crw59@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
> read a kit build on the Monogram 1/48 B-29. Plane was given several
> coats of black and then the aluminum. What does it do to the aluminum
> finish?
>
> can anyone offer a list of base coats that make the final finish look
> better?
>
>
>
> thx - Craig
I think Alclad also recommends a base coat of gloss or flat black,
depending on the surface finish you are after - yes, a black finish
under an aluminum top coat will add depth to it. I used to use flat
black under Metalizer myself, until I discovered a better way of buffing
it out as applied to bare plastic.
Depending on the shade of metallic you are using, black, white, or grey
make good undercoats. If you are looking for a ****ny surface, use a
gloss undercoat - Alclad specifically asks for an acrylic gloss
undercoat, I recall - for a "mirror finish". If you'd like the surface
to be dull, semi-dull, or less "mirror like", use a flat or semi-gloss
undercoat stepping up from black to grey to white.
I also went though a phase of undercoating/priming all of my model
aircraft with rattle-can silver before applying a final color coat from
an airbrush. I found that this not only showed up sanding flaws REAL
well, but added some depth under a light color (like ghost greys) and
also provided a nice way to produce chipping in the final
finish...silver is also a pretty nice base coat under white (did that on
my 1/72 XB-70). I could use less color paint this way, too.
But I don't use any sort of primer coat these days; I get Metalizer to
work best on bare plastic, and I've gone back to doing the same with the
rest of my color enamels as well.
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- Rufus
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