So I’d like to paint a silver WW2 P-47 Thunderbolt. But was wondering what brand makes the best silver paint for an aluminum finish?. . .thanks
Alclad makes some good Metallic paint
Hi KeithRob!
Listen, I have probably done four “Jugs” and I did them all with Foil Chrome, so I didn’t have to deal with paint that may not have the same consistancy of color on different parts of the Plane. Besides before that final clearcoat, I can Buff the plane to a high sheen. I have not had luck with paints this way. T.B.
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Vallejo makes some good stuff.
Nick!
Ya did it again! Showing a photo of one of my Favorite birds from my Childhood. She’s just as beautiful to these tired old eyes as she was to my questing Young ones!
I have only one thing to say Nick! Gorgeous! T.B.
T.B. many thanks my friend… I would have responded sooner but the Dilithium crystals got depleated and no wrap drive (504)… I fell in to that…
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That’s a black Hole of unprecedented proportions and dimensions!
Many thanks for all the replies.
I am quite partial to Alclad. First reason is that there are at least three sheens for aluminum; a polished Aluminum, a regular aluminum which is right for fresh but not polished, and a dull/weathered aluminum. Second, this stuff goes on extremely thin, and by controlling the thickness you can get intermediate sheens. Because of the thinness of the coating, this takes a lot of practice. I have have lately been buying the polished and can get any sheen I want.
I have gone from Model Master to Alclad to now AK Interactive XTreme Metal for my NMF jobs. Alclad is great, but it seems like it required more prep-work with the right kind of primer base. The AK stuff goes down on my regular primer (Stynylrez) with no fuss.
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