Help Please

[Ray Stout]

Apart from the Metalcote range from Humbrol, does anyone know of similar paints available which need to be polished to enhanse their effects. Ray

 

[Nap]

Hi Ray

I have heard the Darkstar metallics are great and some I know have polished the surface with a cotton bud

Nap

 

[Uruk-Hai]

These ones might be an option?
http://ak-interactive.com/v2/product-category/ak-weathering-products/true-metal/

Cheers
Janne Nilsson

 

[billyturnip]

It might be worth having a look at the products available to aircraft modelers for metal effects.

 

[fogie]

A little trick I've used for years is to use oils mixed with sintered metal powder for the basic iron, brass, copper
so forth and then gently burnish with a little graphite powder afterwards to enhance the specularity. Admittedly
it's a bit stone-age and it would probably be easier to use any of the 'Liquid Leaf'' metallics and then do the graphite
thing when it's dry. The trick is to be gentle with the burnishing.

 

[Ray Stout]

Thanks guys. Just got a dremel, and had spectacular results with the Metalcote, but they only do Gun Metal and Steel. I'm looking to create the same effect with Brass and Copper Ray

 

[valiant]

The gun metal and steel are great, but the bronze and copper are pants! Dunno about the brass. The particles on the latter ones look much bigger and dont polish well

 

[megroot]

Mr Metal Color from Gunze Sangyo did it for me.

Marc

 

[Tecumsea]

I agree with Marc, Mr Metal Colour.

Keith

 

[Tommi]

Darkstar molten metal range of paints are the best I have ever used, you can buff them up after they have dried out properly.

Tommi

 

[colonnello kurz]

Agama Metalizer i love it!...

https://www.jadarhobby.pl/advanced_...&keywords=agama+metalizer&pfrom=&pto=&sort=2a

 

[OldTaff]

I saw Tommi's figure above at FigureWorld today, and it is a marvellous lesson and example of how to paint with metallic acrylics.

Alan

 

[Chrisr]

I have used Dark Star, Metalcote and Mr Metal, and prefer Dark Star. Excellent to work with.

Chris

 

[Tommi]

I saw Tommi's figure above at FigureWorld today, and it is a marvellous lesson and example of how to paint with metallic acrylics.

Alan

Thanks for the comment Alan, was just experimenting with trying to paint lots of armour and what effects I can achieve.
Cheers
Tommi