Tamiya Gold Looks Brown-ish?

[the.ronin]

I know that for whatever reason, there just aren't any polycarbonate paint in the tan / sand / beige / stone color. I also would prefer to stick to spray cans and not use airbrushes.


But I did see a video where someone used a Tamiya "metallic gold" color and it looked very much brown. Can anyone confirm this?


Thanks.

 

[Mike Flea]

Just use a Tamiya PS clear against the lexan, and use a Krylon or Testor's paint afterwards, as described here in post #7 http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/paint-body/612834-using-tamiya-ps-55-flat-clear-ts-paints.html

 

[the.ronin]

Thanks Mike I'll keep that in mind. I'm also going to try the Tamiya Champagne Gold then a Tamiya flat coat. I'm going for a two-tone look with a dark gun metal and what I'm hoping to be some semblance of brown / tan using the champagne gold.

 

[58_Willys]

This is how the PS-52 Champagne Gold looks. If you Google "Tamiya PS-52", you can find several other pics of the same color.

 

[the.ronin]

Thanks Willy I'm actually going for a gun metal and champagne gold two tone like you have so those pics are great! I plan to use this color combo on a Gmade GOM. I might go one further and do a flat coat on it.

 

[CyberFox]

Hi,

The highest part of my Pajero is champagne gold: http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/g-made-sawback/600872-gmade-sawback-4ls-mitsubishi-pajero.html

And on my vs4-10 pro it's gold paint: http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/vanquish-products-vs4-10-origin/611386-vs4-10-pro-scout-comanche.html

;-)

 

[the.ronin]

Thank you CyberFox! Yea I think I made the right choice with the champagne gold. I really can't wait! My GOM should arrive today so I'll post up pics on how the paint combo looks!

 

[the.ronin]

Thanks again for the feedback guys. I am REALLY stoked on how my color scheme turned out ...

 

[durok]

That certainly did the trick!

Really nice looking GOM buggy... "thumbsup"