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Post by Bry on Mar 8, 2008 13:54:35 GMT 1
For those of you who want to replicate weathered metal on the photo-etch parts (bits of crane, gratings and grills etc) without having to use paint and risk obscuring detail. Apply some Tourmaline to the brass and it will discolour. Not a good picture, but one end is done in brown and one in black (can’t really see the difference but black is on the right). I will take more pictures during the build. Bry
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Post by nemesis on Mar 8, 2008 14:09:12 GMT 1
That looks great! I may well have to try that.
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Post by Achtung!! on Mar 8, 2008 17:00:01 GMT 1
That would look good on the catapults.
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Post by viking on Mar 9, 2008 4:27:25 GMT 1
as thick as i am what is Tourmaline
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Post by Bry on Mar 9, 2008 8:28:31 GMT 1
It’s a fluid derived from a mineral (don’t ask me the details). You can buy it in bottles from some DIY or craft shops as a metal aging treatment. I use it my house to age new metal fittings. I live in an old house and shiny hinges etc stand out too much.
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Post by viking on Mar 9, 2008 10:39:06 GMT 1
thank you it dose take the shine of do that and then paint then if it chips of you do not have shiny metal showing must pint to protect the glue i think
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Post by matt on Mar 9, 2008 13:27:54 GMT 1
Looks good Bry. Im glad you asked the question viking.
Matt
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Post by gordon on Mar 10, 2008 20:32:45 GMT 1
Only problem with these little brass bits is that I seem to rattle through the issues very quickly. 49 - 50 done on a wet Sunday afternoon... Since the next 6 months is nothing but brass bits I am glad I have my side projects to keep me going. I think this is a bit of ‘over egging of the pudding’ by Hatchette. Anyone else thinking the same?
In saying that, I am enjoying some of the personal diaries of the German sailors in these issues. Puts my complaint into some perspective i suppose!
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Post by Achtung!! on Mar 12, 2008 22:13:22 GMT 1
Just got my latest issue - andhe brass fret board is bent. How can I staighten it? Out the board between some books and weigh it down perhaps?
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Post by gordon on Mar 12, 2008 22:46:26 GMT 1
I had the same problem but I have a small bench vice so I just clamped it for a while.
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Post by afkmatrix on Jul 25, 2008 14:25:48 GMT 1
Just a quick question really. But I will be getting my airbrush this weekend and was wondering about the technique for spraying my brass bits. Would you recommend putting a primer paint on the brass first and then putting on a coat of the grey paint?
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Post by Mark on Jul 25, 2008 15:07:54 GMT 1
You certainly need a primer before the colour coat. Ideally you need a coat of etch primer. It usually contains an acid which will etch into the metal a bit and adhere well. I've tried it, and it's a pig to spray. Definitely not a good paint to practice with. If you get strands like cobwebs, then the paint needs more thinning.
I've used Halfords grey or white primer on etched parts before. It sticks very well. Tr to keep the coat thin so you don't cover up the detail. You may well get better results with airbrushing etched primer if you can get the hang of spraying the primer.
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Post by Mark on Jul 25, 2008 15:10:31 GMT 1
PS - I got a cheap plastic kit to practice on before tackling a good model. It's more realistic practicing on a real model than a sheet of paper, and who cares if you muck up a kit you got off Ebay for a quid My first practices were still with ink on a sheet of paper tho........
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Post by eric on Jul 25, 2008 15:43:54 GMT 1
I have ordered a Tamiya under coat spray, it should arrive in a day or two. It is supposed to be excellent for metals and is in a very fine spray can, so no detail will be lost.....I hope!
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Post by Mark on Jul 25, 2008 15:45:26 GMT 1
That's a new one on me - let us know how you get on
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