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Re: Pactra
Posted: Wed May 22, 2013 10:14 am
by GoMachV
I wonder how much is lack of sales and how much is environmental
Re: Pactra
Posted: Wed May 22, 2013 10:19 am
by scr8p
gomachv wrote:I wonder how much is lack of sales and how much is environmental
i think shipping is an issue too, right? ground only?
Re: Pactra
Posted: Wed May 22, 2013 10:39 am
by Coelacanth
You both could be right. Well, I'm all in with FasKolor. There is also Createx and a brand called AutoAir at local Michael's and my nearest hobby shop. AutoAir has a great selection of colors, is pretty much the same as FasKolor, but some of their nicer pearls & metallics are INSANELY priced. $29.99 for a container about 30% larger than a FasKolor pearl, with the FasKolor costing about $5. I don't think so, Tim!
Anyway, although I haven't yet got much experience with FasKolor, it's supposed to be a lot more user- and environment-friendly. No fumes lasting for days, cleans up with warm water and maybe a little Windex, and being that it's airbrushed, the one thing I like best is you can mix your own colors.
Re: Pactra
Posted: Thu May 23, 2013 2:51 pm
by Daryl Lane
I have 50 or more bottles of the air brush Pactra in odd colors in a box somewhere, that sounds like just turned to a box of money...?LOL
I could not sell the stuff years ago maybe now?
Re: Pactra
Posted: Thu May 23, 2013 3:22 pm
by kaiser
they just became "vintage" daryl, cash in on'em!
Re: Pactra
Posted: Thu May 23, 2013 3:52 pm
by Coelacanth
kaiser wrote:they just became "vintage" daryl, cash in on'em!
And "rare". And possibly even "mintage" if the jars are old & unopened. You're sitting on a veritable gold-mine.
Re: Pactra
Posted: Thu May 23, 2013 4:14 pm
by scr8p
A "grand prix" gold mine.
Re: Pactra
Posted: Thu May 23, 2013 4:15 pm
by shodog
Coelacanth wrote:
Screw Tamiya lacquers too, have you seen the prices on those?? They're like double the cost of Pactra!
It's because they are twice as good.
Re: Pactra
Posted: Thu May 23, 2013 4:16 pm
by marlo
That sucks, I haven't heard that one yet
Re: Pactra
Posted: Thu May 23, 2013 4:18 pm
by Coelacanth
shodog wrote:Coelacanth wrote:
Screw Tamiya lacquers too, have you seen the prices on those?? They're like double the cost of Pactra!
It's because they are twice as good.
I only bought one rattle-can of a light blue pearl Tamiya and I couldn't say it was any different than the Pactra, to be honest. It might even have sprayed on a bit thin and inconsistent, but that can happen with a lot of light pearl colors.
Re: Pactra
Posted: Thu May 23, 2013 5:17 pm
by Daryl Lane
Coelacanth wrote:kaiser wrote:they just became "vintage" daryl, cash in on'em!
And "rare". And possibly even "mintage" if the jars are old & unopened. You're sitting on a veritable gold-mine.
And my wife wanted me to throw them all away years ago..........LOL
But if she keeps me around long enough do I become "VINTAGE"?
Maybe that's why she is keeping me around - letting my value go up!
Re: Pactra
Posted: Thu May 23, 2013 5:27 pm
by kink
Tamiya paints are my favorite. They really are great imo
