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With Tamiya TS-82 Out Of The Picture...
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Posted: Thursday, March 20, 2014 - 01:43 PM UTC
There is still the bottle Rubber Black which can be airbrushed, but who knows how long that will hold up? I have seen cans of different brands of spray paint in auto body shops which are the correct color for rubber black. Trouble is, I'm leery of using such paint on plastic models unless I were certain I wouldn't end up with a melted model or some similar disaster! I've heard of stories where people did use such paint, but I haven't located any lately.
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Posted: Friday, March 21, 2014 - 03:53 PM UTC
Off the top there's also Mr. Hobby H 77 tire black , and then Vallejo make Panzer Aces light rubber and dark rubber . What do you mean will hold up ?
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Posted: Friday, March 21, 2014 - 04:31 PM UTC
I use the Krylon spray paints from Wal Mart all the time, and they work pretty well. Their black isn't quite the shade you want, but they do have a few colors that are useful for modelers: black, white, silver, gray and brown, as well as flat and clear coat.
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Posted: Friday, March 21, 2014 - 08:45 PM UTC
Color Place flat black, from Wal-Mart. Almost identical to Tamiya NATO Black xf-69. I have been using is for as long as I can remember and never had any problems with it.
long_tom
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Posted: Saturday, March 22, 2014 - 01:49 AM UTC

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Off the top there's also Mr. Hobby H 77 tire black , and then Vallejo make Panzer Aces light rubber and dark rubber . What do you mean will hold up ?


Will be available for purchase.
long_tom
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Posted: Saturday, March 22, 2014 - 01:50 AM UTC

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Color Place flat black, from Wal-Mart. Almost identical to Tamiya NATO Black xf-69. I have been using is for as long as I can remember and never had any problems with it.


Thanks! Hardly ever go to Wal-Mart, but I've bought a few things from them.
long_tom
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Posted: Saturday, March 22, 2014 - 03:25 PM UTC

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Color Place flat black, from Wal-Mart. Almost identical to Tamiya NATO Black xf-69. I have been using is for as long as I can remember and never had any problems with it.


Thanks! Hardly ever go to Wal-Mart, but I've bought a few things from them.

UPDATE: Today I went to a Wal-Mart and bought two cans of the blue-labeled flat black spray paint (I couldn't even find a brand name on them) and sprayed a square of plastic, let it dry, and compared it with a wheel I had long ago painted in the Tamiya TS-82 color. Pretty damn close! Should be great for wheels and tires at least.
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Posted: Saturday, March 22, 2014 - 03:49 PM UTC
Lifecolor released black rubber shades and co back in late 2012.
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