I'm building the Ma.k AFS mk1 and I want to tint the helmet faceplate. I added some black MM acryl to some Mop and Glow ''I use instead of future''. well anyway it made some streaks and when I very lightly blotted the pool that formed it sucked some of the solution of the piece, What am I doin wrong?????

Kylwell · Post by **Kylwell** » Fri Feb 13, 2009 11:29 pm

What you need to do is use ink instead of paint. Even food coloring can work. The paint is opaque, or at least mostly opaque, and when mixed with a clear just distributes it a bit, leaving uneven color. But inks tend to be transparent, with the exception of india ink or some of the other brands that advertise being opaque, and will tint instead of color.

Or bypass it all and get some Tamiya Smoke.

Paul Stephens · Post by **Paul Stephens** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 11:20 am

I'll give that a try. if that dosnt work for me i'll just paint the thing black ''blast shield''

blackfly911 · Post by **blackfly911** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 5:48 pm

I second the food coloring and Future routine.

I've used it for a few kits and may aircraft modelers use that combo (future and yellow food coloring) to archive the yellow tinted reflective canopy of some aircraft.

Post by **TER-OR** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 8:53 pm

India inks are just dye, no pigment. They mix with Future and once you start working with them, you'll make some extraordinary models.