Please post pics of builds you painted with any hobby-type gold*

[Monty]

*Let's start with this: I love Testors Inca Gold, but I'd rather you didn't post pics of cars done in that shade as I'm looking for something more stock-looking.

I'm hoping to see builds painted in Testors enamel or lacquer gold, Tamiya acrylic or lacquer gold, or Dupli-Color gold. I'm currently not in a position to go out and buy each one for "spoon tests" etc, so I'd appreciate it if you'd specify which paint you used when you post.

TIA for all helpful replies.

Edited May 5, 2015 by Monty

[Guest]

I don't have any gold builds, but just as a warning. Final color varies greatly depending on conditions, primer used number of coats, number of clear coats. Etc. So pics the others put up should be used as a baseline only. Hope I didn't come off to snarky, just wanted to offer my experience.

[Lovefordgalaxie]

I have a '57 Ford painted Inca Gold, but that is the Ford color named Inca Gold, that is in fact a tone of greenish yellow. Also the car was painted with automotive synthetic enamel, and not with modeling paint.

More than one manufacturer had a color called Inca Gold, and it's a different color for each.

I have used the Tamiya TS spray can gold as a base for Mica Red, and it's great for that, but I wouldn't paint a car with it as it's not very attractive. And i have a gold 1:1 car myself!!

[Flatout]

Monty...here's a Monogram 32 painted with Testers Gold enamel and cleared.

Hope these help...

[Monty]

I have a '57 Ford painted Inca Gold, but that is the Ford color named Inca Gold, that is in fact a tone of greenish yellow. Also the car was painted with automotive synthetic enamel, and not with modeling paint. More than one manufacturer had a color called Inca Gold, and it's a different color for each. I have used the Tamiya TS spray can gold as a base for Mica Red, and it's great for that, but I wouldn't paint a car with it as it's not very attractive. And i have a gold 1:1 car myself!!

My post only called for hobby paints, but I changed my opening statement to stipulate omitting Testors' Inca Gold. The highlighted part of your quote is why I am hoping to see various mfrs' versions of "gold". I've seen some that were outstanding and some that looked grainy.

[Porscheman]

Here's my MAD resin 69 Cadillac painted with Dupli-color Sandust Gold Mist, a Ford color over Tamiya's grey primer. A nice mellow gold.

Al

Edited May 5, 2015 by Porscheman

[Monty]

Nice work on that '32. That paint turned out sweet. Thanks Pete!

[Monty]

Here's my MAD resin 69 Cadillac painted with Dupli-color Sandust Gold Mist, a Ford color. A nice mellow gold.

Al

This is why I decided to allow builds painted with Dupli-Color paints. It's distinctly different from Pete's '32, but works so well on that Caddy. Thanks Al!

Edited May 5, 2015 by Monty

[oldscool]

Here's a Mustang painted with Testors Champagne gold enamel over the bare white plastic and cleared with Glosscote enamel.

[Helix]

Monty, here's my Camaro Snap kit done in Tamiya TS-21 Gold, inside and outside pics so you get the idea

[Dave Van]

Part gold..........Testors Inca Gold IIRC.......

[slusher]

Great looking models posted...

[Drgon63]

Mocha Mist Metallic by duplicolor...

[Darbo]

I personally can never ever get a Gold paint job to look any good at all, I don't know if it's just me but the Tamiya gold spray finish always seems to look blotchy/patchy?

[philo426]

Tamiya Gold Leaf.

[Monty]

I personally can never ever get a Gold paint job to look any good at all, I don't know if it's just me but the Tamiya gold spray finish always seems to look blotchy/patchy?

I had a model back in the '70s that I really wanted to do paint with gold enamel. Long story short, the paint (Pactra or Testors rattle can) turned out blotchy & I've stayed away from gold as a car color since then.

The pics on here show that we have some highly talented modelers who used their favorite variant of gold paint to finish off their builds. I'm loving what I see - several different shades of "gold" and all of them look good on their respective kits.

Thanks to all who posted! I'll take more pics if anyone has them.

Edited May 7, 2015 by Monty

[spencer1984]

I did this in Model Master's Champagne Gold:

Not a car, but C-3PO was painted with Krylon's 14K Gold:

[sigmaman]

Fujimi RX7 in Humbrol Satin Gold enamel with Testors clear enamel over the top.

Edited May 7, 2015 by sigmaman

[John Goschke]

Tamiya Gold Leaf with Tamiya Gloss Clear. I think "Gold Leaf" has been discontinued and replaced with something else.

Tamiya Champagne Gold Metallic, Tamiya Clear Gloss.

[Twokidsnosleep]

Couldn't resist

[Monty]

Couldn't resist

[Monty]

Tamiya Gold Leaf with Tamiya Gloss Clear. I think "Gold Leaf" has been discontinued and replaced with something else.

Was your Gold Leaf in a spray can? If so, they don't seem to have that anymore, but they have a regular Gold as well as a very expensive Metallic Gold (TS84) in their spray can line. Gold Leaf is still available in their acrylic line (X-12).

[Jantrix]

This is Duplicolor Almond Beige Pearl. A very nice pale gold that I like a lot.

[crazyrichard]

rattle can paint > its more bronze-ish but ... the difefrence in tone between the pic in the book and the car .. its more copper depending what light there is .....

Edited May 8, 2015 by crazyrichard

[dublin boy]

Halfords Auto acrylic Vauxhal/Opell soverign gold, european GM colour

Edited May 8, 2015 by dublin boy