Can anyone advise of the difference between the following Tamiya paint codes;
AS
MS
PS
TS
& Enamel X/XF
Different Tamiya Paints
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Re: Different Tamiya Paints
The only thing I know is that the X and XF are arcylic. X is gloss and XF is flat but they are not enamel. No idea about the others.
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Re: Different Tamiya Paints
VPucc wrote:Can anyone advise of the difference between the following Tamiya paint codes;
AS
MS
PS
TS
& Enamel X/XF
AS Are for spraying aircraft colours
MS Are for tamiya's mini 4wd cars
PS Are for polycarbonate body shells normally found on rc cars
TS Are General spray paint for models etc
Enamel and acrylic
X Are gloss colours
XF Are flat/Matt colours
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Re: Different Tamiya Paints
PS are not sutable for model kits but the rest are fine.
The colours in the X and XF ranges match up scross the arylics and the enamels from what ive seen. eg X25 is Park Green.
The TS can codes do not match the same way unfortunatley.
The colours in the X and XF ranges match up scross the arylics and the enamels from what ive seen. eg X25 is Park Green.
The TS can codes do not match the same way unfortunatley.
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