Chevy Engine Red

[Stan57]

Seems Model master is out of business so any help here with a Chevy engine red in acrylic paints I Do not like to use enamels they smell and dry to slow lol

 

[urumomo]

Acrylic resin paint compatible with alcohol and ketone thinners ,
https://mcwfinishes.com/shop/ols/products/1401-chevy-engine-red

 

[urumomo]

Might find one of these acrylics will work :

https://www.scalehobbyist.com/catag...=1&pg=1&ppp=48&sb=stocknumber_a&so=d&p=3&co=1

https://www.scalehobbyist.com/catag...=1&pg=1&ppp=48&sb=stocknumber_a&so=d&p=1&co=1

 

[BlackSheepTwoOneFour]

MCW Finishes has Chevy Engine Red. Their enamel line don't stink as much as Testors does.

https://mcwfinishes.com/shop/ols/search?keywords=Engine red&sortOption=descend_by_match

If none interests you, simple flat red works just fine…

 

[scalebuilderchad]

Acrylic resin paint compatible with alcohol and ketone thinners ,
https://mcwfinishes.com/shop/ols/products/1401-chevy-engine-red

I think that is their lacquer paint. I use MCW Finishes from time to time and I think they only sell lacquers and enamels. I could be wrong though.

There was a pop-up resin warning, but that was for their resin parts and bodies.

 

[scalebuilderchad]

As far as the original post goes.

Chevy Engine Red was not a consistent color. Every batch of paint was a little different. So each model year the color could vary ever so slightly. Even engines in the same model year could vary a little bit.

Because of this I mix my own Chevy Engine Red. I always have orange and red paint on hand, so why buy an additional color?

Take some orange paint, and add some red into it until you get a nice red-orange color.

 

[urumomo]

I think that is their lacquer paint. I use MCW Finishes from time to time and I think they only sell lacquers and enamels. I could be wrong though.

There was a pop-up resin warning, but that was for their resin parts and bodies.

It's acrylic resin .
Weren't you part of the " why do they call Tamiya acrylics lacquer " thread ?
I think you were the OP . maybe not .

It ain't nitrocellulose

 

[scalebuilderchad]

It's acrylic resin .
Weren't you part of the " why do they call Tamiya acrylics lacquer " thread ?
I think you were the OP . maybe not .

It ain't nitrocellulose

Yeah I was part of that. I didn't know MCW made acrylics. Everything I purchased from them is lacquer. Pre-thinned for airbrush use. And cleaned up with lacquer thinner.

I guess paint is still confusing for me. haha

 

[C.A. Whitecloud]

Yeah I was part of that. I didn't know MCW made acrylics. Everything I purchased from them is lacquer. Pre-thinned for airbrush use. And cleaned up with lacquer thinner.

I guess paint is still confusing for me. haha

Ditto.

 

[JordanBluAstro]

Wouldn't going to the auto shop to buy Chevy specific colors work? Spray can high temp paint, works on the real deal.

 

[airdave]

Chevy engines were only red for a couple of years in the fifties.
I think 1950-52
Before that they were Orange.
In the fifties they were changed from red - to white - to yellow - and then back to orange.

Reason? You can't see oil leaks against the darker red (seriously).

Use a Fire Engine Red in my opinion.