Re: "Aluminum" Paint Jobs.

-From: Mark A. Siefert <cthulhu@csd.uwm.edu>

> I'm going to be getting ahold of some aircraft minis rather soon and I
>want to give them a very
>"silvery-aluminum" paint job (just think P-51).  However, I'm not quite
>sure where to start.  Would I:
>
> 1. Prime Black
> 2. Dry brush metallic silver
> 3. Wash
> 4. Dry brush some more silver
> 5. Add details
>
> However, I think that it may make the plane look rather dull.  So,
>would I prime with white instead?

Hmmm... couldn't really say as I've found metallic acrylics to cover
fairly
well over black.  Consider painting on a gloss or semi-gloss clear coat
after you've sealed the minis with a protective coat.  This of course
after
testing the clear coat on something other than a miniature you've just
invested some major amount of time painting.

When I was more a plastic modeler (too many years ago) I used to use a
Micro
Sol brand adhesive to tack actual aluminum foil down, rubbing and
burnishing
it smooth afterwards.  Looked great but was a pain to get paint to
adhere to
for such things as oil runs and dirt streaks.  Not that this will be
much
use with miniatures.

Best of Luck,

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Kevin Walker
Mac / Windows Software Developer
sage@millcomm.com
Rochester   MN	 USA
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