Tamiya Acrylic Paint Mini XF-57 Buff

Tamiya XF-57 Buff is a warm, pale sandy-cream matt tone that's a modeller's secret weapon — brilliant for dust, dry-brushing highlights, desert schemes and lightening other earth colours. You'll use it far more than you expect.

At a glance

Best for

• Dust and dry-brushed highlights
• Desert schemes and groundwork
• Brushing or airbrushing once thinned

A modeller's secret weapon for weathering. Sprays smoothest thinned with Tamiya X-20A — a natural pairing.