Mr. Hobby grey surfacers - one pigment after all?
Mr. Hobby publishes no color for any of its surfacers, unlike its paints, and it sells several. Measuring them with a spectrophotometer turned up something interesting.
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Model paint catalogs - what is really in there?
3 official Mr. Hobby documents give 3 different colors for the same Mr. Color code. We measured a few paints with a spectrophotometer to find out which chart matches the paint, how far off the internet copies are, and what Model Box does with the result.
How close is close? Reading ΔE in Model Box
Every match in Model Box carries a number. What it measures, where the eye starts seeing a difference, what each band of the scale means at the bench, and real pairs from the catalogues.
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You own paints from one brand. The kit calls for another. Find substitutes ranked by perceptual color distance: how close two colors look to the eye.
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Less time chasing paint codes. More time at the bench.