Best match for FS 16440 Light Gull Grey?

[Tinnitus_Z]

What is a good match for FS 16440 that works with Tamiya acrylic paints since Tamiya doesn’t make it. I saw that Mission Model has one but I never used them and I am unsure if they work well with Tamiya.

 

[AlanG]

Mr Color Light Grey (315)

 

[Jakko]

That’s not Tamiya, and is a lacquer paint that may be difficult to get along with if you’re used to Tamiya acrylics …

Unless you mean Mr. Hobby H315, which will be very easy to get used to when you normally use Tamiya paints

Edit: Corrected the name of the paint.

 

[Tinnitus_Z]

That’s not Tamiya, and is a lacquer paint that may be difficult to get along with if you’re used to Tamiya acrylics …

Unless you mean Mr. Aqueous Color H315, which will be very easy to get used to when you normally use Tamiya paints

I am new to the different types of paints and brands, and I really only used Tamiya and Testor. This is what I was looking at for the paint:

 

[Jakko]

In that table, GSI is the paint Alan and I were talking about: GSI sells lacquer paints under the name “Mr. Color” and alcohol-based paints (very similar to Tamiya’s) as “Mr. Hobby”. The former have a paint number with a C, the latter with an H.

If you’re used to Tamiya acrylics, I would recommend the Mr. Hobby. The two paints are very similar, and if you know how to use one, you can use the other. I’ve used Tamiya for decades, and in recent years have begun to use Mr. Hobby too, and wish those had been around here 30 years ago — I probably would have bought hardly any Tamiya if they were

 

[Tinnitus_Z]

Oh ok, thank you for explaining that. I’ll be looking for H315 next time I go to my model store.