Model Masters paint discontinueing rumor

[mjennings]

Stopped by my LHS yesterday to pick up some paint. (Some Model Master's Acrylics for a scale project.) They had been told that Rust-oleum has decided that model paints are not profitable enough and are killing the Model Master's line, but will keep regular Testor's paints for now.

 

[aerostadt]

That sounds disappointing. I know DynaSoar Rocketry recommends Model Masters and Testors for painting depron foam. Of course, painting a test piece of foam in advance is good practice.

 

[Zeus-cat]

I used Model Masters for years, but it got expensive. I switched to Mission Models sold at eRockets.

 

[KC3KNM]

That sounds disappointing. I know DynaSoar Rocketry recommends Model Masters and Testors for painting depron foam. Of course, painting a test piece of foam in advance is good practice.

We always used Tamiya acrylics on the depron foamies, might be worth a look.

 

[neil_w]

We always used Tamiya acrylics on the depron foamies, might be worth a look.

I have a bottle of the Tamiya black and it is good paint but man oh man it stinks to high heaven. I was not expecting that from a water-soluble paint.

 

[aerostadt]

We always used Tamiya acrylics on the depron foamies, might be worth a look.

Is it spray paint?

 

[KC3KNM]

Is it spray paint?

I think they have the acrylics in a spray but I’m not positive, I always used a cheap airbrush.

I think I used the polycarbonate sprays on depron once or twice and IIRC they worked well.

 

[afadeev]

We always used Tamiya acrylics on the depron foamies, might be worth a look.

+1 on Tamiya, when you want to best, and fastest drying spray-bottle lacquer paint.
Not cheap, however, but really good and easy to work with.
https://www.scalehobbyist.com/catagories/Paint_and_Construction/browse.php?s=3&t=1&u=0
On larger surface areas (or when I'm being cheap), I fall back onto automotive DupliColor acrylic lacquer aerosol:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00407V5B2/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I have a bottle of the Tamiya black and it is good paint but man oh man it stinks to high heaven. I was not expecting that from a water-soluble paint.

I haven't tried water Tamiya acrylic in a bottle.
Maybe worth trying for accent colors, to go over Tamiya lacquer base color.

 

[Banzai88]

My local Hobby Lobby also has signs up that when current stock is gone that there will be no replenishment.

 

[burkefj]

Afaik all tamiya spray is laquer and no go for depron. [I have used krylon shortcuts in the past, and if they keep making testors that works. Any water based or acrylic with aurbrush works ok too.

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