LP-6 Pure blue

The color

A rich blue listed under the designation LP-6 Pure Blue from the Tamiya LP lacquer range. The name tells you what it is: a pure blue with no gray, green or purple mixed in, so it is a shade for bold color areas rather than military camouflage. It suits car bodies, sporty and racing liveries, and colored features that are meant to really stand out on a model.

Working with lacquer paint

• Mix the bottle thoroughly before use, since the pigment settles.
• Thin with lacquer thinner from the same range; water and acrylic thinner are not suited to this paint.
• The paint dries quickly and forms a thin, hard film that tolerates masking and further layers.
• Spray bare plastic carefully, ideally over a primer coat; lacquer paint is more aggressive toward plastic than water-thinnable paint.
• Work in a ventilated room or at an extraction booth.

Painting tips

A rich blue reacts very sensitively to what is underneath it. Over a white base it comes out lighter and brighter, over gray it darkens and calms down, and over black it gains depth but needs more coats. Decide on the base before picking up the airbrush, and for two-tone schemes, paint the whole part over the same base, or the difference will show at the boundary. Apply thin coats and finish with the last one perpendicular to the surface, so the area stays even even where spraying is difficult.

Terms of supply

The paint alone is supplied. Thinner, a primer, a final varnish and brushes are not included in the package, unless stated otherwise.