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Hi guys,
I recently discovered MRP Lacquer paints and was curious if any of y’all have used them on airliners. They have some very nice color matches and, the biggest appeal to me is not needing to thin them out of the bottle into the airbrush. Just wondering if there are any hidden surprises with this paint before I invest in them. Thinning various paints was always a chore for me and it was a lot of trial and error which put me off from wanting to build for a while.
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Hi Bill-ay. I have used MRP boeing grey before. I was very happy with it. It sprayed on nicely. Their boeing grey was dull though, so I had to spray a gloss finish over it (I used a store brand gloss in this case) and that went on nicely as well. It didn’t react or anything with the MRP paint
I can’t speak for all the colors, as I only used Boeing Grey so far, but based solely on that color, I can recommend it.
For reference: I used it on the wings and stabilizers of my Authetic Airliners A340-600 that I build a while ago
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I use MRP paints ONLY for airliners and they are the best paints IMHO. The are perfectly thinned, they level excellent and they dry quickly. For me it is the easiest way of airbrushing. No hidden surprises!
On all my airliners i do the decalling and then spray clear coat. They have 4 different types of clear coat, and you can also polish them easily.
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www.cr-models.comHi Malair, beautiful A340! Thanks for the anecdote on the MRP. What PSI are you guys spraying this paint out of the airbrush at? Will it thin with lacquer thinners like Mr. Hobby (if you want to thin a gloss coat, etc.)?
Hey @flaptrack, thats funny, I didn’t realize that was your ElAl video. Actually I watched the entire series you posted and thats how I discovered MRP being used on airliners! Excellent group of videos, learned a lot, humbled me as a 1/200 builder.
Some questions I had about your techniques on that 757…
You didn’t prime many parts on the model and just sprayed white directly. Have you found that MRP works on most of the different plastics and resins from various manufacturers without needing a primer base? I’ve had dubious luck doing this over the years, sometimes having disastrous results with paint peeling after masking on lacquer. I blame poor surface prep on my part, but I am still always prone to spray primer, and more than necessary…
I believe at one point you masked over some clear coated decal sections on the model. No issues with decals peeling when masking over them even if they are clear coated? What grit did you buff the first clear coat with on the 757?
Cheers
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Just curious?
what other MRP colors you all use on
Airliners other than Boeing Grey?
I used MRP on my military models and even though rather expensive, the finish and drying time is exceptional!
Walter
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WalterBill-ay,
Welcome back!
MRP Boeing grey is awesome. My psi gauge is shot so idk there but it sprays great and doesn’t need thinner. I have used it with Mr Leveling thinner and mixed it with Tamiya “acrylic” for whatever that’s worth.
It doesn’t need a primer but I think it helps with consistency and adhesion, if you’re a primer guy you’ll probably like continuing to use primer. BUT I see a significant variation in color depending on the primer color. MRP Boeing grey looks spot on to me over my grey primer…over white it looks like a different color and no matter how many layers it doesn’t really match up. I think you and I have the same workplace so you know there can be significant variation out there in the Boeing grey world, but it looks pretty stark on your shelf or say, in between your wings and stabs in 1/144
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Hi Malair, beautiful A340! Thanks for the anecdote on the MRP. What PSI are you guys spraying this paint out of the airbrush at? Will it thin with lacquer thinners like Mr. Hobby (if you want to thin a gloss coat, etc.)?
Hey @flaptrack, thats funny, I didn’t realize that was your ElAl video. Actually I watched the entire series you posted and thats how I discovered MRP being used on airliners! Excellent group of videos, learned a lot, humbled me as a 1/200 builder.
Some questions I had about your techniques on that 757…
You didn’t prime many parts on the model and just sprayed white directly. Have you found that MRP works on most of the different plastics and resins from various manufacturers without needing a primer base? I’ve had dubious luck doing this over the years, sometimes having disastrous results with paint peeling after masking on lacquer. I blame poor surface prep on my part, but I am still always prone to spray primer, and more than necessary…
I believe at one point you masked over some clear coated decal sections on the model. No issues with decals peeling when masking over them even if they are clear coated? What grit did you buff the first clear coat with on the 757?
Cheers
Pressure is not soo much an issue as with other paints. I normally go with 20 PSI.
No need to thin or anything else, just simply use it out of the bottle.
Glad you liked the video.
It works on any plastic due to its chemical composure, it is kind of bonding onto the plastic, only a clean surface is required. On some really nasty kits i also do priming, but usually not on zvezda kits. Resin is different. There you need primer and even then it might be tricky like any other paint. Resin is quite a special material.
Yes i usually (but not always) mask the decals when required. Some (like BOA) are total crap for this. Its more the quality of the decal than the paint. If it doesnt stick to the surface, you can not mask it, unless you stick it a few times on your fingers, then the tape is not too tacky. So it really depends and you need experience with this.
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