Need advice on painting/dyeing bricks.

[Lind Whisperer]

While looking over the parts list that would be required to build my Space Police I T.A.R.D.I.S., I realized that, although most of the parts exist/ed in the colors I used, there were two that do not.

http://www.bricklink...tem.asp?P=60601 - Glass for Window 1x2x2 Flat Gront, I need 8 of them in Trans-Red.

http://www.bricklink...tem.asp?P=43888 - Support 1 x 1 x 6 Solid Pillar, I need 3 of them in Blue.

I was wondering if anyone could perhaps tell me what the best paint/dye for each of them would be, and what would be the best color to buy the parts that will be dyed in*? I want the window to stay transparent, even after having been painted/dyed.

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Thanks in advance!

*I imagine that the best color for the window would probably be Trans-Clear and the Pillar White?

Edited July 22, 2014 by Lind Whisperer

[Wardancer]

I have never seen any tutorial on painting transparent pieces. My only thoughts are window colors for kids or a thin foil that could be Cut to fit between window and frame.

Placing painted and nonpainted parts of the same color next to each other will look odd. Finding a dark blue that looks exactly like Legos will be extremely difficult. Use paint that you can mix. You are trying to paint a big surface here, which is not easy.

I tried finding a paint that matches dark blue once, I bought about 5 different paints and mixed and mixed, yet the result still did not look like the original. If you want to save yourself some trouble, try using official parts only even if means a compromise.

[MAB]

Glass paint (which I assume is the same as window colors) will work for the trans part. Paint a few thin coats, instead of one thick one.

For the pillar, I'd go for a combination of a 1x1 brick, with 1x1 round bricks / cylinders on top. It would also match the door hinge pillar too.

[Asphalt]

Testors Model Masters, Tamiya, Games Workshop, and several other hobby paint specialists produce transparent paints These work very well for tinting if applied in this even coats. You can also make your own using floor finish and acrylics.