New Acrylic paint line launched...

[Jeff Herne]

Hey folks,

My annual visit to the site to say hello.

I've launched a new line of acrylic paint colors called Scale Colors. Most of our current lineup is geared towards ship modelers, but I just added a bunch of new aircraft colors, so if anyone is interested, drop me a line, visit us on Facebook or MeWe (Scale Colors), or stop by our website scalecolors.com

At present we offer IJN Ame-Iro', researched and color matched in Japan.
USN Sea Blue, Intermediate Sea Blue, Blue-Gray, Dark and Light Gull Gray, Neutral Gray, and OD 613. All photo-spectometer and computer matched against actual samples.

If things begin to pick up, we'll be venturing into RAF and Luftwaffe colors, as well as modern colors.

Paint is airbrush-ready, thins with a 50-50 mix of IPA and distilled water, although we recommend using our thinner for superior leveling. It is extremely low odor. It's a hard-polymer acrylic, using a brand-new chemical formula. Once I get caught up I'll get some to Matt and Kev for review.

[DonH]

Best wishes with the new paint line, I look forward to the reviews.

 

I definition of air-brush ready is that it doesn't need thinning. You seem to say that your paint needs to be thinned for use in an air-brush - is that correct?

[nmayhew]

44 minutes ago, DonH said:

 

I definition of air-brush ready is that it doesn't need thinning. You seem to say that your paint needs to be thinned for use in an air-brush - is that correct?

 

yup that's what i thought as well

 

some clarification is needed

 

I wish you all the best, but it seems all the world and his wife is launching paints (anyone that's anyone has already launched their pigments), so personally I am suffering from paint fatigue

 

get someone to review it against MRP would be my suggestion - that airbrushes straight out of bottle and is the best paint i have ever used by some margin

 

if it stacks up against MRP,  people will be interested

 

just my 2c and once again all the best

 

Nick

[ScottsGT]

Thinned with beer and distilled water??   This could get exciting!  I might need to put a beer fridge in my hobby room!

[Out2gtcha]

1 hour ago, ScottsGT said:

Thinned with beer and distilled water??

 

 

[MikeMaben]

Hey Jeff ,  sounds like something that could be competetive

even in the current market ... depending on price of course.

Good luck in any event 

 

 

[LSP_Ray]

Beer as thinner...and here I just read about another beer that is formulated so it can be used as a photo developer.

Just kidding, Jeff! Congrats on you new paints. I am curious to see how they compare to Mission Models, it sounds they are very similar.

[Jeff Herne]

The paint is airbrush ready if you shoot with a .25 at 20psi, but, for those of us who spray with a .17 airbrush at 12psi, it will require additional thinning. Everyone is different....and although I run quite efficiently on beer, IPA in this instance is isopropyl alcohol.

 

We are an acrylic...MRP is a lacquer.

Mission Models is a poly. 

 

Entirely different sets of rules in spraying with each.

 

My goal initially was to fill a niche market - ship colors. I'm venturing into aircraft colors because I can. And as for everyone who has released pigments now releasing paint...I started Warpigs pigment line back in 2010, so yeah.

 

 

 

[ericg]

Good luck to you Jeff and I wish you all the best with it.

[ade rowlands]

Interested in the Ame-Iro paint for a 1/24 A6M2 I have in the stash. Will there be a UK source for your paints at any point?

[chukw]

https://scalecolors.com/

 

Here's a handy link to Jeff's site.

[Jeff Herne]

Thanks Chuck.

 

Ade, not yet. I'm working on it though. Shipping has pricey to the UK/EU but I will ship overseas if you really the stuff.

 

Drop me an email, thanks.

 

J

[ade rowlands]

Yeah, its shipping that pretty much nixes every deal from the USA, the price ends up doubling in a lot of cases even when the item is small and light. Plus the usual will it get through customs lottery. I'd be interested in a total price for a bottle of the Age-Iro and Thinners. I think 1 Oz is the equivalent of about a 30ml bottle.