Tamiya to RAL

[CY343491]

Hi,
Is there a complete chart where i can convert tamiya acrylics to RAL standard?

 

[urumomo]

I don't use any of these systems , but maybe there's something helpful in here :
https://forums.kitmaker.net/t/paint...er-ral-number-or-some-other-reference/10566/2

or ,
https://www.scalemodeladdict.com/th...-converter-online-or-chart.14166/#post-209667

 

[CY343491]

Thanks, ipmsstockholm is dead by the way. Maybe i should scan RAL catalogue one by one.
I don't also like RAL or FS standards, yesterday i sprayed a decanted acrylic aerosol can with my airbrush first time, it gave me great results, no need for thinning (AB cleaning was not as easy as standard acrylics though) but saves a lot cash . I am planning to collect aerosol cans which i use for large amounts.

By the way sometimes i can't find flat version of paint, do you think that adding matt medium will work? It's a thick consistent material, i'm sure that it will thicken the consistency of paint, how can i thin it after? Or spraying matt varnish after paint is better option you think?

 

[urumomo]

Matte coat when everything is done

 

[CFster]

Thanks, ipmsstockholm is dead by the way. Maybe i should scan RAL catalogue one by one.
I don't also like RAL or FS standards, yesterday i sprayed a decanted acrylic aerosol can with my airbrush first time, it gave me great results, no need for thinning (AB cleaning was not as easy as standard acrylics though) but saves a lot cash . I am planning to collect aerosol cans which i use for large amounts.

By the way sometimes i can't find flat version of paint, do you think that adding matt medium will work? It's a thick consistent material, i'm sure that it will thicken the consistency of paint, how can i thin it after? Or spraying matt varnish after paint is better option you think?

No, they've just changed their domain. Here is the link.

As for flat paint, Tamiya makes X-21 Flat Base which you can mix in with your gloss "X" paints to turn them matte or flat.

I sometimes like to spray the gloss versions of paints if they're available so I can avoid having to spray a gloss clear coat for decals. Gloss paint works just as well and it's one less layer of paint to screw up. Then I finish off with a flat varnish (which is pretty hard to screw up).

 

[Greysteele]

If you have an Android device, try the Hobby Color Converter app (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pulgadas.hobbycolorconverter&hl=en_US&gl=US)
It has Tamiya, RAL, and many others. You can search for exact and near matches from more than a dozen hobby paint brands.

 

[CFster]

If you have an Android device, try the Hobby Color Converter app (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pulgadas.hobbycolorconverter&hl=en_US&gl=US)
It has Tamiya, RAL, and many others. You can search for exact and near matches from more than a dozen hobby paint brands.

It's wildly inaccurate.