Space Ranger Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 According to a spokesman for RPM/Rustoleum, Testors' parent company, "The 9580D International Military & Figure Enamel was recently discontinued due to the lack of support for it in the marketplace." These are the colors included in the following ranges: Figure Enamels US Military Enamels WW II US & UK Enamels WW II German Luftwaffe & Panzer Enamels WW II Italian/Japanese/Russian Enamels Modern Armor NATO/Gulf War/Russia Naval Enamels Stain Enamels (Note: "9580D" is the catalog number for the merchandising rack for these paints, which also include all of the US FS 595 colors. Some of these were previously discontinued or are now available only in rattle cans.) This catalog page shows the colors to be discontinued: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPuente54 Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 This is essentially the entire MM2 line of paints. Boo, hiss, boo, Testors! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Bradley Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 Enamels, but doesn't affect acrylics, presumably? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Ranger Posted June 20, 2017 Author Share Posted June 20, 2017 37 minutes ago, Paul Bradley said: Enamels, but doesn't affect acrylics, presumably? With Testors you never know. As soon as their corporate overlords decide the acrylics aren't turning sufficient profit, they'll be gone as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sapperastro Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 (edited) Thought I would use this already existing thread; Regarding the MM Acrylics, is it me? Or have some of these vanished? The list at the Testors website of them seems to have shortened somewhat, with even some RLM colours missing now. I thought they might expand the acrylic range since they seem to be chopping the enamels range to bits. The acrylics have been some of the easiest acrylics I have come across to use. I can spray them easily, and with a brush they are very, very good. Can any of our US member comment on whether they have noticed a reduction of the acrylic range? Edited February 25, 2018 by sapperastro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 I read somewhere on Britmodeller about 5-6 months ago that Testors was discontinuing all paints. Both the enamels and acryl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procopius Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 I see their acrylics (and automotive enamels) at Hobby Lobby, which is a chain crafts store. I imagine the acrylics will be with us for a while yet, but in general people who're hardcore about the hobby don't seem to use Model Masters, and new entrants generally don't seem to use enamels. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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