Testing A 50 Year Old Jar Of Paint - 1971 Testors - Plus Giveaway
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- Опубліковано 24 сер 2024
- A friend gave me a jar of Testors paint from 1971 and that gave me an idea to see if it still airbrushes like new. I test it against a new jar of Testors of the same color.
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I am 74 yrs. old and have not done modeling for 40 to 50 yrs. Starting to get back into it and have a lot of Testors paint from the beginning of modeling. Great to know that they will still work. Thank you.
The world has changed so much since 1971 . It’s unbelievable to me that this paint has survived this long!
I'm 50 now and am getting back into models/painting etc. and somehow managed to hold-on to my Testor's paints from when I was a kid. All of my round and square Testor's are still in excellent shape and they're 45+ yrs old - love em. Thank you again for your vid's - they've been of great help!
Never too old my friend
You can't beat Testors. It upsets that they will never be around anymore. I'm 54, and remember riding my bike to the local hobby shop to buy a new model kit and Testors paints needed, in the mid-70s through early 80s. That was the good old days. After that I fell in love with the Model Masters in both enamel and acrylic. I'm going to try and buy as much Testors paint as I can find. I've been out of model building for many years now, but recently decided to get back into it. Anyway, I've always been a huge fan of Testors paints and products. They used to make really nice kits also. Take care.
Who knew!? I just donated about 40 jars of Testors to an after school model building program. Well, atleast I know they got paint that was still good! Love what you do! Thank you!
It's a sign of the times when the manufacturer has to put a label on the paint telling you not to drink it
I STILL have a few paint jars in my old stuff that has 25 cents stamped on the top! Testors, Pactra, Revell and Tamiya all had those 1/4 fl oz jars at the time and I think Humbrel always came in those tins back in those days. For the record, I have been painting models, dioramas and minis since 1967 (I was six going on seven and was copying my three older brothers). Now, I am getting my wife involved with D&D while I wish to get back into painting minis, making dungeons, terrain, modules and adventures.
I like your stuff as it is so thorough and well presented.
Once again, thanks for taking the time. It's really helping me 'get the rust' out of my skills.
Great test on 50 year old testors paint. The paint still paint like the new one. I know they made a bunch of different colors back then for painting car models that I have good memories of building them..I still have my old badger air brush from that time period and it still works great. Things back then were made to last the test of time. It will be interesting to see if the new paints can stand up to 50 years. Thanks for sharing. Be safe and see you in your next video.👍🚢🚂⛵🚚
That is pretty amazing that the Testors still handled itself well. Certainly speaks for it being around for so long.
True confessions. I am 61 and still have several bottles and tins of Testors and Humbrol paints that I bought in the early 70's, mostly colours I bought for one off kits i.e. I have that same 1154 green here I used for a Revell Austin Healey 100-6(still have that model too, I'm a bit of a pack rat...). Great video! Cheers.
Great review, my models are getting better looking as I build each one. This is due to your tutorials and reviews. Thank you for taking the time to do this
You're welcome buddy. Thanks for watching 👍
Haha, what a nerd I am! Yes, I watched the whole video, I have Testors paint from around 1965, I had to paint an engine block orange and didn’t have any new paint, but there was one of my old Testors bottles and it worked fine. Thanks again!
50 years old with a lid that came right off and it works just fine. That is incredible. I don't think I've seen anything quite like this!
It was impressive 👍
Every time I open a testors jar it’s like opening a bottle of childhood daydreams! Great stuff my friend!
Same here
This paint brings back some memories. I can remember using this exact paint back in 74 when I built one of my earliest models. It was a 1/72nd scale Revell Zero, and brush-painted very enthusiastically with this metallic green.
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I'VE GOT SOME 52 YEARS OLD.
TESTORS @19 cents and 25, 30, 35 all like yours one label.
Always great advice, great channel.
That’s awesome 50 years old, 19 cents and it still sprays great!
I never expected the Testors enamel to hold up that well. Just last summer I went through all of my old paints and found that several of my old Testors paints (both the sqaure bottle and the old Model Master round bottle) had dried out. I must not have cleaned the threads on the jars or the caps well enough the last time I used them. I do still have a few that are usable though. Thanks for doing this one, it was very enlightening!
Testors keep on ticking even after 50 years! I remember having these paints as a young kid, Testors was the only company around for models!
Awesome
I also used pactra
I store tins of varnish, paint etc upsidedown too... Stops them from skinning up! Just make sure the lids are tight on. BIG THUMBS UP ONCE AGAIN 👍😷👍🏴
Another great video! I've learned so much from your videos about paints, painting techniques, and equipment. I'm 74+ and got back into the model car building hobby about three years ago after I retired. Bought my first airbrush recently (Paasche H) and starting to get comfortable with it (Tamiya spray cans before that). I have a lot of the Testors square bottles, many are probably 50+ years old that I'll be checking out after watching this video. Thanks for all you do for the hobby.
I'm storing my little jars upside down from here on out. All these years and I never heard that before... that alone was worth the time doing this video... thank you...
It’s crazy how those paints last this long. I have a bunch that are 8~10 years old that I rarely use, so now I know I don’t have to worry about them going bad.
I am jumping on a common refrain I am seeing a lot. Getting back into scale model building after an extended sabbatical from it and I have found your videos to be an excellent source of information and insight. I have watched a significant portion of your library over the past couple months and it has helped me a lot in getting back into the hobby. Definitely saves us a lot of the trial and error in figuring out what works best in what situation. Your passion for paints and attention to detail comes through in your content and we thank you for the service!
Amazing...after 50 years. Thanks...you have improved my airbrushing.
You can make a great signature model with that paint, and very few people can say they used it besides you.
I remember when the Testor's paint went up to 19 cents. It was a huge jump.
Do you remember how much it cost around 1973 -1975? I can't remember.
I believe by 1975 it went to 24 cents
Regarding old paints whether its enamel or acrylic, I had good results with several brands of paint. I stopped model building for about 20 years. I had shipped my paints, supplies, models, etc... from Hawaii to Arizona and upon breaking out the different types of paints either enamel, acrylic, most of them even some of the used bottles were still good and able to airbrush. Love your expertise and the way you do things. I appreciate all the info and showing the modeling world the things you can use for anything in regards to model building.
Thank you for the kind words
Wow, you really tagged a memory for me. It was '64 or '65 and that was the second paint I put through my first airbrush, a new Wen extermal mix. The first paint however was the flat black I was putting the green over on a brand new Revell Corvette Stingray. I later did the same with the Testors red metalic on a '32 Crown Victoria. Testors no. 7 red was my favorite. Tip: don't try sanding the metalic. Get it on really smooth so you don't have to. Then a couple coats of clear.
That silver in the bottle is the way they always came off the rack back then, not because it's old.
For cleaning the brush: Testors is enamel so you should use mineral spirits or turpentine.
I thought they outlawed lacquer and lacquer thinner because it had Toluene in it. (VOC)
Love the way the old jar of Testors paint came out! Testors was the brand I was introduced to when I built my first scale model which was a Revell 1/400 scale RMS Titanic model. Great memories!
Cool! What a coincidence, yesterday I found three 30 to 40+-year-old cans of Testors enamel spray paint. Surprisingly all three of them worked perfectly.
I think testors made some of the prettiest paint out there and it's my first pick for brush painting, excellent paint
That's crazy longevity. I have a bunch of Mr color that's just a couple years old that all have to be rescued with lacquer thinner and tons of stirring any time I want to use them. The majority have very, very clean threads and haven't been open since shortly after I got them ( took a break for a year or so and just getting back into the habit of building now).
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Wow. I have a few 40 to 30 year Testors paints still. Some of them have never been opened. Some are florescent, some gloss, and some flat. Anybody interested, drop me a line. I just recently became a fan of acrylics, so I am willing to unload them. This guy is GREAT with his reviews!
Testors Enamels can last a long time. I still buy them. My favorite is their silver color. I agree that it's anoying all those unreadable labels. I remove all of them except for the front one. I make a small label with readable color name and number. I paint the cap top with the color. Thanks for your videos.
You have such a laid back way of showing everything. And your paint reviews have me ordering a lot of brands I'd never heard of before.
There's so many great paints out there, my goal is to test them all. I'll have more of my own paints to show you soon too
Agreed, i have learnt a lot from this channel i really enjoy some of the comparison vids. Lets us really get an idea of one brand to another without breaking the bank and make an informed decision on what brand we want to give a go. Thanks for the work you do and the vids. Cheers
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What a great video! My mom got me some older Testors paints from a yard sale awhile back. I've never used them, but have wondered if they would hold up over time. Glad to see they still work well even after 50 years! That's just amazing.
I was in the Revell model of the month club as a kid back in th 70's. this was my favorite color. I brush painted a 69 Mach 1 Mustang with it and won the school model builders club award with it that month. It actually got voted in to be shown in the schools trophy case at the entrance of the school for 6 months in a row.
I used that exact same color back in 1970 or 71 to paint a jaguar model I built and it came out really nice for my 11-12 yo skill lvl at the time... I've been out of model-making and am planning on giving it another try....
It's amazing how some paint lasts forever,and yet some hardly last at all. I started painting Warhammer figures back in the early '90s and I still had a few viable pots of citadel color from when I first bought them, over 20+ years in my paint collection.
Great video! I used to have tens of those old Testors jars - I should've kept them. Looking forward to the Badger Xtreme Patriot review and give away. I'd love to win that HM-160 kit too!
3:38 I always wondered about the four Tester Paints i got from a thrift store a few years ago. I have Met Green 1154, Met purple 1531, Black 1147 and Red 1152 The Red is the only one dried up.
I love how you show how to airbrush several different brands and types of paint. I showed my wife your video on use "Cheap $1 Craft Store Acrylic Paint" and I immediately saw her wheels just turning.
50 yrs old and still a beauty
I've been watching your videos for a few weeks, building my confidence to try this art on my model car kits. Most of them are over thirty years old, when I stopped building. Now getting back into building again.
Thanks for the lessons, you are doing an excellent job.
This is pretty much me as well. I stopped painting in earnest around 1990. Before that, one of the first things I ever took care of when moving was all my models, paints, tools and bits saved up over time. This channel (Barbatos Rex) has been not only an inspiration, but has provided me with great updates on the things that have changed over all this time.
Never would have believed that 50 year old bottle of paint would be any good. I have some 15 year old unopened bottles of Testors I was wondering about but I guess there's no need to worry!
Your presentations are always informational and useful. As a native-born Rhode Islander living in Tanger Morocco, I really miss local hobby shops. This country of over forty million people does not have one hobby shop. I have to send all over the world for my supplies, which is difficult with covid.
I use the extreme patriot. I switched out the high trigger and put it on my sotar. It’s a more exact trigger. It’s great. Only downside to the extreme is the mac valve doesn’t work. I just opened it all the way up and glued it there. So I don’t lose the pin. Is a great airbrush though. Not as good as the sotar. But still good.
That was awesome to see that old paint come to life! Love that green on the gloss black the most.
My first model got about 20% of it covered in this color. It was the prettiest Me-262 you ever saw. I was 5. I still have that bottle too.
Thank you so much for all you're help in this hobby !!
I bought an Iwata Eclipse airbrush and an air compressor nearly 15 years ago and never used it. Your channel has motivated me to pick it up and learn with everything I'm learning from your channel.
I still have Testors and Humbrol paints that are perfect from when I started in the hobby in the late 80s and somehow managed not to drink any of them -- even with their simpler, classier labels. 😊
I use you as a reference tool whenever I need any.info about paints or model supplies thank you for your time you spend in your tests
Great to see because I have a lot of those 19 cent paints from my youth, most have been used of course!
I am new to airbrushing models and your channel has been a great help. I too have some testors from back in the 70s buried somewhere...I hope I can find them and test them out! Keep the great videos coming!
I inherited my Dad's Testors paints and I think they are even older. The bottles are taller and the caps are smaller. Still, they are just as fresh now as they were back then. One thing about metallics - you need to paint them over a silver or gold base instead of grey primer. Metallics are translucent, so they will show the base color through it. Refraction of the light from below.
Great to see the old paint still working. I have a bunch of those Testors bottles from the late '70s and early '80s and it's been a mixed bag as to whether they've held up. I wasn't so good about cleaning off the caps back when I was young :-)
I'm 65 and still have some testors i had when I was a whole lot younger and they are all still good.
How cool is that! Remember using these paints only, as a kid. You'd be amazed at how many I've thrown out. Seems like nowadays, theres a million of others to choose from. After seen this, I just might go back to using some of them.
That bottle is older than me and is still beautiful. Love them new paints you showed too. And that Badger Extreme looks awesome.
You are not kidding about the labels all over the new Testors paint bottles. I have to put on a magnify glass to read the label too. Funny, I just picked up that exact same Toyota Celica GT-Four model kit. Great review on the 50 year old paint. I like the color, reminds me of Ford's Silver Jade color they used on the 69 Mustang Mach 1. If somehow my comment gets picked for the HM-160 giveaway, pass it to someone else please.
Looks like a green on an old Mercury. Beautiful color and great results after 50 years. Old high quality
Awesome info, On the color difference, I’m looking at the translucence, It appears that the old has more pigment and less “binder”, And the new has a lot more Binder.
Nice to know they don’t expire or go bad with age. I was kind of surprised how well it came out.
Cool episode
That 50yr old green is so cool over the black. I bet it's even nicer in person and those cases are brilliant. I've got tons of those jars and not a lot of space nor a good way to store them in a manner that I can actually see what the hell they are. Throw in all, the warning stickers... Well, you get where I'm going with this.
I'm Very new to airbrushing, I really appreciate the time and information that you put into your posts. Really helpful stuff, thank you.
I must have a hundred of these old paints from the 80's when everything was brush painted and the planes hung from my bed room ceiling
I grew up with these paints and always wondered if they would still work if you had one. This answers the question! Great video!
I've seen a previous build of that Bandai Batman kit, that thing it's amazing the detail on it.......Oh my God. I would like to see a video series of some awesome builds of something like this where you can showcase your techniques and experience in model building.
Such a cool experiment, thanks for sharing! That 50 year old metallic green is so much nicer than the modern version. It's a shame they don't make that exact color anymore. Looking forward to seeing the upcoming videos!
Love your videos. I’ve used your tips to make me a better modeler. You have definitely done that. Thank you. That Mr leveling thinner alone that you keep talking about took my model cars to the next level. Look forward to seeing the next video.
Very good info, I got into modeling over 35 years ago and I am still at it. I just bought my first dual action airbrush after watching one of your videos after using a single action for years.
50 years and still looking and performing great. The .19 cents makes miss the prices of yesteryear
Over gloss black that old color reminds me of a '69 Buick my father bought & I drove in the late 80s. More silver but the green shines through in a subtle way and really pops in certain light angles.
Amazing that 50 year old paint is still good!
I don't know if it's nostalgia but that color is beautiful! Heaps better on the black base, and love it better than the new one. Like you said paints change over time as tastes push them one way or another but the feeling of yesteryear has still got a fighting chance
No time machine but I bought the entire Testors display rack and the paint inventory in it for my work shop from True Value hardware store going out of business 20 years ago and haven’t had a bad one since then. They last forever as long as you thin them. Another great video. 👍🏻😊✌🏻
I built that Batman kit. Was super awesome, I'm actually on your channel now to see what some of the paints I'm thinking about getting look like.
I have hope now! I have some paints that have been sitting around for close to 20 years. I'll have to get some of that leveling thinner and see what happens.
Wow! Cool! That's almost as old as the stuff I used to use. Regarding price: i remember paying 15 cents for Testors in the 60s. Back in the 60s I was in my teens and built all kinds of models, but I didn't know diddly about paints. The local drug store carried a lot of models and a full rack of Testors paints - mostly the gloss enamels. Lots of memories from those little square bottles!
I really enjoy your videos. I’m getting back into modeling after 20+ years. I’m learning stuff about painting that I never knew back when I was in the hobby. And thanks for sharing your testors storage. I’ve been looking for a good storage solution for testors paint.
I use a small wood case for my Testors. it also annoy me that I can't easily see the color by the cap and the names are written so small. The solution I found is to just paint the top of the cap the first time I use a new bottle. Not only do I see the color but I can also see the difference right away between a gloss and a matte.
Amazing. Watching the 50 year old paint apply to the spoons was crazy! I think I actually prefer the old color over the new one!
The amount of knowledge you have, and are willing to share with the community is staggering. Your videos really pack a lot of entertainment and education into every thorough piece of content you produce.
Can’t wait to see the next set in your Mecha Empire paints! I love that Mamba Green, lime/neon green is one of my favorites, so I’m glad to hear you’re looking at something similar.
Oh man, and that Xtreme Badger brush looks absolutely sick! Can’t wait for that review.
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I remember buying these paints 55 yrs ago at Ed’s Hobby shop - 95th Ashland , Chicago
I am amazed at how well the old paint went on. That green is beautiful.
Okay I gonna have to raid my dads old stash of testors paint he has, when he used to paint his football teams for his Tudor electric football game. Those paint jars are definitely from the 70’s I loved to see hm paint those little plastic football figures.
That’s hilarious how stable Testors enamel is. I have hars that are 20 years old that still work.👍👍 fun review.
It's hilarious how he accidentally put the wrong lid on the 50 year old paint and the new lid still fits.
I am new to airbrushing. I enjoyed viewing your instructive demonstrations and feel encouraged to get the paint flowing. I was leaning towards acrylic paints for many model railroading projects, but now I can begin to see several applications where enamel will be a better option. I have a collection of testers paints that is at around 25 years old - so definitely will not toss those. Thanks so much for sharing and teaching a newcomer to the hobby. BTW - off subject but I loved Camp Yawgoog in Rockville, RI when I was a scout leader back in the day! Cheers!
You just remined me that I have some Testers Paints from the late 70s or early 80s under my work bench that I never opened!
Taking me right back to my youth. I used to use testors exclusively when I was a kid. Love it.
Thanks for great Videos About 6 mo. ago I gave away all of my Paint, tools Some new Models and a ton of spare parts. Then I started watching Yours and Other Videos on UA-cam. Damn I'm Rebooked Well at least everything will be new. If the money holds out ??? Finished 1 63 Split window and its all coming back Thanks again MadMoCal
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I never would have guessed a jar that old would still work, but then again the deal with storing upside down also explains why some of my older jars went south. Another great video!
Takes me back to when I was kid. I used that exact color on one of my first builds.unfortunately I didn't have air brush back then.My brush work was horrible back then. Lol
pretty amazing after 50 years, in the 90's i bought a box with citadel paint plastic can's with plastic lid, after a few years what was never openened were dried out.
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Testors 1971 color is nice. I love that it worked!
Imagine my disappointment when looking for chrome silver in a tinlette ,not the same these days. I remember the old Airfix as I opened the tin and it was like molten metal inside . Also I love that colour over black the flakes really pop.
I love those paints. They make a paint job so easy.
Delighted, BUT, not surprised :)
I found a handful of 80's humbrol enamels in an old chest, a few years back and they too worked, after some vigorous stirring.
Keep up the good work. Your vids are truly appreciated.