Tamiya paint

[Paulalison]

Hi
I have just purchased the tamiya hanomag 35020. Should i use tamiya ts german grey or xf german grey?
The paint information is sparse on the instructions. The reason i ask is would the ts german grey be to shiny?

 

[papa 695]

Hi Paul and welcome to the forum.
It would probably be shiny if you just left it after finishing the build, but I would put Matt varnish on when completed.

 

[Alan 45]

Either is acceptable Paul , as Ian says you can put a matte finish on after

I use revell Aqua colour 02 matte clear and brush it on it's the only one I've found that doesn't react to anything

 

[col68]

Hi Paul they are the same paint xf is the code for the flat acrylic in a jar and ts is Tamiya spray code and X is the code for gloss colours
HTH

 

[Paulalison]

Thankyou everybody for taking the time to reply,thankyou for the answers,col68,yes i was aware of the differences,as i do a lot of tamiya motorbike kits,but i thought the ts german grey would be shiney,i dont have an airbrush and would prefer to spray the hanomog rather than brush it.Thankyou papa695 and Alan 45 and col68,its appreciated

 

[Paulalison]

I am after more advice please.I have all the tools etc from my exploits with 1/12 tamiya motorbikes and figures,but what is the best paint brushes for painting 1/35 kits and figures,mainly for the figures,any advice would be great

 

[Awins]

After trying several different brushes I now prefer Abteilung 502. AK interactive arnt bad either. I also have some Pro Art which ive found to be good. Windsor and Newton are considered top notch and are very expensive but to be honest for acrylic paint I prefer my Abteilung 502.
John stocks them here at Scale Model Shop.
Hope this helps.

 

[Gwyn]

I have to agree with Alan. I use acrylic paints and have found the Abteilung brushes to be great. I bought a set from John and haven't looked back.

 

[Paulalison]

Thankyou very much Alan and Gwyn,very helpful,thankyou again