Reviews : Tamiya Acrylic X32 Titanium Silver 3/4 oz

This isn't a shiny silver paint, and it isn't supposed to. The finished dried paint looks like slightly shiny aluminum. In fact it looks so much like aluminum I use it for everything that needs to have a rugged metal look. It's perfect for parts with lots of piping detail (engines) and Gundam joints. The effect is metal without that cheesy toy-esque shine. This is also surprisingly durable. So much so that I don't top coat it. Although, If you do top coat it, the luster might change.

Tamiya makes the hobby paint on the planet. Its so easy to work with. The coverage is awesome. At first, coming from Testors, I was hesitant because Testors is so thin and barely covers. Once I used it, it was a game changer. I will be switching all my paints to Tamiya.

I tend to use Tamiya Acrylics for hand painting by mixing with future. When thinned and sprayed, this is a very nice color for bare metal aircraft. They will not lay down as smooth as Alclad of Metalizer, but this is well cheaper and way less toxic.

As with all Tamiya acrylics, thin between 1:1 and 2:1 paint to thinner for airbrushing. I personally thin about 65% thinner. 15-18 psi. Brush paint in one direction only and avoid over brushing until first coat is cured (not just dry to the touch)

This is a unique color to the Tamiya range of paints, along with the Titanium Gold. I use this a lot on jet engines and panels on any bare metal finished aircraft.

Works great I was surprised how much I have ended up using this as my go to when painting stuff I want to look like a metal color.

This is the second Titanium paint I've bought from tamiya and I really like the color, very vibrant.

This paint leaves a nice finish when dried, it takes multiple coats to get a nice consistent finish.

Great paint. Packaged well. Will order again. Great selection.