Hataka sets are assembled around real users, in the air and on the ground: one box covers the camouflage of a particular squadron, army or period, interior tones included. The brand splits them into colour-coded lines that differ in binder and therefore in how the paint is applied.
Everything from all the available lines sits together here, so you can choose either by subject or by the way you intend to put the colour on the model. Below we go through what each line means in practice and what to buy alongside a box.
Finding your way around is easier than it first looks, because the name of the line tells you what you will be working with. Each line has its own thinner and its own behaviour under a brush and through a nozzle, while the shade names stay consistent across lines.
Blue Line sets are built on acrylic that thins with water or its own thinner and behaves well with both brush and airbrush. They are the simplest option if you have no extraction and paint in a living space.
Orange Line sets give a harder, thinner surface that copes better with masking tape and careful sanding. They do need proper ventilation and their own lacquer thinner.
Red Line sets arrive at airbrush consistency, which saves the step of adjusting the mix. For small-scale work there is a separate Violet Line for figures and miniatures.
The sets are aimed mainly at aircraft kits and military vehicle kits. For packs from other makers, open the general model paint sets overview.
