By 'Flat', I really meant 'two-dimensional', Mick not matt. In fact, I had a look at the Abrams manual to see whether some tinted adhesive film had been used over transparent plastic, to achieve the translucent effect. Paint (2-D) on opaque plastic, whether gloss, or matt wouldn't create a 3-D translucent effect-and that's what I was actually getting at. certainly, gloss has more of a sheen.Son of a gun-ner wrote:Roy, they'd be XF 23 and XF 19 if they were flat colours.
The film that's used to tint car windows it truly translucent. If place on clear plastic, it could be another periscope/vison block option.
Incidentally, Tamiya 'matt' paints (XF) sometimes appear with a satin finish. I bought a bottle of XF-1 (Flat Black) to use as the base colour for Panzer uniforms, but it left a horribly shiny surface on the Tamiya Commander. 'Nato black' might work better, as it doesn't leave a sheen. I guess, it's a case of trial and error. Tamiya paints didn't cut if for me, for a decent Panzer figure.
I've just bought AK's 'Panzer Crew-Black Uniforms(AK3001) for Panzer torso painting, in fact.
By the by, on Amazon Tamiya X-23 (clearblue) appears as XF-23 on the Tamiya Colour Chart, just to add to any confusion.