Hi people!

Can anybody help me ? I'm building a Buffalo and now need to tint the glasses.

I used Tamiya acrylics and alchool in my last atempt and it wasn't looks so good.

What can I do?

Thanks and advance!

Cheers!

Marco

Hi Marco.

I have the MATV, RG-31, Buffalo, etc, and so, have the same problem as you.

Some friends recomended me the Acrilex Vitral line. I bought some and now I'm doing tests with it.

Thank you Edson!

Obrigado! Meus vidros ficam "embaçados", eu não sei que solvente usar.

Cheers!

Marco

You can use the cheap water colors that come in palettes.

Matt, do you mix them with future to get them to adhere to the plastic? I have used Sharpies for lenses and wondered if they would work for the glass.

Hi guys!

Thank you !

It is, maybe, an stupid question, but do you use airbrush, hand brush? How do you tint the glass?

(Thank you Meng to produce green glasses to the Doobi)

Cheers!

Marco

Well seems like an airbrush would leave no brush strokes , just a lot of trouble to do a couple of lenses when a brush would suffice . But don't let that stop you from trying .

Hi Edmund!

I'm also think that airbrush is the better way. But if someone has a "new" tech.

I think my big problem is the solvent.

Cheers!

Marco

Mr Hobby makes transparent colors that's acrylic , Humbrol does too that's enamel , Tamiya also . Try cleaning the lenses with Tamiya lacquer thinner that should remove any residue on them and let the paint work . Vallejo makes a periscope color .

I don't mix them with anything. They naturally pool, at the edges. I believe that this makes them appear a little more realistic. I had not considered Sharpies. You would have to be careful, as they streak.

Matt, thank you and I'm sorry.

My english isn't good enought to understand what you said.

Do you "submerge" the glass on the paint?

Sorry man!

Cheers!

Marco

you can brush paint Tamiya Tinted colours, thin coats, & let dry between coats.

You can also mix the different tints with each other, but not with ordinary tamiya acrylic, it goes muddy.

Or you can use clear acrylic varnish, or Future/Klear, with a tiny drop of food colouring, but the Tamiya will be cheaper for just a few bits.

Try this stuff!



Hopefully you can find that in Brazil..


Herky

n the past, for periscope lenses, I have used acrylic clear gloss to which I add a small drop of green food colouring. You can easily adjust the depth of tint depending on how much colouring you add. The food colouring is water based to mixes perfectly with the acrylic paint.

Gary

Thank you guys!!!

Cheers!

Marco

So how did it turn out ?

You are right Edmund, I didn't tell you.

I'm thinking about use Future plus food colouring or the Alclad Lacquer.

As the last one will take a lot of time to arrive here in Brasil, I'll problaby use the first option.

Again, thank you guys!

Cheers!

Marcp

Take care see ya and have fun .

Thanks man!

Cheers!

Marco

Why not use actual film for tinting car windows?

That's what I will do on my Buffalo.








Jeff

How about local lacquer and maybe food coloring , just have to make sure the lacquer will not attack the plastic or even enamel paints if they will dissolve in the lacquer , just not sure how the pigments in the enamel will react .

Hi guys!

@Jeff: Great idea! I'll go after some pieces of film and do some tests. Thanks man!

@Edmund: Yes man, the solvent problem is my biggest concern. Maybe I'll use the future, but the film idea is fantastic.

Cheers!

Marco

Hi guys!

I get some film and will try tint some transparent platic at night(here in Brasil).

I'll tell and show you the result ASAP.

Cheers!

Marco

Will you use Future to adhere the film?

Hi Cary!

AFAIK, the film has adhesive. I'm at the work now and need to back home and learn something about it.

Cheers!

Marco