PergerCRO Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 (edited) This is the thing i need Mr Hobby H308 paint and I can't find it here at my "place". Ebay is usseles because of 20 USD shipping. I looked for other colors and i noticed that H307 is in stock, so I wonder is it difference to noticable ??? Would it be wrong to paint USS Idenpendence with H307 instead of H308 ?? Thanks.... Edited July 29, 2015 by PergerCRO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franky boy Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Not wrong at all. A dash if white and you've got the same grey. James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PergerCRO Posted July 29, 2015 Author Share Posted July 29, 2015 Ok, Thanks mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giorgio N Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 H307 is darker but it's part of the same "family" of blue/greys. To get an idea of how the 2 colours differ, have a look at a 1980's F-15, these were painted with these same two colours.Personally I would not use 307 as is instead of 308 as it would be too dark, but with some white it will work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PergerCRO Posted July 29, 2015 Author Share Posted July 29, 2015 H307 is darker but it's part of the same "family" of blue/greys. To get an idea of how the 2 colours differ, have a look at a 1980's F-15, these were painted with these same two colours. Personally I would not use 307 as is instead of 308 as it would be too dark, but with some white it will work Hey mate can you please post some photo of this plane so I can see the difference ? And I suppose when I mix color it should be the same "type" , or is it ok to mix i don't know Mr.Hobby with revell or Tamiya or Valejjo ?? thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giorgio N Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 No problem, here's a picture showing the two colours pretty well: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:F-15A_Louisiana_ANG_in_flight_over_Florida_2002.JPEG Mind, the same two colours sometime look much closer depending on the light and the weathering http://www.airliners.net/photo/Israel---Air/McDonnell-Douglas-F-15A/1123691/L/ See how in the picture above it's very hard to tell one from the other... Regarding mixing colours, absolutely ! Only mix paints that are from the same brand and line if possible. You can try mixing paints that are of the same composition (say an enamel with another enamel) but never attempt to mix paints with different compositions. Tamiya and vallejo for example generally don't mix at all, vallejo can be mixed with lifecolor but results may or not be good. A good indicator is the thinner used for each paint: if a paint needs alcohol as a thinner (tamiya for example), it will not mix with a paint that is thinned with water (like vallejo of lifecolor). Of course anything thinned with white spirit or enamel thinner will not go well with alcohol or water thinned paints. Of course there are exceptions, however better avoid ruining a paintjob for lack of paint from the right brand. As you're using Gunze paints, my experience is that these really only mix well with their own Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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