gotnitro? Posted June 7, 2020 Posted June 7, 2020 I wanted to test a new color I bought from lhs for my upcoming 59 Impala, Testors dark cherry pearl lacquer . I washed a couple spoons w alcohol, and commenced. The base colors I had available was gloss black, inca gold, diamond dust, and champagne gold. I thought the pearl would be very transparent, but after 2 coats I wasnt able to discern much difference. Heres all together - the yellow one didnt receive as much paint it looked much more see thru screwing around with some Ultra gloss clear I shot 2 wet coats over the black base and silver I cant wait to get building this now , plan to have a black roof / trunk then the dark cherry body / hood
peteski Posted June 8, 2020 Posted June 8, 2020 It looks like a nice color. Reminds me of the dark cherry color used on the '90s Impala SS. But while it is a bit hard to accurately judge it on a spoon, the metallic flakes seem a bit large for 1:24 or smaller scales. That is a trait that most Testors automotive metallic paints share - the metallic flakes are out of scale. They look acceptable when viewed in-person, but they look weird in model photos.
Miatatom Posted June 8, 2020 Posted June 8, 2020 I've got 2 cans of that and someday, I'll decide on something to put it on.
slusher Posted June 8, 2020 Posted June 8, 2020 2 hours ago, peteski said: It looks like a nice color. Reminds me of the dark cherry color used on the '90s Impala SS. Your right, those was sharp cars!
peteski Posted June 8, 2020 Posted June 8, 2020 3 hours ago, slusher said: Your right, those was sharp cars! Sure were! My friend owned one, and Revell made a model of it. IIRC, not 100% accurate, but close.
gotnitro? Posted June 8, 2020 Author Posted June 8, 2020 Thanks , funny cause when I looked up the color for ideas, it did it was a GM color for Cadillac. Actually says gm color on label I just noticed I didnt realize the flake was out of scale, but have seen several that looked like a bass boat, this ones much smaller
Plowboy Posted June 8, 2020 Posted June 8, 2020 (edited) Dark Cherry Pearl was a Model Masters color. I have an older project painted with it. Could it be that Testors is just going to relabel the MM paints? I would like to see some of those colors come back. Jeff, would you mind posting a photo of the paint can please? Edited June 8, 2020 by Plowboy
peteski Posted June 8, 2020 Posted June 8, 2020 I think that is the exact color that was used on those '90s Impala SS' No wonder it "spoke" to me.
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