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[TimM63]

I am looking to buy and complete line of paint, either Tamiya or Mr Hobby/Mr Color.
I don't want to piece meal a complete set.
Does anyone know where I can get them?
I have done internet searches but haven't found anything. Just little six or eight bottle sets.

 

[Schaf]

If you are in the U.S., Mega Hobby has sells a Tamiya "one of every color" package. It includes one bottle of every Tamiya X and XF color.

 

[TimM63]

If you are in the U.S., Mega Hobby has sells a Tamiya "one of every color" package. It includes one bottle of every Tamiya X and XF color.

Thanks. I didn't see that when I looked at the site

 

[TimM63]

So I just ordered a full set of Tamiya paint (104 bottles).
I will be starting with a clean slate when they arrive.

 

[BlackSheepTwoOneFour]

Go to www.scalehobbyist.com

They have THE a best prices all around on all your hobby needs.

MegaHobby Tamiya price: $2.90

Scalehobbyist Tamiya price: $2.79

Scalehobbyist is my #1 online hobby store over everybody else. ie: Spruebrothers, Squadron, etc…

I will shop elsewhere if they have a better price or better sale prices.

Sometimes Hobbylinc has good prices on model kits. I've ordered from them a couple times if scalehobbyist didn't have what I'm looking for.

 

[TimM63]

Go to www.scalehobbyist.com

They have THE a best prices all around on all your hobby needs.

MegaHobby Tamiya price: $2.90

Scalehobbyist Tamiya price: $2.79

Scalehobbyist is my #1 online hobby store over everybody else. ie: Spruebrothers, Squadron, etc…

I will shop elsewhere if they have a better price or better sale prices.

Sometimes Hobbylinc has good prices on model kits. I've ordered from them a couple times if scalehobbyist didn't have what I'm looking for.

Thanks Black Sheep. I don't want to order individual bottles of paint for the initial purchase. I was looking for a complete set.
I will be buying individual bottles when I order replacements.

 

[airdave]

Thats is definitely the way to do it!!
Get the entire set of paints at the start.
Not only do you save a little on the overall price (looks like about 20%)
but you are going to save on future shipping costs, and/or trips to the hobby store.
Plus the time spent/wasted/waiting on future orders.
It all adds up, doesn't it.

I'm impressed.
I almost wish I built enough plastic models to justify buying a set of paints!
(I've only built two plastic kits in 30 years)

FYI in Canada, the full set of Tamiya paints is 106 paints. I wonder what the extra two are?

 

[TimM63]

Thats is definitely the way to do it!!
Get the entire set of paints at the start.
Not only do you save a little on the overall price (looks like about 20%)
but you are going to save on future shipping costs, and/or trips to the hobby store.
Plus the time spent/wasted/waiting on future orders.
It all adds up, doesn't it.

I'm impressed.
I almost wish I built enough plastic models to justify buying a set of paints!
(I've only built two plastic kits in 30 years)

FYI in Canada, the full set of Tamiya paints is 106 paints. I wonder what the extra two are?

The set I got is missing two colors. XF90 (red brown) and XF93 (light brown). Don't know why.

 

[the Baron]

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The set I got is missing two colors. XF90 (red brown) and XF93 (light brown). Don't know why.

Actually, MegaHobby notes on the website that those 2 colors are not included: https://www.megahobby.com/products/complete-tamiya-paint-deal-104-bottles-every-color.html

I don't know why those aren't included, either. But I will add that this isn't a Tamiya set, that is, one that Tamiya offers in its own catalog. This is more like a combination that MegaHobby has put together. I have a contact there with Stevens International-their marketing director-and I can ask him if he can find out why those 2 colors explicitly are excluded.

 

[Nikati]

Just an FYI, I run a small hobby shop that has started to sell online if there is interest. A full set of paint like that could have done at a discount as well.

 

[TimM63]

Just an FYI, I run a small hobby shop that has started to sell online if there is interest. A full set of paint like that could have done at a discount as well.

Do you have a website?

 

[Nikati]

Do you have a website?

https://galacticunderworld.com/

 

[the Baron]

I have a tentative answer about the offering from MegaHobby, and the red brown and light brown. That's that it's possible that those 2 colors are out of stock at the moment. Remember, it's not a set Tamiya has put together, it's just one of every color on the shelf in the warehouse at the moment.

 

[TimM63]

Tamiya paint arrived. Doing some rearranging of the craft room.

 

[Nikati]

Tamiya paint arrived. Doing some rearranging of the craft room.

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Looking good, quick access and clean looking.

My paint rack is a couple of DVD shelves I got off Craiglist. I made custom shelves and have the back pegs one hole higher so they are tilted. Your route is easier to see the colors quicker.

 

[TimM63]

Tamiya paint arrived. Doing some rearranging of the craft room.

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These are the Tamiya XF colors in numerical order. I have the X colors on the adjacent wall.

 

[Bear43]

Pantherman is gonna love it!...lol... In all seriousness, it's a great way to organize the paints.

 

[Pantherman]

Pantherman is gonna love it!...lol... In all seriousness, it's a great way to organize the paints.

You were right.... that's got to be a 9/10 on the PM scale I think.... Pantherman

 

[Edbert]

https://galacticunderworld.com/

This is cool, and for me, timely!

You seem to be a sci-fi guy, so I'll ask...

Who makes the best X-wing fighter kit today? I built one in the late 70s (could have been 1980) but I do not remember the manufacturer, or to be honest if it were an X-Wing or the Battlestar Galactica fighter that (slightly) resembled it.

Always thinking not of the next kit, but the one after that, you know.

 

[TimM63]

Craft room/Office is done for now.

 

[BlackSheepTwoOneFour]

You're gonna need a bigger workbench.. ROFLMAO!

 

[Pantherman]

Craft room/Office is done for now.

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Nice, but you've got to do something about that chair..... great man cave. PM

 

[BlackSheepTwoOneFour]

Nuttin' wrong with the chair. Duct tape can fix it. LOL!

 

[TimM63]

Nice, but you've got to do something about that chair..... great man cave. PM

Funny you mention my custom chair. I ordered a new one last night.

 

[Pantherman]

Funny you mention my custom chair. I ordered a new one last night.

I might have to push to a 9 and a half. PM

 

[Nikati]

This is cool, and for me, timely!

You seem to be a sci-fi guy, so I'll ask...

Who makes the best X-wing fighter kit today? I built one in the late 70s (could have been 1980) but I do not remember the manufacturer, or to be honest if it were an X-Wing or the Battlestar Galactica fighter that (slightly) resembled it.

Always thinking not of the next kit, but the one after that, you know.

My opinion would be a Fine Mold if you can find one at a reasonable price, They have been out of print for awhile now. What is still in print I believe the Bandai would be. They don't look bad as a snap kit, but if you treat them like a glue kit and finish them off yourself they are better. I think they are a better base to work off of if you want a 1/144 scale kit, which is most of them. Revell isn't too bad, MPC seems to be less detailed as most of the moldings are reused from the original runs. Scale would be the determining factor in most cases, if you don't care about that I would try a Bandai kit as the detailing on those are typically nice and normally good fit.

 

[TimM63]

Nice, but you've got to do something about that chair..... great man cave. PM

New chair has arrived.

 

[Pantherman]

New chair has arrived.

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No cup holder.......Pantherman

 

[TimM63]

No cup holder.......Pantherman

No, but I did get after market urethane casters for it. I hate the casters that come with office chairs.

 

[Nikati]

No, but I did get after market urethane casters for it. I hate the casters that come with office chairs.

just need a mini fridge now.