Suitable hull paint

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Death Head
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Suitable hull paint

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Bit of a noob question here, im planning to repaint the hull of my HL King Tiger and need to know what is a suitable paint, are Tamiya XF paints up to the job??? if not what ones are?

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Awesome thanks, being tins ain't problem, I will be using a air brush :)
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How do you thin the XF paint?
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Water
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no, use either tamiya thinner or isopropal alcohol. some people us car screen wash, but i have never tried it. if you use water i have found it doesnt thin and sort of goes gooey.
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Thanks, ive found Tamiya TS-3 Dark Yellow in a rattle can which seems a perfect base code for the hull
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Awesome, 500ml rattle can of red oxide ordered :)
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Made a start, a 500ml rattle can of primer has only done 2/3 of the tank, so got to wait for some more from ebay now

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Only 2/3rds from 500ml can?
Holy cowpats that's gonna get
Real expensive using 10ml xf tins! :D
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To be fair ive painted a lot parts which didnt really need to be and wont be covered in a top coat lol
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