Floquil paint substitute?

Good luck finding an EXACT match even staying with Floquil.  Having been a Floquil user since the late 1960s, I can tell you that their mixes varied from run/mix to run/mixle and weren't always an exact match. IF you get two bottles from the same run/mix, you're good to go. However, the next run/mix of that color could (and usually would) be a bit different.

 

Having said that: No one that I've heard about has purchased the Floquil brand/formulations. 

 

As for "What now?" for former Floquil users.  Well, I figure I'm faced with the following:

 

* Using up my current stash of Floquil I have and hope it will be enough to keep me going until I make like a frog and croak.

 

* Watching eBay for unopened bottles of the colors I use most, and likely paying a ridiculous price for it.

 

* Find a substitute and start learning the new paint's "quirks".

 

For that last option, I'm considering this brand:

 

http://trucolorpaint.com/

 

However, I will use regular lacquer thinner for airbrush clean up and totally and completely avoid using TruColor's $80 thinner for same.

 

So, I probably didn't supply you with the answer you were hoping for, but even though its crowded in this MSS Floquil boat we're in, come on and join us and we can float down S**t Creek together. Do you have a paddle? I seem to have misplaced mine.

 

Although this company did not "pick-up" the Floquil paint line, you might check out Tru-Color paints (Google search worked fine for me). They already have a fine reputation.

Ive been using some TruColor, airbrush and hand painting of detail parts. I use Acetone for thinning and cleaning as they suggest. My only issue with it, is that is dries extremely fast and becomes film like... similar to the Badger Accuflex stuff. I would still prefer the Scalecoat brand but it may be a bit before the new company gets that line back out.

I have been wondering about this, as I'm about out of my Floquil stash.  Thanks for the point towards trucolor.  I'll check them out.

This link might help you. Microscale has Floquil numbers on a lot of the painting guides provided with their decals. They have put together a cross reference on their website.

http://www.microscale.com/Merc....mvc?Screen=Resource 

I have been using Badger Modelflex for years. The colors are very close to right on. I tried Tru-color and didn't like it. I thought the colors were off quite a bit from Badger for CNW green and BNSF green for touch- ups on MTH engines. It dried too fast for brush work even thinned with Tru-color thinner. I haven't air brushed with it yet, maybe it works better with the airbrush much like the old accu-paint did.

FWIW, Testors has remade some of the Floquil/Polyscale railroad colors in their Master line (believe that was the line anyway?). I think they started with 15 colors and were supposed to add more later on. The original 15 colors have been available for a while now. Don't know if any have been added to that yet? Pretty sure I posted a list of the colors available to another thread a while back, but it seems to have been deleted? At least I can't find it now. 

 

Found the missing list here - New Testors Railroad Colors

TRU-Color paint is NOT meant for brush work, like most laquers. You need to use 32  psi to spray it or it will go on flat or rough. Acetone is the thinner to use. You can actually sand, or add another color in 30 minutes. Try THAT with enamel paints.

Rob

Tru-Color does have some some paints made for brushing. I think it's the 800 series colors.

I was scared to death when I heard Weaver was closing, I am still saddened. However, when it was announced that Scalecoat had been saved, I was really elated. I have used Scalecoat 2 for a long time and never been wrong.

 

Dick