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Title: Tamiya paints
Post by: gary1965 on 25 November 2009, 03:10:47 PM

Is it me,just bought some jars of tamiya color acrylic paint,the first time in 15 years,have they shrunk !  :?

Title: Re: Tamiya paints
Post by: Hammers on 25 November 2009, 03:13:23 PM

I think they come indifferent sizes.

Title: Re: Tamiya paints
Post by: archangel1 on 25 November 2009, 03:44:39 PM

You're right, they did shrink.  When I used to work part-time in a hobby shop, it used to cause no end of annoyance when restocking the Tamiya paint rack because the smaller bottles wouldn't sit flat in their dividers.  They'd perch at about a 45 degree angle between the rails and didn't slide down properly when you removed the first one.

Title: Re: Tamiya paints
Post by: Cosmotiger on 25 November 2009, 03:48:54 PM

You can still get the old larger size, but they come in a smaller size also.

Title: Re: Tamiya paints
Post by: Calimero on 25 November 2009, 04:08:53 PM

IIRC the smaller size are now the standard "export paints" (those sold outside Japan) but older, bigger bottles can still be found in some places.

Title: Re: Tamiya paints
Post by: Svennn on 25 November 2009, 04:15:15 PM

Are you sure its not just that you are larger ;D

The small ones have been around quite a while, I use dryed up ones as figure holders when I paint. Small blob of blutac on top and away I go.