Before I spend hours, or probably weeks of my time doing it, would you find this option to show alternatives of the same paint?
Would you find this useful?
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Yes, would be handy if the chosen colour was out of stock.
Yes but......
Where are you pulling the info from?...... I use modelshade.com for my paint converting but sometimes it's miles off!
Where are you pulling the info from?...... I use modelshade.com for my paint converting but sometimes it's miles off!
I'm having to do it manually, and only use the lines we stock, that's why it will take me quite a while to do, it will also depend what the name of the paint is, if I have RLM02 then it's easy to find, but blue grey or blue gray, not so easy
Yes, a paint comparison chart / info of any sort is always useful. I use several types of paint, Tamiya, Mr Hobby, Humbrol, AK, etc and whenever I start a new model one of the first things I do is check to see which paints I need, and whether I have them or not.
Cheers
EDIT, just a thought.... might save you some work/time.... but rather than adding the alternatives to each separate paint listing, which I assume would be the time consuming bit, how about just one downloadable spreadsheet or PDF, (maybe a simple link on each paint listing to the same doc) showing all the alternatives, so just the one doc to update, rather than loads of separate listings to update / keep track of?
Cheers
EDIT, just a thought.... might save you some work/time.... but rather than adding the alternatives to each separate paint listing, which I assume would be the time consuming bit, how about just one downloadable spreadsheet or PDF, (maybe a simple link on each paint listing to the same doc) showing all the alternatives, so just the one doc to update, rather than loads of separate listings to update / keep track of?
It’s not a comparison chart as such, it’s the product page that shows other brands of the same colour that are available
Excellent idea John, would turn out to be very useful when looking for colours.
I want to make it easy for people, if they search for a Tamiya paint and that’s out of stock, on the product page there will be the other alternatives with a add to cart button, just makes it quicker, it would also serve as a, “I didn’t know that brand did that”
I probably wouldn’t use it to be honest John.
I tend to use an app on my phone which pretty much does the same thing but I’m sure other customers would find it useful
Geoff.
I tend to use an app on my phone which pretty much does the same thing but I’m sure other customers would find it useful
Geoff.
Yes the rlm or fs colours are easy but how are you comparing other colours?..... Dark green from tamiya won't be the same as dark green from humbrol or Mr hobby or Vallejo.
Sorry, force of habit lol..... I used to work in an industry when I used a colour matching photospectrometer..... Also why I get frustrated with some of the apps cos the comparisons are way off even by eye yet they say it's a good match
I'm not knocking your idea as I think it would be incredibly useful from a buyer's point of view
A good idea mate, but I use a free app called Hobby color converter. That gives you alternatives from lots of manufacturers and has a scale converter as well. I would thoroughly recommend it.
It’s not to convert colours, its the product page, it’s a quick reference if the one you’re looking at is out of stock, but it also shows other brands of the same colour.
No they will differ, but what the manufacturer calls them will be the same.
All the ones in the example are what we stock and what we currently have in stock, it won’t show out of stocks or brands we don’t have.
I've never found conversion charts to be much use. Would be best if you don't say they're alternatives but just the same name from other suppliers. You'd perhaps also need a disclaimer to say that you can't accept any responsibility if the alternatives are unsuitable.
In my marketing days for industrial electrical equipment I published a list of suggested replacements from my company to replace competitors' products. It was very successful in terms of sales but we frequently had complaints that some minor differences weren't pointed out.
Pete
In my marketing days for industrial electrical equipment I published a list of suggested replacements from my company to replace competitors' products. It was very successful in terms of sales but we frequently had complaints that some minor differences weren't pointed out.
Pete
As I’ve said it’s not a conversation chart, in this case, it’s all the other clear greens we stock. The way I thought it would work was, if someone searched for example C138 clear green and it was out of stock, you would see the alternative listed below, rather than do a new search for clear green
It sounds like a good idea, John, providing such a service but I fear you could be making a rod for your own back. Keeping it up-to-date could become a nightmare and taking up a lot of your valuable time with little gain for the effort put in. A lot of people are loyal to certain brands, acrylics, enamels or lacquers and may decide that your alternatives are of no interest to them anyway.
Dave
Dave
Works for me John!
Steve
Steve
You're probably right, it would be a massive task, I might have to think about it more.
I know what you're saying John, I was just trying to point out how I think many people would interpret it.
Pete
You can obtain colour charts from various sources on the interweb aka Real Color.
I understand what you are trying to put together which is basically a search engine, but boy it will be hard work keeping it up to date, even the manufacturers do not keep their charts up to date.
An easier way would be for the modellers themselves to download the charts and then select the colours they want and then search say your shop under the manufacturer. You keep your own stock up to date and the modeller can then see in stock or out of stock - who some providers when you are searching for a particular colour or item are listed on the interweb as in stock, but when you click onto their store you see it is out of stock.. Less work for you, less frustration for the modeller..
I understand what you are trying to put together which is basically a search engine, but boy it will be hard work keeping it up to date, even the manufacturers do not keep their charts up to date.
An easier way would be for the modellers themselves to download the charts and then select the colours they want and then search say your shop under the manufacturer. You keep your own stock up to date and the modeller can then see in stock or out of stock - who some providers when you are searching for a particular colour or item are listed on the interweb as in stock, but when you click onto their store you see it is out of stock.. Less work for you, less frustration for the modeller..
It’s nothing like a search engine, as per the picture it would show a list of other brands of the same colour, none of them listed would be out of stock, we use live stock levels and it would only show in stock items.
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