Bullbasket Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 Good grief! I must be classified as a hoarder, as I have something like 1,000 tins and bottles of paint. And some of them are older than some members on here. As well as the Humbrol Authentic range, I have quite a few tins of Gloy, Revell and Compucolours. Then there are the Tamiya bottles, Life Colour and of course the more recent acquisitions such as Vallejo, MIG, AK etc. So, I don't think that I'm going to rush out and stock up, any time soon (even if there was such a thing as a model shop anywhere near me). John. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skodadriver Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 I was in Space Craft Models in Dundee a couple of weeks ago and they had just had a Tamiya delivery so I stocked up on my Tamiya needs blissfully unaware that there was a looming shortage. Personally I'd be more worried by a shortage of Tamiya masking tape than their paint. Other paint brands are available but I've never found anything to compare with Tamiya tape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
593jones Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 On 7/19/2020 at 2:10 PM, Trenton guy said: Amen On 7/19/2020 at 2:21 PM, SAT69 said: And I'll add another AMEN to that! On 7/19/2020 at 2:26 PM, Tiger331 said: Yep...........add another AMEN to that 16 hours ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: Can I join the Chorus ... AMEN ! Is this the Amen Corner? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenko Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 2 minutes ago, 593jones said: Is this the Amen Corner? Only if paradise is half as nice.............. Dick 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr T Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 Went to Going Loco at Outwood between Leeds and Wakefield and they had obviously just had a restock of Tamiya products as they had far more when I went in just after they reopened. I do not need to hoard paint as I have gallons of the stuff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefy66 Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 Wonderland models are advertising big stock clearance on all Tamiya kits and paints just got the newsletter today 🤔 There will be a slight backlog of shipping with Japan having just been in lockdown we are having supply problems in the automotive sector Sounds like someone is just setting off the panic button. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 I can't help thinking this is vapour-shortage, so I've added a question mark to the title. I think it's probably bunk, but then what do I know? I'll not be topping up my supplies, mainly as I barely use the ones I have, but also because I have in excess of 1,000 paints of various brands already 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnT Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 Well I was going to play it safe and stock up just in case but I don’t have room for more paint. The space is all taken up with toilet rolls everywhere 1 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenko Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 37 minutes ago, JohnT said: Well I was going to play it safe and stock up just in case but I don’t have room for more paint. The space is all taken up with toilet rolls everywhere John, you'll need the toilet roll to mop up any paint spills. Dick 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Knight Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 5 hours ago, JohnT said: Well I was going to play it safe and stock up just in case but I don’t have room for more paint. The space is all taken up with toilet rolls everywhere ach, you're no thinkin Tamiya bottles fit doon the centre of the terlot rools. Ye can get 3 stacked doon there maun 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOxley Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 In 2015 as part of an effort to support my 2 local hobby shops I started buying jars of Tamiya paint, bottles of glue, Vallejo, AK and Ammo products. I would pick up 7 to 10 or so every couple weeks. Stored in airtight containers... I retired at the end of 2019, so my secondary goal was to have a ready stock of supplies so I would be able to keep building from the stash without or minimal spending of pension dollars on the hobby. Along with this, I have been using hardware store aerosol cans...like Rustoleum and Krylon for blacks, aluminum, primer, white, clear flat...when I am too lazy to use the airbrush... so I am ok for now...probably for a few years...📅 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnl42 Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 8 hours ago, Mike said: ... I'll not be topping up my supplies, mainly as I barely use the ones I have, but also because I have in excess of 1,000 paints of various brands already We know who has the paint 8 hours ago, JohnT said: Well I was going to play it safe and stock up just in case but I don’t have room for more paint. The space is all taken up with toilet rolls everywhere And the TP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Brown Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 2 hours ago, TheOxley said: ,....... I retired at the end of 2019, so my secondary goal was to have a ready stock of supplies so I would be able to keep building from the stash without or minimal spending of pension dollars on the hobby so I am ok for now...probably for a few years...📅 That's been my excuse to the wife about my stash for the last 30years! She pointed out "you can't afford to retire because of my spending on said stash"! Also, when I do retire my build rate is such that I'll need to live till I'm about 250 years old! Rick. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tzulscha Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 We have been having some difficulty getting our Tamiya paints in, but I had assumed that they were being delayed in California for cancer warning stickers like always... 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helios16v Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 Some Tamiya items always seem to be a little limited in the supply stream here in the states. Yellow cap lacquer thinner in particular has been a little tough for me to get a hold of for a while. I ended up having to resort to ebay on my initial order when none of my normal supply channels had any available. My main online supplier (local shop has still been unable to get a hold of any) actually had some in stock during my last order so I snagged a couple (down to about 1/4 bottle on the open one) so I don't get left high n' dry. .....damn it. Now I need to throw on some Def Leppard. But I certainly won't be panicking yet.....I'm not fully committed as I've just begun the slow transition from Testors MM to Tamiya as the old paint needs replenishment. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Browne Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 Actually there does appear to be a worldwide shortage of Tamiya paints, at least acrylics. Very hard to find stock in Australia at the moment. Completely unable to find any XF-63 German Grey and many others. Shelves seem to be always empty, even online. Looks like COVID has been a boon to modeling... https://tamiyablog.com/2020/12/popular-plastic-model-due-to-nesting-chairman-shunsaku-tamiya-speaks-of-worldwide-shortage/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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